 "Abekawa Mochi" is a type of rice cake (or "mochi") made with "kinako" soy flour that is a specialty of Shizuoka.Shizuoka has a long history of being involved in the craft industries going back over 400 years ago, using trees, including cypress.The model industry goes back to the late 1920s when wood was used to produce model toys, using sashimono woodworking joinery techniques, purely for educational purposes.