My friend Tomoko invited me to mochitsuki at her son's school. It's a process of pounding cooked rice into a big glutinous ball, pulling it apart into smaller balls, then rolling them with flavors for a snack called mochi.
Rolling the mochi balls. Anko (sweet red bean paste) is in the pot.
Finished mochi flavors: soy sauce & seaweed, anko, and kinako (soy bean powder & sugar)
Below: pounding the rice. The mallet was heavy. Each child got to pound the rice 5 times.
Tomoko serving rice the children grew themselves.Good okasan! (mother)
Afterward, I visited my friends at Maple English School and got this view of Fuji-san.
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