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2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon

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2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon - Shaved Ice

This particular shaved ice included sweet beans and condensed milk, and it had already partially melted. :(
This type of snow cone is called "kintoki."

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2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon - Shaved Ice
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Like every other obon I've been to, the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple obon had shaved ice for sale. The shaved ice, or snow cone, booth is one of those things … More »


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