Past Event
Saturday, January 11, 2014, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Mochitsuki: Rice-Cake Pounding
Del Mar Plaza, 1555 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, 92014
Cost: Free
Bring your family and friends to Shimbashi’s annual Mochitsuki, a rice-cake pounding festival, and celebrate the New Year in a style of Japanese tradition.
Rice cake is pounded with a huge wooden hammer called a Kine in a traditional mortar called an Usu. Free of charge, come join a cultural community event and enjoy complimentary mochi, rice cakes, and demonstrations.
A local Japanese choir group, Chorus Kaguya, will perform.