For the Lunar New Year, the Japanese celebrate with kagami mochi (or mirror rice cake) and Koreans enjoy tteokguk, or rice cake soup. This mochi is Japanese-inspired but please note that in no way ...
During the Japanese New Year celebration, arguably the most important holiday in the country, mochi takes on a sacred role. Named kagami mochi, this variety is displayed from around December 28 to ...
Eleven members of the castle's management center gathered in the morning to divide the two glutinous rice cakes, called "kagami mochi." The cakes were displayed over the New Year holidays at the ...