Hawaiʻi Island, nicknamed the Big Island, is known for its grand natural wonders. Travelers can witness a fiery eruption at ...

As part of a Japanese new year’s tradition, family members and friends pounded mochi and ...

The statistics exclude Inagi and the island areas of Tokyo. To prevent choking incidents, the Tokyo Fire Department urges people to cut mochi into smaller pieces and to chew the cakes well before ...

Mochi Tsuki, the community festival that celebrates Japanese heritage in the Pacific Northwest with traditional activities each January, returns to Bainbridge Island for the 35th time on Saturday ...

The most recognizable rice cake in the West is Japanese mochi, but there is a wide and wonderful world of Asian rice cakes, all possessing symbolic meaning in the context of Lunar New Year.