Making mochi for the new year is a tradition that’s observed by many of Hawaii’s families of Japanese ancestry.

The space has a clean and modern open kitchen and a dining area filled with warm bamboo tones, soft pink accents and touches ...

Flipping the mochi is hard. The rice comes out real hot. Um, all about timing. Make sure you, your fingers don’t get smashed.

Making mochi for the New Year is a tradition that’s observed by many of Hawaii’s families of Japanese ancestry.

Pounding and eating mochi offers good luck, health, prosperity and happiness.

The Takeya family of Hilo spent the weekend pounding mochi the old-fashioned way, a New Year’s tradition they have celebrated for 100 years.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s a Japanese tradition to pound mochi to bring good luck and fortune as we approach the new year. He met with owner and founder Kazutomo Robert Hori to learn more about ...

The family still pounded mochi in 2016. “She had everything prepared for us just before she passed, so it wasn’t as difficult to get everything together for mochitsuki,” Okamoto said. But ...

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