Everywhere we look, we find some kind of rice version as a snack. Gohei, is an Edo period rice snack connected to the white paper zig-zagging streamers seen at Shinto Temples. The Gohei is still used to bless or sanctify a person, or object in various Shinto rituals. While it is used for some ceremonies, its usual purpose is to cleanse a sacred place at a temple.

Unlike the traditional mocha, Gohei mochi is not made from glutinous rice, it is made from white rice. The sauce varies, but is usually a weird concoction of sweet miso paste, peanuts and walnuts, or even sesame and or shiso. The Gohei mochi is difficult to miss and is found in Gifu and Nagano prefectures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohei