Kodama
is best known for their unique Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) performances
in which they combine the age-old tradition of pounding mochi (sweet rice)
with the sounds of taiko. This energetic performance is customary during the
Japanese New Year's Oshogatsu, but has expanded to be performed during any
celebratory occasion. Makoto Fujii of the Japan based group Medetaya instructed
the group combining the art of taiko and Mochitsuki.