One of the wonders of Japan is their mochi. In Kyoto, I'd never seen so much mochi in my life! This aint the stuff you get from Ranch99 either. They are expensive and come in varieties such as the ones that are stuffed with red bean, white bean, custard and some other bean. They also came in jelly-like forms and dipped in powdered green tea called maccha. Those gave me a good buzz.