Dates & times
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- From 2:00 PM
Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) at the Asian Art Museum, Dec. 27
The museum connects Omochitsuki with hopes for good fortune and prosperity in the coming year. Its program treats the Japanese New Year custom as a shared observance, with a role for visitors as well as demonstrators.
A custom with a communal role
The Asian Art Museum describes mochi pounding as a Japanese New Year tradition associated with hopes for a fortunate, prosperous year. The gathering’s community framing helps explain why the program invites visitors to participate, rather than presenting the practice only as a demonstration.
Further reading: Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
An invitation, with a few details left open
The listing says visitors can take a turn with the wooden mallet and sample mochi, but does not specify how many people can participate or receive a tasting. It also describes the demonstrators as skilled practitioners without naming them.
Further reading: Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
The program
The announced progression moves from a demonstration by skilled practitioners to an invitation for visitors to try the mallet, followed by a mochi tasting. The museum does not identify the practitioners.
Sunday, December 27, 2026 · Asian Art Museum
- Mochi-pounding demonstration, visitor participation with a wooden mallet, and mochi tasting
Plan your visit
Sunday, Dec. 27, 2026, at 2 p.m.
The event listing gives a 2 p.m. start and no end time.
Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
Asian Art Museum
The museum is at 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Plan Your Visit - Asian Art Museum ↗
General admission is listed; confirm event booking details
The event listing labels admission as General Admission. The museum lists general admission at $20 for adults, $17 for visitors ages 65 and up, and $14 for visitors ages 13–17 and college students with ID; members and children 12 and under enter free. A special exhibition is listed as a $10 add-on.
The museum encourages booking timed tickets online in advance. The event listing does not clarify whether this program requires a separate reservation or has an event-specific fee, so check the event ticket link before relying on the general-admission rates as the full cost.
Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Plan Your Visit - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Tickets - Asian Art Museum ↗
Listed for families; no age rule given
The museum categorizes the program as For Families, but the listing does not state an age minimum or other age-specific participation rule.
Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
Getting there
BART
The museum entrance is one block from Civic Center/UN Plaza BART Station. Follow signs for the UN Plaza exit; after ascending by stairs, elevator or escalator, pass the Simón Bolívar statue and cross Hyde Street onto Fulton Street. Continue one block, then turn right on Larkin Street; the museum is on the right.
Parking
The museum lists two garages within one block: Civic Center Garage at 355 McAllister Street and UC Law Parking Garage at 376 Larkin Street. Members receive reduced rates at the UC Law garage and can validate their parking ticket at the museum information desk; the museum advises contacting its Membership department for details about those rates.
Before you make a plan
Can visitors try the mallet and taste mochi?
Yes. The listing invites visitors to take a turn with a wooden mallet and includes a mochi tasting, but does not say whether every attendee is guaranteed a turn or sample.
Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
Does the event require a separate reservation or fee?
The listing labels admission General Admission, and the museum encourages booking timed tickets online in advance. The event page does not clarify whether a separate event reservation or additional event-specific fee applies.
Sunday Mochi Pounding (Omochitsuki) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Plan Your Visit - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Tickets - Asian Art Museum ↗
What does museum general admission cost?
The museum lists $20 for adults, $17 for ages 65 and up, and $14 for ages 13–17 and college students with ID. Members and children 12 and under enter free. A special exhibition is listed as a $10 add-on.
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Location & Google Maps
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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