Where did the Japanese folklore of a rabbit making Mochi on the

Oral tradition. Some dude came up with the story, it was popular, and was retold.

The craters on the moon look like a rabbit holding a hammer (to make mochi)

Probably from China.
>>15837409
The rabbit looks like it's next to a bowl, not a hammer, in reality.

>>15837374
Rabbits represent reproduction, the moon represents an egg,rice represents sperm and the hammer represents chastity/abortion. The Japanese have too many children and are very much aware of this, so they created some clever folklore demonstrating how males should be denied sexual relations with females.

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>>15840387
>should be denied of
What the fuck

>>15837374
China.
In Chinese myth it's stuck on the moon making immortality pills, along with Chang'e. Immortality medicine later became mochi and Chang'e was forgotten.

Mooncakes are delicious btw, not sure what Japan does for the festival. Moongazing seems nice too.
I worry I'm becoming a Chinaboo.

>>15837374
It's originally from china.