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IWATE Mochi Pounding Experience in Ichinoseki: The Sacred Land of Mochi

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Date
Available except for Tue, Wed, and New Year holidays (*May be unavailable during busy periods; please inquire)
Price
¥5,500 (tax included)

time required

●Time required Approx. 40 minutes ●Operation time 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (Reservation required)

recommend points

①Experience the warmth of traditional mochi culture, refined over generations through care and ingenuity.
②Pound traditional mochi with locally grown glutinous rice! Taste it freshly pounded with five types of sauces.

schedule

11:00 Mochi pounding experience starts with a gentle lecture.Mochi is ready! Enjoy freshly pounded mochi.
11:40 Experience ends *Example schedule for an 11:00 a.m. start. The same time allocation applies to other start times.
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The Mochi Culture of Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi

In Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi, mochi is a special presence that appears not only on New Year’s Day but also during seasonal milestones and ceremonial occasions, over 60 days a year.<br /> During the Edo period, while white mochi was offered to the gods, poor farmers developed their own unique mochi culture by creatively eating shiina-mochi, which was not white, made by mixing millet with low-grade rice. People have shared both joy and sorrow while gathered around mochi.

A Variety of Mochi Toppings

The mochi culture that has continued since the Edo period has evolved, and there are now over 300 ways to eat it. There are rare ingredients such as june (ground perilla seeds) and fusube (grilled loach and grated burdock seasoned with soy sauce and chili). In recent years, new ways to enjoy it, such as mochi fondue and pizza mochi, have also appeared. Tradition and creativity live on together.

Authentic Mochi Experience with Mortar and Pestle

Using local glutinous rice, you can experience traditional mochi pounding with an usu (mortar) and senbon-gine (pestles), which looks like a rabbit pounding mochi in a popular myth. While exploring the mochi culture and history passed down in the region, you can enjoy freshly pounded mochi in five flavors—a truly memorable experience.

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Tour information

Date Available except for Tue, Wed, and New Year holidays (*May be unavailable during busy periods; please inquire)
Experience time 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (Reservation required)
Payment method Cash, credit card, or code payment
Experience fee ¥5,500 (tax included)
Included Mochi pounding and tasting
Experience place Outdoors in fair weather / Indoors in case of rain
Meeting place Restaurant
Participants(max) Up to 40 people
Participants(min) 10 people
Transportation Please come directly to the site.
Notes Reservations must be made at least 5 days in advance. Cancellations must be made at least 3 days in advance and no later than the day before the regular holidays (Tue/Wed).
Organizer Sakino-ichi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
Cooperation Ichinoseki Tourism Association (General Incorporated Association)
Contact: JTB Corp info@kokofuru-tohoku.com
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