The names also vary with locality; in some regions, the rice cake coated with azuki-an is called botamochi and the rice cake coated with kinako-an is called ohagi; in some regions, the rice cake coated with koshi-an (completely ground an) is botamochi, the rice cake coated with tsubu-an (not completely ground an) or with azuki (non-ground red azuki beans) is ohagi; in other regions, the rice cake coated with koshi-an is ohagi and the rice cake coated with tsubu-an or with azuki is botamochi; in some regions, mochi of mina-goroshi (literally, 'killing all', completely pounded mochi) is botamochi and mochi of han-goroshi (literally, 'killing a half', not completely pounded mochi) is ohagi; in some regions, in spring and summer it is called botamochi, and in fall and winter it is called ohagi.
また、地方によって、小豆餡をまぶしたものをぼたもち、黄粉を用いたものをおはぎ、こし餡を使ったものをぼたもち、粒餡や煮た小豆そのままを使ったものをおはぎ（逆の場合もあり）、餡ではなく中の米の状態によって区別し、完全に餅の状態までついたもの（皆殺し）をぼたもち、ついた米の粒が残っているもの（半殺し）をおはぎ、季節によって呼び分け、春夏はぼたもち、秋冬はおはぎとするなど、さまざまの場合がある。