Where to Find Mochi and Other Sweet Treats for Girls’ Day in Honolulu
Your guide to cookies, cakes, pies and more for Monday, March 3.
Girls’ Day is just around the corner, so get ready for all kinds of pink sweets and treats! Also known as Hinamatsuri, this Japanese event is celebrated on March 3 every year with gifts of spring-colored mochi. In Hawai‘i, gift-giving isn’t limited to mochi—cookies, pot pies and other local favorites join special lineups for the occasion as well. Just click on each photo below for more information.
Two more legendary mochi makers deserve mention here, perennial Girls’ Day destinations that do not post regularly on social media:
Nisshodo Mochi
More than a century old, this Kalihi shop’s pink and white chichi dango are so famous the shop often foregoes individual wrapping on Girls’ Day to keep up with demand.
1095 Dillingham Blvd., Suite 15, (808) 847-1244, nisshodomochicandy.com
Fukuya Deli
Better known for its savory okazuya dishes, this 86-year-old deli in Mō‘ili‘ili is also known for its colorful chichi dango.
2710 S. King St., (808) 946-2073, fukuyadeli.com
Bake You a Smile Hawai‘i
Pop-up in ‘Aiea
Big Island Candies
Ala Moana Center
A Cake Life
Mō‘ili‘ili
Choco le‘a
Mānoa
Foodland
Multiple locations
Fujiya Hawai‘i
McCully
K. Minamoto Hawai‘i
Multiple locations
SEE ALSO: Why We Eat Mochi and Display Dolls on Girls’ Day in Hawai‘i
Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera Hawai‘i
Mō‘ili‘ili
Kansai Yamato
Multiple locations
Kulu Kulu
Multiple locations
Sun Chong Grocery
Chinatown
Sweet Revenge
Multiple locations
Yo Mama’s Mochi & Snacks
Online
