To be strict, in areas such as the Chinese cultural zone, there is only 'neri-mochi (kneaded mochi) which is the kind of mochi represented by those as cakes in Japan,' however, there are two types of mochi, 'tsuki-mochi' and 'neri-mochi' in Japan whose production methods and materials are different from those of each other.
厳密にいえば、中華文明圏などでは穀物の粉から作った「練り餅（ねりもち・日本においては、菓子に代表される餅」しか存在しないが、日本には「搗き餅」と「練り餅」という製法も材料も違う2種類の餅が存在する。