{"id":1001,"date":"2013-01-12T17:57:13","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T08:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2013-01-12T17:57:13","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T08:57:13","slug":"mochitsuki-%e9%a4%85%e3%81%a4%e3%81%8d%e3%80%80making-mochi-rice-cake-jan-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/shopping\/mochitsuki-%e9%a4%85%e3%81%a4%e3%81%8d%e3%80%80making-mochi-rice-cake-jan-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Mochitsuki \u9905\u3064\u304d\u3000Making Mochi (Rice cake) Jan 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Yamabe Winery<\/strong><\/span> again holds\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong> &#8220;Mochitsuki&#8221; (Pounding Mochi) Event <\/strong><\/span>on<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong> the 13th of January.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMochi\u201d <\/strong>is a traditional food made from steamed rice pounding  into sticky rice cake, it also signifies auspicious sign often used at happy  events in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/530380_550659561610878_592803316_n.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"530380_550659561610878_592803316_n\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/530380_550659561610878_592803316_n-209x300.jpg?resize=209%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> They are going to hold Mochitsuki twice on the 13th, the first session starts from 11:00~ and the second session will be 13:00~.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/411319_533764879967013_1402098647_o.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"411319_533764879967013_1402098647_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/411319_533764879967013_1402098647_o-300x223.jpg?resize=300%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/411319_533764879967013_1402098647_o.jpg\">\u2190steam the glutinous rice in a steamer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/a1080_000095.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"a1080_000095\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/a1080_000095-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\u2190\u00a0poundhing mochi in a big wooden mortar<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/705229_533786223298212_284215456_o.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"705229_533786223298212_284215456_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/705229_533786223298212_284215456_o-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No fee required, you can enjoy delicious warm mochi right after they pound.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/336170_536627553014079_1633098264_o.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"336170_536627553014079_1633098264_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/336170_536627553014079_1633098264_o-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/338706_466035863406582_38887916_o.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"338706_466035863406582_38887916_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/338706_466035863406582_38887916_o-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Yamabe Winery<\/span><\/strong> produces fine local wine which has won several prizes at domestic wine contests.<br \/>\nYou can also taste some wine at the shop in the winery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/178115_516055591737942_425889020_o.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"178115_516055591737942_425889020_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/178115_516055591737942_425889020_o-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Venue: Yamabe Winery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(ALPICO Bus <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpico.co.jp\/access\/matsumoto\/pdf\/iriyamabe20101001.pdf\" target=new>\u201c<strong>Iriyamabe  line\u201d\u5165\u5c71\u8fba\u7dda<\/strong>,<\/a> off at<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong> \u201cIriyamabe-kyoku-mae &#8220;\u5165\u5c71\u8fba\u5c40\u524d\u4e0b\u8eca<\/strong><\/span>\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: \u00a0 January 13th \u00a0Sunday, \u00a011:00~  \u00a0&amp; \u00a013:00~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charge: Free (Everybody can  join!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participate in our traditional event at Yamabe Winery! \u00a0It will be so much  fun and interesting!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" 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They are going to hold Mochitsuki twice on the 13th, the first session starts from 11:00~ and the second session will be 13:00~. \u2190steam the glutinous rice in a steamer \u2190\u00a0poundhing mochi in a big wooden mortar No fee required, you can enjoy delicious warm mochi right after they pound. Yamabe Winery produces fine local wine which has won several prizes at domestic wine contests. 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