USNH Yokosuka Pounds Mochi Image 1 of 5

USNH Yokosuka Pounds Mochi Image 1 of 5- YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 12, 2024) CDR Benjamin Chi, an orthopedic surgeon from United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka prepares mochi during a mochitsuki (mochi pounding) cultural exchange event hosted by Japanese Fellows. Mochi, a popular Japanese snack, is made by pounding steamed short-grain Japanese sticky rice, called mochigome, with a wooden mallet during a ceremony called mochitsuki. The Fellowship Program at USNH Yokosuka is a year-long Japanese National Physician Graduate Medical Education Program that has actively trained Japanese physicians in a one-year rotating fellowship since…

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