KASHIWA MOCHI
Steamed joshinko (rice flour) filled with sweet bean paste and wrapped in oak leaves
The oak tree is considered an auspicious tree that continues the familyline.
Children’s Day, May 8
Celebrates the healthy growth and future success of boys.
Families fly koinobori (carp-shaped streamers) outside and decorate their houses with items like armor, helmets, and warrior dolls. It originates from a Chinese custom of driving aways evil spirits with irises. After the second war, this day was desiganted as a national holiday and renamed “Children’s Day.”