Sakura Mochi, which is traditionally eaten on Hinamatsuri (Girl’s day on 3^rd March) in Japan, is a type of Japanese confectionery made of sweet pink mochi (sweet rice or sometimes called glutinous rice. It’s filled with sweet red bean paste and wrapped in a salty pickled cherry leaf. For Japanese, the aroma of Sakura Mochi can conjure up memories of Hinamatsuri like nothing else.