2 men die after choking on mochi treats in Tokyo; 7 others taken to hospitals: Reports
Two men in Tokyo, Japan died after choking on mochi around New Years, and now officials are warning others to take care when ...
Traditional rice cake ceremony held at Hikone Castle, western Japan
A ceremony to distribute traditional round rice cakes was held on Monday at Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan.
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Mochi: Trouble with New Year’s food goes beyond choking
An intestinal obstruction caused by mochi doesn’t occur as often as choking accidents, but there are a few people every ...
Nippon15d
“Kagami Mochi”: Japan’s New Year Rice Cakes
This is mochi, or rice cake, formed into a round shape to represent a mirror (kagami), one of the three sacred treasures, and displayed at New Year as an offering to the New Year gods (toshigami ...
Photo Essay: Teaching The Tasty Japanese New Year’s Tradition Of Mochitsuki
Pounding and eating mochi offers good luck, health, prosperity and happiness.
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Japan Photo Journal: Rice cakes ready for rolling out for New Year
Work to make round rice cakes for New Year is in full swing at Yamada Mochi Honten rice cake shop in Nagoya's Mizuho Ward on Dec. 27, 2024. In the work area, where steam was rising from rice ...
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Kingston Pop-Up Shop and Cafe hosts mochi-tuski, rice cake pounding on Dec. 28
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A free mochi-tuski rice cake-pounding event will be held at the Kingston Pop-Up Shop & Cafe at 10 Cedar St. on Saturday, Dec. 28, from 2-4 p.m. The organizers said the mochi ...