FAQ

Questions about Kagami Mochi

Can I buy just the Kagami-mochi figure?

I'm sorry. We do not sell figures alone. Additionally, we do not sell figures of Kagami-mochi products that we have sold in the past.

Please tell me the size of the kagami-mochi product, which contains individually wrapped mochi rice cakes, when decorating it.

The dimensions of kagami-mochi products containing individually wrapped mochi mochi when decorated are as follows.

I want to know if Kagami Mochi will be on the three sides of my hand.

The size of the bottom of our Kagami Mochi is as follows.

[Echigo Seika Okagami Mochi Cut Mochi / Maru Mochi Individually Wrapped Type, Just Push Pon, Upper and Lower Integrated Type]

   Vertical x horizontal

[Individual packaging type of cut rice cake and round rice cake]

No. 3: 10.3 cm x 10.3 cm

No. 5: 12.3 cm x 12.3 cm

No. 10: 15.4 cm x 15.4 cm

No. 20: 18.4 cm x 18.4 cm

No. 30: 22.2 cm x 22.2 cm

No. 60: 26.0 cm x 26.0 cm

[Pon just push]

300g: 10.3cm x 10.3cm

 

I'm looking for 3.2kg or 2kg kagami-mochi, which are integrated top and bottom, but they are not available.

General sales of 3.2 kg and 2 kg of kagami mochi, which are one-piece top and bottom, have ended.Thank you for your patronage for a long time.There is a kagami-mochi with a top and bottom integrated and an individually loaded kagami-mochi that is almost the same size.

 

[When comparing the diameter of the kagamimochi container]

〇 Kagami-mochi 3.2kg and individual loading No. 30 are almost the same size kagami-mochi.

・3.2kg Kagami-mochi: Height 14.5cm x Diameter 19cm

・Individual loading No. 30: Height 14.4cm x Diameter 18.3cm

 

〇 Kagami-mochi 2kg and individual loading No. 20 are almost the same size kagami-mochi.

・2kg Kagami-mochi: Height 12.5cm x Diameter 16.2cm

・Individual loading No. 20: Height 11.7cm x Diameter 14.8cm

 

[When comparing the width of the bottom of the kagami-mochi container]

〇 Kagami-mochi 3.2kg and individual loading No. 60 are almost the same size kagami-mochi.

・3.2 kg Kagami-mochi: Height 14.5 cm x Width 26.3 cm

・Individual loading No. 60: Height 14.4cm x Width 26.0cm

 

〇 Kagami-mochi 2kg and individual loading No. 30 are almost the same size kagami-mochi.

・2 kg Kagami-mochi: Height 12.5 cm x Width 21 cm

・Individual loading No. 30: Height 11.7cm x Width 22.2cm

Please tell me the size and weight of one kagami-mochi (kiri-mochi and maru-mochi) individually wrapped kagami-mochi product.

The approximate size and weight of each kagami-mochi (kiri-mochi and maru-mochi) individually wrapped kagami-mochi product is as follows.
(Due to the manufacturing method, there may be slight variations.)

Do you use acidulant for kagami mochi?

Manufactured without using acidulants.

Are the rice cakes in "Just Press and Pop! Gorgeous 160g Orange Red and White" and "Echigo Kagami Mochi Round Mochi Individually Packaged Red and White" also red and white?

The only mochi inside is white mochi.

What is the upper and lower integrated type of Kagami mochi?

This product contains rice cakes that have the same shape as the container in a plastic container that is shaped like a kagami mochi that is stacked in two layers, large and small.Also called a filling type.Please decorate the Kagami Mochi container as it is without opening it.When you eat it, open the kagami mochi container and cut it into pieces of your choice.

There are black or brown dots on the surface of the rice cake, what is this?

A part of the germ and epidermis of rice remains in the process of polishing Brown rice of glutinous rice.Please be assured that there are no quality or hygiene issues.

 

[Photo] A part of the germ and epidermis of rice found in rice cake remains.

 

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Is it okay to take the mochi out of the plastic container and decorate it as it is?

It is not recommended to decorate the mochi as it is because it will cause mold and cracks on the mochi.

I peeled off the bottom lid of the pong just by pushing it, and pushed it from the top of the container, but the rice cake did not come out.

I'm very sorry.Sorry for your inconvenience, but please pour a glass of lukewarm water from the top of the container.The rice cake will come off from the container.

How should I remove the Kagami Mochi Mini 36g from the Kagami Mochi container?

Cut off the edge of the bottom lid with scissors, make a notch from the bottom to the top of the kagami mochi container, and take it out.

How should I remove the three-stage kagami mochi from the kagami mochi container?

There are two methods, one is to cut off the edge of the bottom lid and cut it open from the bottom of the kagami mochi container, and the other is to make a notch from the top to the bottom of the kagami mochi container and take it out.

 

Please tell me how to cut the kagami mochi in the upper and lower integrated (filling type) container.

Please separate by referring to the figure below.

 

What should I do if I take out the top and bottom integrated rice cake from the container?

Cut it into pieces of your choice and cook them before serving.

How to cut Kagami Mochi in a container 

The top of the upper and lower integrated kagami mochi is yellow.Are you okay?

When putting rice cakes in a kagami mochi container, bubbles (slight cavities) may be created between the container and the rice cakes, and these bubbles may make the top look yellowish, but the quality is not abnormal.Please be assured.

What kind of Kagami Mochi products are there?

There are two types: a type in which individually wrapped rice cakes (round rice cakes and cut rice cakes) are placed in a kagami mochi container, and a type in which rice cakes are packed as they are in a kagami mochi container (upper and lower integrated type).

What does the decoration mean?

Suehiro: To prosper for a long time (spreading).

Orange: Once the fruit is borne, it will not fall from the tree for several years and the fruit will grow big, so that the house will prosper for generations.

Shide (Gohei): Spread your hands wide in all directions and prosper.The red color of red and white has the meaning of amulet.Cleanse and cleanse injuries.

Origami: By edging the four sides with "red" on the colored paper on which the offering is placed, we pray for the prosperity of the disasters on all sides.

Mikata: God, a platform for placing offerings on a precious partner.It has this name because it has holes in three directions.

Mizuhiki: I used it to keep the mochi when decorating the spiny lobster.

Hosho: A piece of paper on which sacred objects are placed.The treasure ship is supposed to bring happiness.

Is there a rule such as the day and place to decorate?

There is no set time and place for decoration.It depends on local customs and legends, but please avoid decorating overnight and decorate with your family.

I'm in mourning, but is it okay to decorate it?

Since it means praying for the safety of the year as we approach the New Year, it is a good idea to pray for the health and good luck of the year even if you are unhappy.

Please tell me how to assemble an easy decoration set.

Remove the container containing the toys and accessories from the dressing box.

Remove the container containing the toys from three sides.

There is a sheet of paper on three sides.

Spread the sheet of paper on three sides.At that time, spread it so that the life is in front of you.

I will put it on top of it.

Place a container containing mochi on three sides so that the paper is sandwiched between them.

Remove the double-sided tape from the transparent bag.

Stick double-sided tape on the top of the container containing the rice cake.

Place orange on the double-sided tape.

Remove the tape at the bottom of Suehiro.

Attach the tape so that it touches the flat part of the orange top..

 

 

Should the orange, the beckoning cat, and the transparent cap on the zodiac be removed when decorating?

We recommend that you remove it and decorate it, but please decorate it as you like.

Please tell me how to dispose of Kagami Mochi decorations and Kagami Mochi containers.

Please dispose of it according to the waste separation classification of your local government.

 

Kagami mochi packaging, decoration material

[Flammable material]

Kagami-mochi container (with a paper mark. Mainly individual wrapping type), Kagami-mochi bottom lid, three sides, paper mat, Shide, mizuhiki, suehiro, hosho, folding screen, four-way beni, paper sleeve
[Plastic / vinyl material]

Kagami mochi container (mainly filling type kagami mochi), kagami mochi bottom lid, decoration set bag, individually wrapped mochi bag, figure, orange, transparent cover

 

How to identify flammable material Kagami mochi container

Kagamimochi containers made of combustible materials have a “paper mark” stamped on the corner of the container. (Echigo Seika Kagami-mochi No. 5 to 30, etc.), and small kagami-mochi that cannot be stamped on the container have a "paper mark" printed on the bottom lid. (Individually wrapped Echigo round rice cakes)66g with orange, etc.)

If you bring the kagami mochi container, mizuhiki, and decorations such as three sides to Sagicho, Tondo-yaki, and cooking, it may cause trouble for the shrines and temples, so dispose of them at home. Please.

Garbage separation classification differs depending on the municipality, so please dispose of it according to the separation method for each municipality.

The rice cake inside is a rice cake offered to Toshigami, so please enjoy it deliciously to pray for a year without illness.