Licensing

Japanese American Tradition: Mochitsuki

Submitted by: Ellyn Iwata

My 23 year old son, Jason Yamashita, made a video of our family’s Mochitsuki from last year’s footage. Due to COVID restrictions, we were not able to have our family mochitsuki last year, which we've held annually since ~1940.

Jason is a fourth generation Japanese American and 2020 USC graduate and medical school applicant.