Mochitsuki: Making Mochi with Monks for Japanese New Year

[@JapanbyFood]

How do you celebrate the new year in your country?

[@victorlui5955]

I just eat random fatty foods like fried chicken and drink beer. 🍗🍻🍺

[@Bad_Karma1968]

Shizuka is actually practicing anger management lol 😂 Mochi is just a side benefit right ?

[@wongjefx980]

Happy New Year... here is hoping that 2022 will be better than 2021 and 2020...

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@panathenaea]

just discovered the channel. this is fantastic

[@JapanbyFood]

We are glad to hear that!

[@ryanjosephmccullough]

Shizuka with a huge hammer definitely seems like a video game character from some fighting game haha

[@JapanbyFood]

She definitely does!

[@migrodz]

I do enjoy these videos with the super beautiful Shizuka, she is very dynamic and stays in the subject making all her videos interesting.

[@JapanbyFood]

Glad you like them!

[@billshepherd4331]

That's a beautiful place. And praying for health and good wishes sounds like a great way to end/start the year!

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@billshepherd4331]

@@JapanbyFood And Happy New Year to you too!

[@mcfc6320]

Another great vid. Thank you.

[@JapanbyFood]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DrJustininJapan]

awww this brings back really fun memories from trying this once at a local festival! YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB!! much better than i did haha 😂

[@JapanbyFood]

Thank you so much!!

[@伊賀久晋]

Hi, Shizuka and you guys, Happy new year!! Thanks for having amazing videos every time and I enjoy watching them each time!! I hope you guys have a much better year and shooting a lots of greater videos in this year, 2022.🐯 And you guys come to Sendai again!!🤞🏻

[@JapanbyFood]

Thank you so much! We will do our best in 2022!

[@ben_clyde]

Shizuka is a star of hope in the age of the pandemic, bringing delicacies, meals and joys to all of us, thanks and hope the new year will become better

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@astroboy3507]

Love MOCHI just chew it well!!! Happy new year thanks for the vids!!!!✌🏻

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!!

[@astroboy3507]

@@JapanbyFood HAPPY NEW YEAR let's hope we can get back to Japan this year!!!😫🙏

[@davejefferynf]

That was absolutely wonderful. Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year.

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@Flaschenteufel]

that was wholesome. always open for more japanese culture aside from yummy stuff :)

[@JapanbyFood]

More to come!

[@rw9495]

"Pine has the strongest firepower." Ancient wisdom I will be sure to remember. :)

[@s1nb4d59]

It kinda reminded me of porridge when you were mashing it 8) new years soon here in new zealand so happy new years guys when its your turn. (ps.we are going to drink and enjoy new years with friends)

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@20世紀青年-t3x]

I've never seen green rice like this. The mochi itself seems to taste different from what we experienced before. Ordinary mochi looks as white as Shizuka's sweater and as smooth as her cheeks. I felt like being purified just before New Year's Day. But in fact the Japanese custom "hatsumode" is said to have started when the first railway of Japan opened from Shinbashi to Yokohama in 1972. Until then people walk to shrines and temples all year around, but the railway company started a campaign to promote use of railway and made people willing to go to shrines and temples early in January. The first destination is said to have been Kawasaki-Daishi, halfway between Shinbashi and Yokohama.

[@JapanbyFood]

Thank you for the interesting information! Happy new year.

[@ktlivingherway516]

Yummy and wonderful History!

[@JapanbyFood]

Indeed!

[@littlsuprstr]

That white sweater looks as soft as mochi.

[@JapanbyFood]

That is cute :)

[@pdro22]

excelent video. Very curious process of making mochi. Never had it,rare in Brazil. Here we celebrante with parties and celebrations. Lots of fireworks.

[@JapanbyFood]

Celebrations are very different here in Japan. Very peaceful and calm. Make sure to try mochi when you get a chance, it is delicious!

[@Linusalbertblateleo]

It reminds me in my hometown “binayo” one of my favorite delicacies

[@JapanbyFood]

Amazing! Where is your hometown?

[@toshiaki274]

Happy new year 🤙

[@JapanbyFood]

🎉 Happy new year

[@gilghost]

happy new year guys !!!

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@Sakaban]

Hope everyone have a wonderful 2022

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

We celebrate NY eve dinner by having cold soba, tempura and sake… sometimes with a lobster to spoil ourselves

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy new year!

[@vanillasky1297]

Look delicious 🤤

[@JapanbyFood]

It tasted delicious too!

[@johnnydidonna6081]

Arigato, Shizuka-chan. I would kill for a Romanji vocabulary list to practice my poor Nihon-go.

[@binhduchoang6026]

Hi you work hard uh that you will buy some (the one you work with) for the new year 2022 i wish the best year for you with happiness healthy ..be careful to the new COVID

[@JapanbyFood]

Thanks! Happy new year.

[@Wyse-Gaming]

ofcourse, its my favorite person making my favorite snack on my favorite time of the year. holidays. 🤣

[@JapanbyFood]

We feel the same!

[@Wyse-Gaming]

​@@JapanbyFood 😁🥰

[@Yogachara]

Japanese Buddhism is so cool

[@JapanbyFood]

It is!

[@calnative4904]

Shizuka you are an incredible host, beautiful, informative and fun.

[@JapanbyFood]

Yes, she is! :)

[@larryteslaspacexboringlawr739]

thank you for amazing japan video, you are all awesome

[@JapanbyFood]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelandersson4926]

👍

[@JapanbyFood]

:)

[@krudler406]

Shizzy ❤️

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

🎆❤あけおめ、ことよろ🎉、ハイボール、ウィ～🍻❤🎉❤❤🎆Hello, Warm wishes on New Year to all of our wonderful and very special friend. ❤ 🎉May you have a meaningful and successful year 2022 that brings you many joys and great big smiles!

[@JapanbyFood]

Happy New Year to you too! Let us have fun in 2022!

[@emaknag]

Shizuka, you are very simpática.

[@JapanbyFood]

She totally is!

[@49ers1975]

that is how we make it too back in the mountains....lots of punding...not fun......but now it's automated much easier and better....

[@JapanbyFood]

It is a lot of work!

[@victorlui5955]

Hi Shizy. 😊

[@JapanbyFood]

Shizuka says hi!

[@lamourdujourr]

Yoissho Shizuka saikou

[@JapanbyFood]

Thanks :)

[@hitachicordoba]

Ake Ome Minna!

[@JapanbyFood]

Akemashite omedetou!

[@kermithious]

cow stomach soup, beer, and tequila. cheers

[@JapanbyFood]

Wow! Sounds super special!

[@johnbarron4843]

Pound me instead please 😜

[@JapanbyFood]

Thank you 😋