How This 116-Year-Old Shop In Little Tokyo Makes Mochi
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- "This is my family's legacy. I want to keep it going."
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I didn’t realize the title said “little Tokyo” I was think like damn they all speak great English and have a heavy American accent for being in Japan
hahahhahahah this made my day xD
I'm also Japanese American(sansei) and didn't notice the "Little" in front of Tokyo lol.
Same! hahahahaha
Ikr? That was my reaction
Lmfao same
Jesus how many channels does buzzfeed wanna make
As many as possible
Many, so they can keep annoying the people who put them in their "don't recommend channel" list
yes
ITS OVER 9000
You criticize but.... You are watching this video from buzzfeed 😐
the scary/sad part of family businesses (especially ones that are engrained in tradition and heritage) is that it only takes one person for it to all end.
Scary and sad possibly, but there’s also a badass raw energy in knowing that you hold you family’s cuter in your hands. You could look you parents in the eye and say “This bloodline dies with me”
@@dancingcarapace that's savage !
@@dancingcarapace this is some itachi uchiha energy
@@meglizmen3109 except Itachi didn’t want the bloodline to end. Man was sobbing before he killed his parents.
The energy I have is pre-Chunin Exam Gaara. He absolutely would have ended his whole bloodline. After all, there were only 4 members of his family left including him
Just have multiple kids and hopefully one of them wants to take up the business.
"You're a natural!"
"Oh my God, you sound like my dad." 🤣
So cute >_
When he said that... Made him sound annoyed 🙄
Haha, if your dad says you’re a natural at something he’s been doing before you were even born, you fucking know you’re a natural.
I hated his comment. So childish and self important. The presenter seemed so unimpressed the whole time. Well done to these beautiful people for tolerating him
The Owner guy literally has one of the most kind-looking faces I've ever seen
To me he looks like a mexican american o.g.
He looks like the type of person that plays an old grandpa in a Disney movie that dies of a disease
Nekolover 987 lmfao so true
i'm not gonna lie, i would trust him with my car keys
It's like he was the inspiration to Super Mario.
TH-cam is getting really comfortable with these double adds.
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Download an ad blocker and that should help :)
ya an adblocker. its just an extension and its free. i am forever grateful for it lol
I WAS ABT TO SAY THAT
c’mon it’s like, 10 seconds of your time to help these people make money, it’s why I don’t use adblocks. I wanna support them
I just got some yesterday! I spent $45 on mochi and it’s literally the best mochi I’ve ever had. I feel so lucky to live near by to get mochi whenever I please. If you guys ever have the chance to come here, come! The owners are the absolute sweetest!
good to hear theyre making it through covid 19
It really is! You'd think you've had mochi but the ones at the grocery stores and restaurants are literally nothing compared to the ones at Fugetsu-Do. Their mochi is so pillowy soft and tastes like heaven. Literally can't find anything else like it in California.
wow $45? is it that expensive or were u on a mochi haul?
So jealous!
I need to go to this place and try their Mochi, my stepdad will probably really appreciate going there too
RESPECT to the owner including his millenial son who appreciate his family business as a legacy 🦾
Except his son is not a millenial xddd
Yeap big respect!
He is a gen Z
@@alicjahansen1845 🤦🏻
@@jojosbizarrecomments Show me a bizzare comment.
I misread the tittle as “how this 116- year old makes mochi”
I misread your comment as How This 116-Year-Old Shop In Little Tokyo Makes Mochi
also you forgot the other ¨
Monserrat Evaristo saaame!!
Monserrat Evaristo same
i did too 😂😂
The owner seems like such a nice man... His face is so kind and his entire demeanour is so warm. How sweet ^^
A very smart, well communicative man
So am I the only one that thinks the opposite? Okay
@Skrooge Lantay I don't know..there's something about him that makes me feel uneasy. Idk how to explain..
@Skrooge Lantay Did I say that I'm blaming him for that? Of course it's my thing. 😐
That is the face of a man who has been making people happy with one of the best treats on the face of the earth. 😊
every time asian adults tell younger asian "you're a natural!" at doing anything asian i get this sense of bonding only people within that ethnicity could understand
I know its rare to get an adult especially Asian to compliment you, usually what i got from adults is insult lol
The only thing my Korean grandpa has said I was good at was eating meat
@@goatmadej same to my grandpa lol
So true
I was told by a grandmaa that i was pretty. My only confidence booster
I truly appreciate Japanese for trying their best to keep their culture, traditonal and business. Not many countries can do so.
Глаболизм добрался и до них.
My parrots name is Mochi and I’m sure he wasn’t made like that
*c h e w y b i r d*
That what they make you to believe
@@sussybaka1151 no please--
@@fayhaan5733 *chewing* did you say something?
@@sussybaka1151 no..not at all... 911?
Mad props to this family and any family owned businesses, it's not easy to run a business and even more challenging to keep it going for 10 years, let alone past one generation! Amazing, thank you for serving the community!
pizza cat
A whole century
I have a family owned business, we just think earning money and losing it for someone is nahhh
Thank you! :)
Just a friendly reminder., Sleep is important.....
not me reading this comment at 2 am
I know, I try to get 8 hours of sleep a day 😴
@@emily-ji8ui same...
i dont need sleep i need answers!!1
Dude, it's 3:30 am I have a head ache and school tommorow...this comment saved me from going deeper into the internet
If you live anywhere near Los Angeles, you really owe it to yourself to go out there and try it. Everything they make is fantastic, but their chocolate ganache mochi is seriously one of the greatest things I've ever eaten. I actually was in the middle of eating one of those when I came across this video. And obviously not that I'd tell anyone how to live their life, but I do hope Korey decides to take over the family business when/if Brian decides to retire.
They should start a youtube channel
Sorry I wrecked ur 69 likes
Yeah. Like Lofty Pursuits and Hercules.
Reignhmar Ico yes I absolutely love watching lofty pursuits
I KNOW RIGHT
agree123 yes
The owner is such a dad, when the guy showed interest in wanting to learn he had him jump right into it. Even being excited for him doing a good job, cute!!!! 🥰
whats a dad
I loved that!
@@zandersgallery F
@@zandersgallery I feel you too. 😔
Guy:"I always want to try to make ..."
Owner:"Here,come here"!
"its not for money,its my family's legacy"❤❤love that...
“ Little Tokyo “ in City of Los Angeles. My favorite place to go and eat.
That shop's mochi is literall so delicious, i miss LA
Honestly my favorite place in Little Tokyo. I've been here countless times and the blueberry mochi is so underrated! It's the best mochi for those who don't have a sweet tooth
Erika can you share the name or how we can order some mochi? I’m in the USA but would love some from that store
juan Rios it’s in LA. It’s called Fugetsu-Do
@@kqyla8145 Thank you!
Erika yea it’s in downtown LA. Love it there
Why I’m not in LA right now ._.
I’m craving this mochi place right now lol
After being sick in new year :’( lol
I'm especially impressed with the attitude of the shop owner's 19-year old son who feels it necessary to further the family's legacy. What a rarity these days. Good for you, young man!
nospam 1950 I feel kinda bad for him though, he’s so young and he doesn’t have much freedom in choosing what he wants to do, instead he feels obligated to take over the business which is probably causing him a lot of stress 😕
@@vanessasu7530 I mean it's his choice though as he said for him the shop is like part of the family and if he didn't take over then it'll just die or get taken over by someone else
@@Hello-oi4ut You're right. It is his choice.
Vanessa Su good $$!
Asian people doesn't have that much of a choice to go on fulfilling their own dreams.. I am an asian and I really envy kids in the western countries who gets to do and achieve whatever their goals in their lives are without feeling the pressure of disappointing their parents.. we don't have that much choice cz our lives gets so restricted with pressure from our families and burden of the legacy
wow, "this is my family legacy , i want to keep it going" what a lucky father, very rare for a guy -much less a 19y old- to have this mind set.
and to dedicate the rest of his life for it. hope for 200y.
I have meet him before 2 years ago when i went to a school field trip. I could never forget the taste of the mochi I had there before
I like that his son plans to take over when it gets handed to him.
Fxxkxou i would want that job :0
Watching the video after reading the title wrong I was like: “Damn! He good looking for a 116 year old😳”
😃😃😃
IOICT me too I was like he’s 70
@@cheetos567 he doesn't even look 70 lol
Ha!!!
500 Subs With No Video Challenge PLZ??? yeet He looks like he’s in his mid 50s lmao
I just remember Baba Mochi and baby mochi!!!
We will add this shop to our bucket list for our trip through the USA... super excited! Thanks for sharing this
5:31 the guy staring deadpan into the camera in the back- i adore him.
Haha I did not notice that :D
i love him, we should all love him....
Zoé Des Allées y e s 👁👄👁
Hahaha
Yes
Guy: "Ready to open my shop!"
Owner: ಠ_ಠ
LMAOOOO
🤣🤣
Gustavo Freitas were?
Rat Fat 5:01 :D
oh my gawt thanks 😊
I am a 68 year old Japanese American. When I was young all sides of our family would get together and make Kochi in my grandfather's barn for New Years. Those days died out with my grandparents. Really sad. We've been able to get mochi in San Francisco and San Jose but, sadly, those shops are now closed or closing.
Major props to Corey for continuing the legacy!
The business has evolved and I guess that's part of why it's still around.
Therapy: expensive
Listening to the owners voice: free
*his voice has this calming effect*
No frickin way 😮
no da.
It's just wonderful when different cultures come together. Everyone can enjoy mochis😊
These tasted amazing! The Owner was incredibly humble. Thank you for giving small businesses owners a platform. 🖤
Family business can be both a blessing and a curse. You will always have the stability and don’t ever have to think how to make ends meet. At the same time, if you have a gift that goes outside the realms of the family business (specially being from a japanese family) and one wishes to pursue that aspiration then a lot of drama will ensue.
Well you don't necessarily have stability - you have to change with the times or die like the businesses around your's did. Change too much and too fast and people complain, you always have to thread that needle.
However in Japan businesses have been handed down outside the family, like in the bladesmithing business. Technically the new person is 'adapted' and becomes the next generation owner. But yeah, no freedom to be you.
g e o idk about stability part but yeah I agree, all it takes for the business to end is someone along the family line that doesn’t want to take over the business, which it is his choice
I think the OP means there's always something to fall back to. Mochi isn't going away any time soon so you won't starve and be out of job if you have this business. You won't necessarily have a successful one that's stable without a lot of effort -and even then that's not granted-, that's for sure.
Exactly...even in India its the same...
I agree. I’ve seen this a lot with my old classmates who came from Chinese families.
If I didn’t know any better I would think that guys Mexican, he sounds like he grew up in LA 100%. Seems like a great solid guy. Reminds me a lot of my dad.
Chicano accent!?
The dad? He did grow up in LA tho...
... Mexican is a nationality
@@coyowolf4609 wdym by saying Mexican is nationality?
He did grow up in LA. Are you assuming he didn’t because he’s asian or were you not paying attention?
Beautiful artisan creations .. I hope that this shop continues making its sweets for many years to come ❤️
This place is a national treasure. I always get Fugetsu-Do when I see it in Asian grocery store in Los Angeles.
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Meanwhile I'm eating refrigerated crap mochi
Diamond Dog
Meanwhile I have never tasted any type of mochi
@@Krystal-rd4yh lmao
Weave Not snatched felt that
Weave Not snatched i hadn’t either until a few years ago, but they have cheap mochi at aldi & mochi at japanese restaurants-obviously nowhere near as good as this place tho
Paige Oschwald hm I’ve seen a Japanese store have the ice cream mochi but it’s way too far from we’re I live I never tried them tbh and they look so good
I hope they get to pass it down more and more generations, even if it's not from their own family, I for one would love to help the shop grow, it's just so impressive and my heart will shatter if it ever ends.
I legitimately think this mochi is better than the ones in Japan.
19 y old son: its my family legacy and it is in my family
19 y olds in gerenal: DUUUUDE THE COPS SHOWED UP
*_gerenal_*
The f is gerenal? Some kind of STD?
You're probably among that 19 yr old demographic lol, can't even spell properly.
Andre Asian the joke isn’t that funny though.
what is this comment
The thumbnail is what is gonna happen to baby yoda when I find him
hahhah this is the energy i like
oh my-
i wont let you hurt him, psycho
n o
straight up darling😇
I hope this business is still standing even during covid
props to the son for keeping the business going
KOREY YOU MADE IT!! I remember his dad came to our class and taught us how to make mochi.
thats amazing!! and now theyre getting millions of viewers on the web😍
amazing amira but the shop is getting publicity
Wow... his dad? I hope his sons continue this tradition too.
Kesa Loma yeah 100 more years! Mochi
Makarya Santilla Diaz yoooooo small world
TH-cam: how many channels do you want?
Buzzfeed: yes
*Yes**
I remembered JIMIN as far as I saw the title "MOCHI" lol😂😂💜💜
*Me not realizing this is actually a shop I pass by often and even gone to once till the end of the video*
*MEET YOU IN 2020 WHEN THIS IS IN YOUR RECOMMENDED*
Prabaldeep Singh *the moment it’s still 2019*
@@lvria1233 Not anymore :D
@@_Gwyn_ for you
Well hello
MEE LMAO
I love how the son.sees it as an actual business to keep the store running.
Others would easily lose interest and just go to college and study whatever else.
Adlih Loetz 😩 Im so proud of him!!! Omg! He’s so humble and smart.
Study is important
Can you blame those people for not being interested in what their parents want them to do? Not everyone actually wants to do something they know they will not do with joy for the rest of their lives. And you can't blame them.
Well, you wouldn't want to do things that you are not interested in for the rest of their life, would you? We can't really blame those people who abandoned their family business and go do whatever their hearts desire.
Thank you for this video. A lost art, made with love, makes a big difference!
Ever since I visited this store in ‘79 I’ve wanted to learn how to make mochi. Theirs is so delicious. I had no idea how unique this shop is!
That owner just looks so kindly and is so warm hearted 🥺
A business that grows and adjusts to the current market, yes. That’s probably one of the reasons why they were able to stay in business so long. Love this story
You're a very polite young man. Thank you all for the lovely video.
Great video. I remember going to the shop many times when I was growing up in the 50 and 60. Love the Monju. Glad to see it continuing.
63 looking 50
Michaela Hooks get this comment to 69 and let it stay at 69
King's Avatar no
•мιlку gαlαχу• ;(
No he looks 63
Hello World754 idk what you mean by rude I just wanted the amount of likes to be 69 .3.
Can we just take a moment and realize how underrated (as of right now) this video is.
Nevaeh Adams it’s only been out 1 day..
Anetha yea lol like what is she expecting
This had been out for one day as when you made this comment. What did you expect, to make like 5 mil views on a day??
He's so kind 🥺
I wish this store infinite success. Its history for that city. Have fun and success.
3:17 you can see the difference in skill between the father and son. 40 years of experience
Love how sweet and kind that owner was. Wish him much fortune and love to him and his shop.
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Came across this old video, so it would be 119 years in 2023. And...I have a box of mochi right here in front of me...well...what's left of them. I got a box of 20 mochi's and I have 2 left, couldn't wait for New Year. Probably the most well-known mochi confectionery in LA.
So glad to see the new generation will be taking over this tradition. That is no easy task. However it is worth it.
It’s so amazing that the son is going to take over and keep it alive
This is very common tho
i wanna make a visit now
azucena e are u in LA?..cuz it’s in Los Angeles
#tagASMR sadly, no! but if i ever visit i would have to make sure i go
azucena e ok ☹️ that’s sad it’s so cool there
Im only 90 minutes away from the store. Can't wait to go!
Oh my gosh guys you all need to go. I just went this morning after watching this vid. and it tastes WAYYYYY better than a manufactured store bought one!! I was so surprised.
Hats off to kids who take over family businesses. It's a really sweet notion.
Art of jimin? Count me in😌
Yess hahaha btw my bias in bts is jimin💜😊
@@anjoatiagan1815 we dont care
@@anjoatiagan1815 who cares?!
the owner is so nice, he looks like he puts his heart in every single mochi his employees and he makes
Living in LA, I’d always go to Little Tokyo with my friends. Glad to see they’re getting the recognition they deserve!
My mind: don't say it don't say it
Me: Yep Jimin is art
I read the title like this shop making jimin
I am confusion
I was legit like 'Jimin??'
I was looking for this
What an adorable, sweet man! I wish I could go to his shop and give him a huge tip for being kind! 💜 His entire demeanour is very sweet!
Armyyyyyyyy
It's not common to give tips when you are in Japan tho... Oh wait, this is not in Japan, or is it? Nvm, I'm confused with myself
Zac 1
Oh lord, I go to little Tokyo alot, but I usually buy mochi from a different spot. Seeing this now I MUST visit this and check it out. It looks so good!
You will not regret
Looks so soft
These places should never go away! These traditions are important
Comment section:
5% nice video
5% that owner is so kind looking
90% jimin
it be like that sometimes
Hahahaha 😂
well i’m an army so yeah~
*cries in army*
There's also the percent that's like, "Hey I've been there before!"
Me: studies 5mins of chemistry
Also me: 5:25
I can relate so much lmao... but still passed my class with a c :/
@@kevinperez671 well done bro 😌
As a chemistry major in my last year of college; I extremely relate to this comment haha
Can absolutely relate 😂
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mochi is personally my favorite thing too eat if I go too the store it’s so comforting!!!💕
Mochi is basically play dough that you can eat. If you've ever had it, it'll remind you as eating Elmer's glue as a 5 year old.
I love going here! I remember when my Japanese Summer school went to go and make some with Mr. Brian. He’s so nice just like in here. And the mochi is delicious! It’s perfect. The softness, sweetness, tastiness, and the chewiness! If you ever in LA go and have a taste!!
"Has heart made if mochi" it's so wholesome!
4:49 is my favorite moment!
I always drop by Fugetsu-Do every time I visit Little Tokyo. Their mochi hits the spot every freaking time. Really recommend this shop to everyone coming to LA.
Fun fact: this was on your recommendation and you clicked it and loved the video
The owner has an amazing voice and accent!! I could listen to him talk all day 🙌🏻✨✨
Great video, quick introduction and picked up on the most interesting parts of this family business! Great job!
wow! production by hand! a labor of love!
This shop really works hard. At our church we make New Year mochi every December 28. Three days before New Years Eve. We only make about 700 lbs. but it takes us from 3:00 am till 11:00 am to finish all the rice. This shop goes every day! The mochi taste different from the factory made ones simply because it is made by hand. Like mom's cooking versus one that comes from a can.
Only 700lbs? Only? Haha, that's a lot of mochi!
I'm sure he's a wonderful guy but sean gosh I've never seen a more awkward intro or interview process from buzzfeed oop-
Grace Sun oh my god ikr
HAHAHAH yeah.. but im sure he'll improve xD
LOL. He seems unsure if he’s doing it right hahaha.
My dad knows him I can tell him for you
@@sergeantsnicker9657 💀💀💀 I think he'll improve in his own with practice, it's fine...
My favorite mochi place! I love it even more now. Thanks for sharing their family story.
I will always support business like this. We must not let small businesses end.
The nation’s father 💖 the shop owner is such a kind person
If everyone would support more businesses like this, we would have a lot more staying around. This was so amazing. Brings tears to my eyes.
What an amazing achievement, 116 years!!! I hope you have another 116 years! Well done
I see so much pride! Absolutely beautiful ❤️