2011 Mitsuwa New Year Festival (Mochi pounding, Taiko, Dance) - Costa MesaNEW

Mochitsuki (Mochi Pounding)
Mochitsuki is a one of the traditional activities of the New Year celebration in Japan.
The cooked rice is pounded by two people with a wooden hammer (KINE) in a traditional large wooden bowl (USU). One person pounds the mochi with a KINE and the other one wets and repositions the mochi between each stroke. They must keep a steady rhythm.
Enjoy powerful performance and fresh and fluffy taste of mochi after that!!

1/1(Sat) 10：15AM～11:00AM Torrance Store, Costa Mesa Store

Shishimai Lion Dance & Taiko Performance
Shishimai is the Japanese national art performance that started from the Edo period.
It represents banishing of the devil and celebrating livelihood.
Please enjoy this vigorous performance with Japanese Taiko.

1/1(Sat) 12:00PM～12:45PM Torrance Store
1/1(Sat) 10:00AM～10:45AM Costa Mesa Store

2011 Oriental Zodiac (Rabbit) Bell will give away for the first 150 customers!
Also, Special Lucky Bags are on sale in the marketplace.
Do not miss it!!

We are looking forward to seeing you at our "2011 Mitsuwa New Year Festival".