Ohagis and Beer with Tears and Repose of souls for A friend of Ours

We are paying our last respects to him, a deceased.

Ohagi, or botamochi, are sweet rice balls which are usually made with glutious rice. They are commonly eaten during higan periods in spring and autumn. The name, ohagi, came from autumn flower, hagi (bush clover.) Traditionally, sweet rice balls made during the spring higan are called botamochi which is named after spring flower, botan.