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Oshogatsu 2021

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Yokan art

Every year on New Year’s Day, my sister cuts the pink and green yokan into shapes using my mother’s vegetable flower shape cutters and then hand-cutting and scoring leaves and other shapes. This year, in celebration of the Dodger’s 2020 World Series Championship win, she made carved their “LA” logo.

I think it was her best ever!

Based on this original

Yokan art
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New Year’s Day yokan decorated by June Magsaysay, including the Dodger’s “LA” logo in celebration of their 2020 World Series Championship win. More »


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