Botamochi is a Japanese traditional sweet and generally refers to a small mochi shaped like a stick ('mochi' is a rice cake; in this case, it is made from steamed rice and steamed glutinous rice, and the both are not completely pounded nor baked) with an (a sweet red paste made from red azuki beans).
ぼたもち（牡丹餅）とは、うるち米ともち米を混ぜて炊き、米粒が残る程度について小ぶりの俵状にまるめ、餡をまぶした食べ物である。