I hit the autogenerated subtitles. What I got was word salad, kind of schizophrenic, words translated from Japanese, Spanish and French. There was a whole passage that talked of Santa Maria, the Atacama, and something in French. The owner seemed very sincere, humble and proud.
The money he earn is not much, but he is happy and contented with his life and we cant do anything about it and just praise this dude for his honest work. Unlike other greedy shts
I can see the fatigue in his face, but it's clear that he's one of those people that magically summons energy from sheer the passion he has for his work.
Jheez, washing dishes at a restaurant is already stressful enough as it is. This guy opens the shop, preps, cooks, washes the dishes, cleans, does the laundry, closes the shop AND does the food orders at closing? I have so much respect for this man.
Its Japanese - the one who pick that kind of work there, its the one who found his destiny and will get happier till the last day of his life and he won't regret for his choice.
@@NoobNoobNews that is deep understanding of how achievements are accomplished , experiences are gained , greatness and beyond are reached , i respect your view mate . long live smartness
I had the honour and pleasure to visit his ramen shop and I cannot speak how flavourful his dishes was, simple yet delicious. My Mother used to tell me, you can taste the love a cook puts onto their food and I can tell you his meals was filled with love.
After reading your comment amd watching this video I want to try his ramen so badly! If what you're sayinf is true, than he must have been a student of Yukihira Jōichirō haha!🤓
He opened a new shop here in Hong Kong! I have been watching this video from time to time to motivate myself and I’m so happy for him for being able to expanding his business😀
I'm in love with this guy. I'm in love with his passion and dedication and the fact that he's still smiling and laughing even though he's obviously tired
I agree. I am sure that his parents and female employee are great, but I hope that he finds a nice special someone to support him 24/7 in and out of his ramen shop.
I love how he smiled the whole time he was being interviewed. You kinda sense that he is a kind person. If I am given a chance to fly to Japan I would definitely visit his restaurant.
I just had the opportunity of eating in this place and it was AMAZING. The place and the food looks exactly as shown. All the time we were in the restaurant you could see him working in different ways, never taking sight out of the kitchen. The food was delicious, nothing like all the ramen we ate at Tokyo. You could feel the hard WORK he put on his dishes.
He lives in Japan buddy, everyone is asian, they have no reason to be xenophobic. He'll definitely survive covid-19. The Asian restaurants in America however...
@@KP-by4eu I got your point, you are right but even him is not wrong. If you take a guy for work in your restaurant and you are expecting that the guy wprks like you, you are expecting the impossible, one thing is a guy who works well (or very well), another thing is a guy who works like you. You do your best coz you don't have a salary but a lot more responsabilities and "unlimited" hours of work, remember what the guy said in the video? The owner is the first who enters in the restaurant and the last to exit. Form the other side the worker, ha a salary and the pay is granted (at least until the owner have money), determinated hours of work and A LOT LESS responsability. Everything else you said is correct, just wanted to make this point more specific, have a good day sir 🙂
I think it's about the money. It's impossible to pay a worker to train and work like him but if you pay them 100k a year, Im sure they will try. money talks
I still havent forgotten this shop. It was the first ramen restaurant I have ever visited in Japan, and it ended up being the best ramen I have ever tasted (even after many years of visiting the 'best shops known all around Japan). This was way before this video came up, and I still can't forget the shock when I realized it actually was that exact shop that was featured in this video. This bowl started my obsession with ramen, making my own, doing experiments on them. I really wish I can have an opportunity to work with him in the future some day (when I learn Japanese). Maximum respect for him, his dedication, positivity and the outstanding bowl of ramen he makes!!!
It's a shop near Subway station called keisei takasago. The shop is neat the stations exit you should be able to see it when you exit. If you don't, go to another exit of the station haha
The documentary was excellent to view and listen to. But I am very glad I read your comment too. I am enjoying learning to make Ramen and experiment a lot as well. The thick broth looked like my preferred style from the documentary! Although the Ramen was insightful, I believe even more insightful was the Mindset of the owner, who gave away many pearls of wisdom (to use a phrase to capture a more complex reality) both in one's path in life as well as the Japanese context to that. For small example, the chance to be one's own boss - although the commentator said that you cannot shy away from more responsibility - the real value I felt was you would do all these things with greater satisfaction if you knew they were your dream or else your choice and not someone elses': Thus I wonder if that explains if he found a true mentee/apprentice (is a better word), his aim would be for the same outcome (or better) for such a student ! I hope my comment adds something to your direct experience of this Ramen Shop and the excellent owner.
I went today (march 2019), and it seems he got some workers (no father) and the shop is doing well. Good for him. If you look in the ramen magazines, you'll find fancy and popular shops, but not Kunimoto. Please support them, he serves a great bowl of shoyu ramen. The trip to Takasago is worth it.
Let's hope because of this video, this young man gets more business, can afford permanent employees and is able to work less hours and spend more time with his family.
Finding people who wants the pay is easy. Finding people who has good work ethics? Rare. Most people are just not worth the trouble. (i'm a store owner... nope, the store owns me.)
I would say Japan has a very strong (if a little bit excessive) work ethic so I'm sure finding an employee who is disciplined in what they do and who will listen to their employer won't be too big of a challenge for Kunimoto. But the success of the business will depend mostly on Kunimoto's drive, hours and sacrifice, and I'm sure he won't start procrastinating the moment he hires more people to help him.
that used to be the case, but even there ppl can have easier, less stressing, better paid jobs. The thing about ramenya is that, people that works there are people that really love doing ramen, trainees that eventually will leave to open their own restaurant or family members... hence usually the quality of the food is high (cuz is made with care and love)
Same. At first I was saying, "that food looks really good"...which turned to, "that food looks awesomely delicious" when I saw how meticulously he cleaned his shop at end of day.
Claude C, every good kitchen do this every day. Kitchens that arent doing it just not good, simple as that. No cook let himself work in dirty place, its dangerous and feels wrong. In my place we have workers who clean the dishes and floor but kitchen equipment, knives, tables, fridges we, cooks, clean every night.
Doing most of it himself. This guy must be tired. Now I'm going to be imagining where I am, that at this moment he is working in his noodle shop on the other side of the world. I hope he gets rich. Definitely a hard worker.
yeah man it’s crazy, most asian countries do. when i used to live in south korea my grandpa was a security guard and he worked 7pm to 10am and got home around 11-12pm with trains and rode his bike home and still made time for me.
I have no idea how but this video stumbled on my feed (prob some sort of algorithm from my search history of restaurants in Takasago). Anyway, I was in the neighborhood and went there Saturday night. I have lived in Japan for 5 years and I know when ramen is good. Kunimoto-san's ramen was more than good. It was special. The moment I tasted the broth and took a slurp of the noodles, I know he gave care and love to it. I had one more bowl before I left Monday night and the feeling was the same even though I went in at one of the busiest times when there was a line out the door. Despite the rush, he kept a big warm smile on this face. And by the way, looks like there is a new helper...think he's Japanese and speaks English perfectly. Anyway, I really appreciate this video. Thanks so much!
FURIOUSSS;;; of course you should visit! You would only regret if you didn't! Save your money, research about the places you want to see and eat. I recommend Tokyo for 3-4 days and Kyoto for another 3 days if you got only a week. Good luck!
I visited Kunimoto-san's restaurant on the back of this video last year, and he was as friendly and welcoming as I could've hoped. I told him that I saw him on this video and that it was inspiring, and he gave me a sticker with the restaurant name on it and even took a selfie out the front! He is deserving of every bit of success that I hope he enjoys. Oh, and the ramen was bloody fantastic too. So much chashu and a full bodied flavour for just 1000yen!
@Hieu TV it's not slaving, it's pure passion and grind. I work in our restaurant as a cook, i work 14-17 hour a day. Its not a slaving since we can afford to hire 3 people to work with me but i love this job. You'll never understand the mindset of a cook or chef.
I actually visited this shop. I watched this video when it first came out and remembered about it during my week stay in Tokyo. Amazing ramen! Definitely coming back during my 3rd week in Japan.
I've been to mengokoro kunimoto back in may 2018, and you can see the hard work and passion that kunimoto put into his ramen shop. The taste, and service is excellent. It's worth the long trip to takasago from ueno. Kudos for him. If you are in tokyo, you must stop by his place.
I agree, if you do something that fullfills yours life, then it does not matter how long you work there, cause in your eyes its not work, its something you like to do.
It also is his life. For better and worse. 80 hour work weeks means very little time with friends and family besides his parents working their with him, and if he gets sick or injured the store closes. He cant own a dog because he doesnt have time for it. Likely wont find a wife unless its a customer. The list goes on and on.
I had the great honor of trying this restaurant on my trip to Japan. The ramen was fantastic and the broth was out of this world. We told one of the workers that we came here because of this video and she told the owner! The owner was very happy that we came to try the restaurant.
I travelled 5500 miles for a bowl of ramen and it was worth it. Will I do it again? YES. The soup was delicious, the noodles are just right. Thank you chef for serving me a great bowl of noodles.
And the environment is f***d up because of such extravagant indulgences! Such actions should be taxed high enough so that nobody came to the idea of doing them.
I am not a judge by any means, he travels 5'500 miles an ruins the environment and I just criticize it because I feel like and there is freedom of expression, as long as I do not denigrate people that is alright according to my own personal code of ethics. You guys do whatever you want and keep on ruin the planet we live in, totally selfish to my mind.
Juan Fernández García well then peeps who criticize you also has the freedom of expression. I dont judge you for ur beliefs. Dont judge people on what they want to do more so cos they dont hurt anybody. Lessening carbon footprint is ones responsibility. Educate them dont judge them.
While I do love this video and this person is quite endearing, he is also a classic example of a problem with Japanese working society as a whole. He works 8am-10:30pm on shop hours alone, which means it's probably closer to 7am-12am give or take. Assuming he has to run the shop 7 days a week, that gives him zero time for leisure or enjoyment of his own making. He may love his shop, the food he makes, and the masterpieces that he tries to make out of every bowl of ramen. He has no time to date, enjoy himself, spend any money he does make, that doesn't go right back into the shop. He may be happy for now, but this will be what he dies doing 50 years from now. This will be his all consuming curse. Don't get me wrong, I seriously appreciate every iota of effort and work he has to put in to make this work, I took a few years of culinary myself so I appreciate the insanity that is anything kitchen work. That doesn't mean it's good for him in the long term.
The shop's hours are from 11 am to 10 pm so I think the 8 am to 10:30 pm work day he claims is probably accurate, and it's stated in the video he works 6 days a week.
When you start your own business.....you give it your all....maybe 110%....you give your life to it in beginning hopefully it will grow to something big. But at the beginning you have to give it your all. All these people thaat complains long hours NEVER started their own business by themselves.
Skai Surov You won't find a nation where "EVERYONE" are. But what i said above is from my own personal perspective. Taking example back from Hiroshima and Nagasaki incident and all the progress they've made.
For all those asking about contacting Kunimoto-san, his Facebook page is at facebook.com/MianXinGuomoto/. Kunimoto-san only speaks Japanese though, so if you can't communicate in Japanese... If you're looking to work with happen, happen to be in Japan on a Visa that allows you to work, and can speak some basic Japanese, then I think you have a chance of being successful by getting in touch. He unfortunately doesn't know anything about getting Visas, so if you're out of the country, it's probably a bit too difficult for him to arrange for things. This is only my interpretation of the situation after communicating quickly with him. He's been quite overwhelmed by the response, so thank you all so much for all the positive thoughts you've sent his way.
Nobody else on TH-cam makes videos like this, NOBODY and I appreciate them. I would love to see how you go to the grocery store and especially since you don't have a car. This seems like it would be a huge task but obviously you have a way of accomplishing that. Thanks again.
Yep, we do plan on going grocery shopping. I need to find a grocery store that will let me film for a while. I could do a quick sneaky video, but I'd rather be able to really walk around and talk about the differences. I also want to go to a bigger store, as they'll look different than mom and pop shops.
From what I gather, grocery shopping in Japan for many is not like how most Americans (and Canadians) do it. Instead of driving to the store and gathering 100 lbs of food once a week, many stores are within a very quick walk or bike ride, so getting food for the day and carrying it home is fast and easy. Lots of little trips instead of a few huge trips
I wouldn't swear to good prices :P But I'd say a lot of corner stores can have a lot of the day to day things you need, but you can still go to larger more centralized grocery stores to get things (which might be a bit further, but still easy to get to on bike or foot), and up to big box stores like Costco which will be huge but few and far between relative to the smaller stores. In the US a lot of places have sort of forgotten about corner stores, and they've been pushed out by big box stores (the economics is complex but places like Walmart get huge government subsidies), but its more common in the really car-dependent places. In cities in the US, there will be a lot more smaller stores where people can get around by foot or bike more easily. The US is sort of a pathological case when it comes to car dependence, and picking the right tool (foot, bike, car, public transportation) is a lot easier in other counties.
That's why no one wants to work for him. He want his restaurant to be clean and food fresh clean he wants to treat people how he wanted to be treated. He disinfectant all his pots and bowels to and kitchen respect 🙏
I come back to this video from time to time and I'm happy to update that the store owner is still cooking ramen at the exact same shop and he now has a branch in Hong Kong! Goes to show that his 80 hour work week was worth it.
I've lived in Japan for 13 years and this is one thing that never stops impressing me. People TRULY understand that hard work is important and honorable in this life. It's people like this humble ramen owner who serve their society and built Japan up from the ruins of war. Bless this hardworking man and may he have continued success.
Dr. Phil's creampie lounge yeah and more like being force to, used to work in Japan, if my leader didn’t say u can go then I can’t go, have to work overtime and no extra paid they ll call that work for good make ur team better and I lost my health and personal time .. even when I am sick I have to apologize to everyone next day if I go to work ... it’s like if u call for a day off ur a troublemaker to them it’s a lot of stress to work in Japan, get off work by 11pm r quite normal there ..
sure but how much vitamin D is he getting from sunlight, how about fresh air for his lungs - kitchen air isn't clean. This is just a grind that while he may love, ultimately isn't healthy in the long run.
@@formxshape sure but he love what he does and there is nothing more important than that. It's not only him but most people don't spend time outside. There are people who travel to their workplace by car, they too don't get fresh air and sunlight.
the types of videos you'll give us is always different. for people like me, who may not be able to visit the world, your videos provide me to see the world sitting at home! Thank you so much!!
+genocidegrande Malls in India usually just have Indian fast and comfort foods and also American fast food chains. No one really eats any other type of ramen there except maggi noodles(Yum!). There can also be Chinese restaurants and Indo-Chinese but you can't really find any other type of Asian food there. A ramen shop there wouldn't even be that good because it would have to contain many vegetarian meals and fit the tastes of an Indian, which is kinda hard. The only ramen shop you can find in India would probably be in tourist places and in the middle of Asian towns( like China Town)
It's extremely hard work but looks like the most satisfying job too. The care he puts into his shop is very visible and admirable. I feel healed by this video
yeah, the real heroes of the world are actually the regular guys like this, normal everyday people, doing the best they can to offer their best to others, improving quality of life for all people.
He is very optimistic, hard-working and dedicated to his work. You inspired me. Many sentences he said were very touching. I was scared when he said he worked like 80 hours a week but i could see his smile and sense of happiness at the end of day when everything completes. Thank You.
I love how japanese people are polite and how they always try to give their best in whatever they do. I appreciate it very much, greetings from Brazil !
I don't know how many times I've been watched this video! Every time I watch I get motivated by this guy and stop bitching about my work and problems in life. Respect to your hard work Sir🙌🏼
My brother owns his own business, and 'vacation' is him getting up earlier and putting in the same number of hours, but taking the afternoon off. Christmas week is the only time he actually turns off his phone and computer. And that is because 90% of his customers don't work then.
This dude is inspiring. I love ramen so much and he’s living it and working very hard. I hope he and his family are doing well in this time of hardship
It’s not “work” if it’s a labor of love. The most important takeaway from this video is that the ramen shop owner wishes to serve and make others happy. Dedicating your life to making other people happy is what it’s all about. His legacy is cemented. Inspiring!
The prevalence of square pots and containers is very smart for such a small space. Far more efficient use of space than round ones. I can imagine, though, that the internal corners are harder to keep clean.
My husband lives his job he is a tile installer and does home remodeling works most days from 5:00 am to 11:00pm he went to college was a teacher and hated it then he found his calling and I admire him everyday he wakes up with a smile ready to begin his day
People keep saying its fast food. I think what they are thinking is, it's prepared fast for you, eat it and go. It's not really in the sense of North Americans fast food at all. It's prepared the night before, it takes time to make the broth and eggs and prepare the meat. It's not fake food like at McDonalds where they cook it for two minutes and everything is done. Cup of noodles and instant noodles is more like "fast food" in that sense. Most Ramen noodle shops are small like that because bigger space costs so much more and it only takes 15 minutes to eat noodles, you aren't going to go into a restaurant and order ramen and have drinks with your friends for two hours.
+Georgia Cheung Depends what type of ramen you order. Tonkotsu-based broth ramen (pork broth) is rich and fatty from the pork bones that's boiled down. Then they add chashu meat (pork slices) as a topping, if desired.
cloddiehoppers Doesn't really matter. You still have to prepare the broth, and pork before hand. It's not a 2 minute process like putting water in a cup and microwaving it for 3 minutes. You still cook the pork and add spices, slice it up then serve it on or in the broth. The point is it's not fast food, it's just served fast. Have you ever really seen what McDonalds chicken mcnuggets are made of, their french fries, and meat? It's not even real, then they freeze it and ship it to McDonalds and they make it in 2 minutes for you, that's fast food. I still love their french fries and chicken mcnuggets but my point is, THAT is fast food in every sense.
***** Oh yeah, of course I know. Making ramen is really a laborious process. Sorry, but I was actually replying to Georgio Cheung's comment about ramen being fattening or not.
As somebody who actually tried to make ramen from scratch, I found it shockingly laborious. I would maybe do it for fun once a year but never routinely. And how these people could possibly make this a "fast food", in the sense of served fast, is completely beyond me.
That’s what we called a “Passion” not only a hard work and dedication but has a passion on what he is doing. Just notice of his every answer plus the smile he put on period
yes ma'am!! truly japanese are hard worker..and they work harder everyday.they took their jobs as a responsibility to make their costumers happy and satisfied when they come out in the restaurant.
Everytime i feel down, i just watch this and realize life if just amazing and have to understand that your not alone on dealing with so much stress... life is never fair but it sure is an adventure
@@yrot1123 It looked quite dark outside so I dont think so and it said at the beginning that he usually leaves at 11:30pm. Even tho the restaurant ends at 5pm he probably has tons of work to do after closing.
I'm a chef myself and i kinda hate working in this Industry...But he is one of those Persons who was just born to be in it. I work as a chef for almost 13 years now and you instantly notice, when a person is in the kitchen with all of his heart and won't be able to be shaken by the negatives sides of it. That makes me happy to see
You know for most of my adult life I have wanted to own my own Ramen shop ever since I watched the movie "Tompopo" on IFC here in America many decades ago. I thought how awesome it would be to have a business and dedicate one's life to their food and customers and live simple yet satisfied. Well, I am 52 yrs. old now and looking at getting into a new career but after seeing the time day (15 hrs. a day, 6 days a week) I know I could not handle that. Thanks for gently popping the Ramen bubble dream for me gently. I still love Ramen but I'll just be satisfied from the customer side of the counter to visit. Thank you.
why not just do it for fun at the luxury of your own home? try out different recipes and have your family play "victim" at least you'll get to play around with different sauces and ramen :) 52 years young still can do it, just think smaller then go from there :D
tonton heredero lol yeah i mean at least then you dont have a bajillion bills to pay XD if you mess up oh well noone will get mad except your family hahahah
He reminds me of my dad, worked 40 years as a businessman. He woke up 5:30 am and came back home at 23:30. Never talked a lot with him but still I really respect him from the bottom of my heart. I think because my mom kept telling me that your dad is a great man working hard for us. She really respected him also. That's the relationship of my family.
Nice, and wow that's practically the whole day. Also reminds me of my father, he has to travel a lot for his work and sometimes i don't see him for days, good thing is that we can communicate through internet x)
math mistakes aside, this was an excellent mini-documentary. consider me subscribed, this looks like a good channel, and a little less cheesy than the "Only in Japan" channel on TH-cam, too. haha glad channels like these are available to help me find things to do in Japan while I am stationed here.
My friend and I went to his restaurant a month ago. Meeting him in person was a weird but happy feeling to me :) I tried tsukemen and it was really, really good. The best part is the pork, I haven't had a more flavorful pork ever in Tokyo. If you decide to go, make sure to avoid lunch time and rush hour. The place is really tiny and super busy almost all the time.
Incredible work-ethic. I admire his hard-work, diligence, dedication, and humility among all other things. Sometimes you have to embrace what life gives you. If you admire what you do and truly love the art of doing what you're pursuing - i doubt it'll be considered labor.
"8am to 11:30pm, six days a week....." "I don't really take a break, maybe 15 minutes if I can...." "What's the least favorite thing about owning a ramen restaurant?" "There's nothing I don't like. ( ´ ω ` )"
Togos Na70 I'm working for the money and I'm very passionate about it because it supports my gaming hobby and I get to save up for the future I work hard I don't take time off unless I have too if I wasn't legally required I would not take my morning and afternoon breaks
dion woollaston that is not passion. That is just working for a cause. Passion means you work until you draw your last breath for practically very small gain, like the ramen store owner in this video. If you said you are passionate about working then I am as well, since I want to get money to build my own computer.
@@jadentran9895 what you described is not only passion but dedication. People can be passionate but can quit easily without dedication. Working till last breath whether sad or happy is dedication
I love the purity and passion he has for his business, but in the end he is just not business savvy enough. Businesses is all about how many patrons you can serve rather than how much you can save. Is all about marketing and expansion. Attaining freedom is your goal, you can keep working if you so desire, but you won't have to. But kudos for this owner, mad respect for ramen shop owners. One of my favorite dish in the world.
@@BravissimoPP but he's not looking to save money. He's looking for help but hes doesnt want any help. He wants help that he can trust his business to, which right now he cant. It wouldnt be business savy to do that either.
after years i found my self watching this video again. still insane how much japanese people work o.O they have some next level work ethic. much respect
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I hit the autogenerated subtitles. What I got was word salad, kind of schizophrenic, words translated from Japanese, Spanish and French. There was a whole passage that talked of Santa Maria, the Atacama, and something in French. The owner seemed very sincere, humble and proud.
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Thanks for the subtitles 🙏🙏👍👍
you should do a follow up to how hes doing now
This man comes to work with a Smile on his face and goes home with a Smile. Hats Off to him. Respect.
That is how you should approach work! I love his positive attitude! 😊
Only on camera lol
Steve, it's a Japanese thing, trust me it's not just for the camera
A virtue to emulate.
Most Japanese are like that
“It ain’t much, but it’s honest work” mad respect my dude🙏
I think it's a lot. He looks happy, something most people are not.
Yeah i think he have a lot profit, he just have 15 minute to break. Its mean likes cust came over non stop
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Milleno Mavaega idk how it ain't much. He owns his own business that makes him a great living
The money he earn is not much, but he is happy and contented with his life and we cant do anything about it and just praise this dude for his honest work. Unlike other greedy shts
His work ethic is very admirable, I honestly wish him the best in his business and his life.
I bet he'd give you a free bowl of Ramen with a name like that
Abdi rahmaan Mohamed I feel a shame from watching this. This guy is my heroe
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Abdi rahmaan Mohamed minus the fact that an 80 work week at a fast food restaurant with maybe 1 or 2 employees earns him around 40 or 50 dollars an hr
Very admirable indeed.
I can see the fatigue in his face, but it's clear that he's one of those people that magically summons energy from sheer the passion he has for his work.
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Yeah, he looks tired
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Yeah, im so jealous and have huge respect towards these type of people
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Jheez, washing dishes at a restaurant is already stressful enough as it is. This guy opens the shop, preps, cooks, washes the dishes, cleans, does the laundry, closes the shop AND does the food orders at closing? I have so much respect for this man.
A.M. this guy also motivates me
One man show!!!
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This type of people inspires me to keep on. Exceeding my limits
after having hard long working hour. he still can put a smile on his face.
Yeah, he have a cheerful face all the time
That's called being Japanese. Those people are so kind and enduring.
Its Japanese - the one who pick that kind of work there, its the one who found his destiny and will get happier till the last day of his life and he won't regret for his choice.
Noodles is his passion
@@NoobNoobNews that is deep understanding of how achievements are accomplished , experiences are gained , greatness and beyond are reached , i respect your view mate . long live smartness
I had the honour and pleasure to visit his ramen shop and I cannot speak how flavourful his dishes was, simple yet delicious.
My Mother used to tell me, you can taste the love a cook puts onto their food and I can tell you his meals was filled with love.
Awesome, great to hear!
J van der Kaas have you seen sokugeki no soama.. if not you can try it.
it's shokugeki no soma
After reading your comment amd watching this video I want to try his ramen so badly! If what you're sayinf is true, than he must have been a student of Yukihira Jōichirō haha!🤓
Sof. hahhaa nice..
He opened a new shop here in Hong Kong! I have been watching this video from time to time to motivate myself and I’m so happy for him for being able to expanding his business😀
yea its in wan chai!! i saw an ad with his face on openrice I was shocked lol
Oh nice, do you live there too? grat command btw
Wow hardworking and consistency yields results, Amazing happy for him
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Same over here..
He is always smiling, and polite.
This world need more people like him
日本人のことを評価して頂きありがとうございます。
Because he's asian
That is a Japanese custom, being polite.
Dude passion is insane.
@@cn1ghtz170 not all asians. Try China sometimes.
Respect for this man!
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I'm in love with this guy. I'm in love with his passion and dedication and the fact that he's still smiling and laughing even though he's obviously tired
I agree. I am sure that his parents and female employee are great, but I hope that he finds a nice special someone to support him 24/7 in and out of his ramen shop.
I volunteer as tribute!
im here for that one night stand if your down ahaaha
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Not much time for a life. Work work work work.
I love how he smiled the whole time he was being interviewed. You kinda sense that he is a kind person. If I am given a chance to fly to Japan I would definitely visit his restaurant.
Same.
Yeah. He's actually happy. Good vibes.
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The owner was very kind and very humble. Wouldn't mind visiting his restaurant someday when I go to Japan.
*If
Go bother somebody else grammar Nazi. I don't need you right now.
I would especially love to try his tsuke-men (the noodles with a separate bowl of broth) :-)
I would go work for him. If it means I can eat ramen every day for lunch.
***** I've heard that ramen shop workers don't eat their shops' ramen but eat steamed rice with side dishes.
I just had the opportunity of eating in this place and it was AMAZING. The place and the food looks exactly as shown. All the time we were in the restaurant you could see him working in different ways, never taking sight out of the kitchen. The food was delicious, nothing like all the ramen we ate at Tokyo. You could feel the hard WORK he put on his dishes.
Igrx16 yeah that's cool and all but I can't see any single wok in the video?
DHtechHD you don't need a wok for ramen.
He's works so hard...I'd almost feel bad about going in and placing an order.
Igrx16 what do you mean by taste the WORK? did he add a little sweat to salten the dish up?
I don't know if you have already but you should leave a review on yelp so it will give him the highest score possible
I hope he does well and his restaurant survives COVID-19. Seems like a nice, hard-working chap.
Big country cant declare war without reason, thats why covid 19 show up, World war 3 is coming bruh, soon
@@FarchElKennedy ???????????????????????????????
Amen
@@FarchElKennedy u need jesus
He lives in Japan buddy, everyone is asian, they have no reason to be xenophobic. He'll definitely survive covid-19. The Asian restaurants in America however...
Hes right; to train people to be you is just impossible. He is so driven and motivated its inspiring. People like him make me want to do more.
@@KP-by4eu I got your point, you are right but even him is not wrong. If you take a guy for work in your restaurant and you are expecting that the guy wprks like you, you are expecting the impossible, one thing is a guy who works well (or very well), another thing is a guy who works like you. You do your best coz you don't have a salary but a lot more responsabilities and "unlimited" hours of work, remember what the guy said in the video? The owner is the first who enters in the restaurant and the last to exit. Form the other side the worker, ha a salary and the pay is granted (at least until the owner have money), determinated hours of work and A LOT LESS responsability. Everything else you said is correct, just wanted to make this point more specific, have a good day sir 🙂
I think it's about the money. It's impossible to pay a worker to train and work like him but if you pay them 100k a year, Im sure they will try. money talks
I still havent forgotten this shop. It was the first ramen restaurant I have ever visited in Japan, and it ended up being the best ramen I have ever tasted (even after many years of visiting the 'best shops known all around Japan). This was way before this video came up, and I still can't forget the shock when I realized it actually was that exact shop that was featured in this video. This bowl started my obsession with ramen, making my own, doing experiments on them. I really wish I can have an opportunity to work with him in the future some day (when I learn Japanese). Maximum respect for him, his dedication, positivity and the outstanding bowl of ramen he makes!!!
Hi do you know where it is located? Thanks
It's a shop near Subway station called keisei takasago. The shop is neat the stations exit you should be able to see it when you exit. If you don't, go to another exit of the station haha
You're so lucky to have a bowl of his ramen
Hope I can visit there
The documentary was excellent to view and listen to. But I am very glad I read your comment too.
I am enjoying learning to make Ramen and experiment a lot as well. The thick broth looked like my preferred style from the documentary!
Although the Ramen was insightful, I believe even more insightful was the Mindset of the owner, who gave away many pearls of wisdom (to use a phrase to capture a more complex reality) both in one's path in life as well as the Japanese context to that. For small example, the chance to be one's own boss - although the commentator said that you cannot shy away from more responsibility - the real value I felt was you would do all these things with greater satisfaction if you knew they were your dream or else your choice and not someone elses': Thus I wonder if that explains if he found a true mentee/apprentice (is a better word), his aim would be for the same outcome (or better) for such a student !
I hope my comment adds something to your direct experience of this Ramen Shop and the excellent owner.
I went today (march 2019), and it seems he got some workers (no father) and the shop is doing well. Good for him. If you look in the ramen magazines, you'll find fancy and popular shops, but not Kunimoto. Please support them, he serves a great bowl of shoyu ramen. The trip to Takasago is worth it.
Where can we find his shop? We are currently staying in Tokyo.
@@tellurmumgotohell 1 min walking from Keisei-Takasago station north exit. Take the Keisei line from Ueno.
Google maps for tourists? 😅
@@dabisu He Is real coooool!!!!!!!!
02100 realquick there is a link of the map 8n the description
Let's hope because of this video, this young man gets more business, can afford permanent employees and is able to work less hours and spend more time with his family.
from the looks of it he can afford more employees but he wants disciplined ones
Finding people who wants the pay is easy.
Finding people who has good work ethics? Rare. Most people are just not worth the trouble. (i'm a store owner... nope, the store owns me.)
I would say Japan has a very strong (if a little bit excessive) work ethic so I'm sure finding an employee who is disciplined in what they do and who will listen to their employer won't be too big of a challenge for Kunimoto. But the success of the business will depend mostly on Kunimoto's drive, hours and sacrifice, and I'm sure he won't start procrastinating the moment he hires more people to help him.
that used to be the case, but even there ppl can have easier, less stressing, better paid jobs. The thing about ramenya is that, people that works there are people that really love doing ramen, trainees that eventually will leave to open their own restaurant or family members... hence usually the quality of the food is high (cuz is made with care and love)
at the end of the video, he said if he had someone that works like him, he would open a new rame rest, that is his life...
Whenever I feel unmotivated, I rewatch this video. I hope that I can travel to Japan one day, eat his ramen and have a talk with this amazing man.
I doubt he'll have time to spare just because you wan to talk to him.
@@BannedOnLiberalSocialMedia actually no need talking, I just want to come and enjoy the dish.
I wish the same . Ramen love ❤
Very impressive. I know nothing about cooking Ramen so what impressed me was his thoroughness cleaning up at the end of the day.
Same. At first I was saying, "that food looks really good"...which turned to, "that food looks awesomely delicious" when I saw how meticulously he cleaned his shop at end of day.
Claude C, every good kitchen do this every day. Kitchens that arent doing it just not good, simple as that. No cook let himself work in dirty place, its dangerous and feels wrong. In my place we have workers who clean the dishes and floor but kitchen equipment, knives, tables, fridges we, cooks, clean every night.
Claude C yeah compared to what we see in the states and other documentaries this has to be one of the cleanest restaurants I've seen.
Doing most of it himself. This guy must be tired. Now I'm going to be imagining where I am, that at this moment he is working in his noodle shop on the other side of the world. I hope he gets rich. Definitely a hard worker.
ikr...after a hard day of work, the last thing most people want to do is clean up...lol
Whether you like Japanese culture or not, you can't deny that they have insane work ethic in that country.
yeah man it’s crazy, most asian countries do. when i used to live in south korea my grandpa was a security guard and he worked 7pm to 10am and got home around 11-12pm with trains and rode his bike home and still made time for me.
@@laixend5003 God bless that man
@@Chris-yr6io Agreed
insane work ethic thats killing their population growth
Which is killing their own people and also making less babies because of that
I have no idea how but this video stumbled on my feed (prob some sort of algorithm from my search history of restaurants in Takasago). Anyway, I was in the neighborhood and went there Saturday night. I have lived in Japan for 5 years and I know when ramen is good. Kunimoto-san's ramen was more than good. It was special. The moment I tasted the broth and took a slurp of the noodles, I know he gave care and love to it. I had one more bowl before I left Monday night and the feeling was the same even though I went in at one of the busiest times when there was a line out the door. Despite the rush, he kept a big warm smile on this face. And by the way, looks like there is a new helper...think he's Japanese and speaks English perfectly. Anyway, I really appreciate this video. Thanks so much!
Oh, cool. The new helper is from Hong Kong.
Yep. He told me he grow up in HK but his name "Kento" is Japanese I believe. Anyway, glad he got some help! Kunimoto san needs a vacation!
Tiffani Chan I'm only 18, but i really want to visit Japan sometime for their culture and food. Would you recommend it?
FURIOUSSS;;; of course you should visit! You would only regret if you didn't! Save your money, research about the places you want to see and eat. I recommend Tokyo for 3-4 days and Kyoto for another 3 days if you got only a week. Good luck!
Tiffani Chan I see, thanks for your advice !
I visited Kunimoto-san's restaurant on the back of this video last year, and he was as friendly and welcoming as I could've hoped.
I told him that I saw him on this video and that it was inspiring, and he gave me a sticker with the restaurant name on it and even took a selfie out the front!
He is deserving of every bit of success that I hope he enjoys. Oh, and the ramen was bloody fantastic too. So much chashu and a full bodied flavour for just 1000yen!
Where is his restaurant?
@@royals7375video description 👍
I checked Yelp. I was happy to see that he was still open in September, 2020.
@Hieu TV maybe he actually likes his job and has a passion for it.
@Hieu TV I dont think you realize this is life for over 80% of the world population.
@Hieu TV it's not slaving, it's pure passion and grind. I work in our restaurant as a cook, i work 14-17 hour a day. Its not a slaving since we can afford to hire 3 people to work with me but i love this job. You'll never understand the mindset of a cook or chef.
@@wumboIogist chef's happy is a great night to work in a kitchen, burning food or having an pig pen work area means you are gonna get it from Chef....
What’s his restaurants name?
Well done . People like him deserve good things in life and maybe even the time some day to enjoy them . Thank you .
bull frogger
would you throw away 800 dollars just for a break?
bull frogger look at these twats who clearly didn't understand your comment 👆👆
bull frogger Agreed!!
I have mad respect for workers like him, at such a young age. I hope for the absolute best and also what's in store for him.
bull frogger full agree
"To train people as you would train yourself is really tough" words of wisdom.
these Japaneese man...ancient wisdom in every word
Let's not fill the comments section with our preconceived notions of Japan.
Peax Ful :10 doughnuts, 100 m&m's, and 100 gummy bears. lol
Peax Ful A trainer said If you want to be in great shape to do this everyday.
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I actually visited this shop. I watched this video when it first came out and remembered about it during my week stay in Tokyo. Amazing ramen! Definitely coming back during my 3rd week in Japan.
I've been to mengokoro kunimoto back in may 2018, and you can see the hard work and passion that kunimoto put into his ramen shop. The taste, and service is excellent. It's worth the long trip to takasago from ueno. Kudos for him. If you are in tokyo, you must stop by his place.
just wondering is there any english menu? thx
@@neotzin as of my visit, no, its still the same as the one in the video, so i just pressed the first button that said 700ish yen.
lol so we just have to guess which one we need to order. well that's a challenge!
@ferdy hi my brother (FIRE) :)
I'd try all four of those tasty looking dishes dude. Especially the shio ramen. You're very lucky. 👌
he is not working hard for anyone else, he is doing it for himself that is why he is so fulfilled and looks so damn fresh
Exactly!
I agree, if you do something that fullfills yours life, then it does not matter how long you work there, cause in your eyes its not work, its something you like to do.
Supreme King
Sorry to hear that man. A strangers words might not mean much, but I really hope things get better for you
He is not alienated from the product of his labour. As Marx would have put it.
enlightened
This is why Japanese Ramen are the best.. it’s main ingredients: passion, hard-work and dedication.
And love!
And 🍜
@@mxtt.238
And ani- oh wait, wrong comment ._.
You mean exploitation
It also is his life. For better and worse. 80 hour work weeks means very little time with friends and family besides his parents working their with him, and if he gets sick or injured the store closes. He cant own a dog because he doesnt have time for it. Likely wont find a wife unless its a customer. The list goes on and on.
I had the great honor of trying this restaurant on my trip to Japan. The ramen was fantastic and the broth was out of this world. We told one of the workers that we came here because of this video and she told the owner! The owner was very happy that we came to try the restaurant.
I travelled 5500 miles for a bowl of ramen and it was worth it.
Will I do it again? YES.
The soup was delicious, the noodles are just right.
Thank you chef for serving me a great bowl of noodles.
Awesome!
LWIF. I left you a comment, yesterday,
Believe in yourself. Believe in what you are doing.
Keep up the good work 😎
And the environment is f***d up because of such extravagant indulgences! Such actions should be taxed high enough so that nobody came to the idea of doing them.
I am not a judge by any means, he travels 5'500 miles an ruins the environment and I just criticize it because I feel like and there is freedom of expression, as long as I do not denigrate people that is alright according to my own personal code of ethics. You guys do whatever you want and keep on ruin the planet we live in, totally selfish to my mind.
Juan Fernández García well then peeps who criticize you also has the freedom of expression.
I dont judge you for ur beliefs. Dont judge people on what they want to do more so cos they dont hurt anybody.
Lessening carbon footprint is ones responsibility.
Educate them dont judge them.
While I do love this video and this person is quite endearing, he is also a classic example of a problem with Japanese working society as a whole. He works 8am-10:30pm on shop hours alone, which means it's probably closer to 7am-12am give or take. Assuming he has to run the shop 7 days a week, that gives him zero time for leisure or enjoyment of his own making.
He may love his shop, the food he makes, and the masterpieces that he tries to make out of every bowl of ramen. He has no time to date, enjoy himself, spend any money he does make, that doesn't go right back into the shop. He may be happy for now, but this will be what he dies doing 50 years from now. This will be his all consuming curse.
Don't get me wrong, I seriously appreciate every iota of effort and work he has to put in to make this work, I took a few years of culinary myself so I appreciate the insanity that is anything kitchen work. That doesn't mean it's good for him in the long term.
Nara Kitsune take what u see thats good, and leave what u feel is bad. Theres a lesson to everything around
He did state he was looking to hire people, to lessen his personal workload I'm sure
The restaurant industry in general is all consuming.
The shop's hours are from 11 am to 10 pm so I think the 8 am to 10:30 pm work day he claims is probably accurate, and it's stated in the video he works 6 days a week.
When you start your own business.....you give it your all....maybe 110%....you give your life to it in beginning hopefully it will grow to something big. But at the beginning you have to give it your all. All these people thaat complains long hours NEVER started their own business by themselves.
Japanese are the most hardworking people on this earth. Big respect for him. For Japan
all of them are?
Skai Surov You won't find a nation where "EVERYONE" are. But what i said above is from my own personal perspective. Taking example back from Hiroshima and Nagasaki incident and all the progress they've made.
Just shows you how healthy they are, that authentic ramen is FAST-FOOD.
@@Numbbullets With the help of the U.S. of course...
J R and who dropped the nuke?
I keep coming back to this video whenever I don’t feel like working. It gives me motivations.
Such a hard worker. I have so much respect for that guy
i just want to up ur comment so it wont be the same numbers. sorry
For all those asking about contacting Kunimoto-san, his Facebook page is at facebook.com/MianXinGuomoto/. Kunimoto-san only speaks Japanese though, so if you can't communicate in Japanese...
If you're looking to work with happen, happen to be in Japan on a Visa that allows you to work, and can speak some basic Japanese, then I think you have a chance of being successful by getting in touch. He unfortunately doesn't know anything about getting Visas, so if you're out of the country, it's probably a bit too difficult for him to arrange for things.
This is only my interpretation of the situation after communicating quickly with him. He's been quite overwhelmed by the response, so thank you all so much for all the positive thoughts you've sent his way.
Question sir? where can I find a place?
that*
Go to his facebook page and check out the About page. It's all there
awesome video Sir!
Life Where I'm From
Nobody else on TH-cam makes videos like this, NOBODY and I appreciate them. I would love to see how you go to the grocery store and especially since you don't have a car. This seems like it would be a huge task but obviously you have a way of accomplishing that.
Thanks again.
Yep, we do plan on going grocery shopping. I need to find a grocery store that will let me film for a while. I could do a quick sneaky video, but I'd rather be able to really walk around and talk about the differences. I also want to go to a bigger store, as they'll look different than mom and pop shops.
+Life Where I'm From
"Greg Goes Grocery" That will be an EPIC, I am so excited!
From what I gather, grocery shopping in Japan for many is not like how most Americans (and Canadians) do it. Instead of driving to the store and gathering 100 lbs of food once a week, many stores are within a very quick walk or bike ride, so getting food for the day and carrying it home is fast and easy. Lots of little trips instead of a few huge trips
zephc Oh so it is like a corner store but with good prices?
I wouldn't swear to good prices :P But I'd say a lot of corner stores can have a lot of the day to day things you need, but you can still go to larger more centralized grocery stores to get things (which might be a bit further, but still easy to get to on bike or foot), and up to big box stores like Costco which will be huge but few and far between relative to the smaller stores. In the US a lot of places have sort of forgotten about corner stores, and they've been pushed out by big box stores (the economics is complex but places like Walmart get huge government subsidies), but its more common in the really car-dependent places. In cities in the US, there will be a lot more smaller stores where people can get around by foot or bike more easily. The US is sort of a pathological case when it comes to car dependence, and picking the right tool (foot, bike, car, public transportation) is a lot easier in other counties.
His working ethic is one of its own kind. I’m so much admired him. Wish him all the best and I hope to visit his restaurant one day.
I went to this ramen shop last week
IT IS BEYOND WORTH IT!! RAMEN IS SO GOOD 😭😭
Oi, don't over work him.
MorgurEdits I’m going to keep going there to give him more of my money. Btw, he has another helper
@@BboyJLim That's the best way of thinking 😉. Do you live nearby?
How much was the ramen ??
prob like 600 - 1000 yen @@andrewnguyen2914
The way they keep their kitchen clean is so impressive
That's why no one wants to work for him. He want his restaurant to be clean and food fresh clean he wants to treat people how he wanted to be treated. He disinfectant all his pots and bowels to and kitchen respect 🙏
And then there's kitchen nightmares with Gordon ramsay. 😆
If you work at restaurant in Japan, the very first thing you learn is how to clean kitchen and the importance of keeping it clean.
Hi Sophia Duag, i just randomly saw your comment, I hope you still remember me. ingat lagi.
@@raymondvelatcha458 hello po engineer, yes po tanda ko pa po kayo
凄く忙しそうにしているのに、『ごちそうさまでした！』って言うと
出来るだけ振り向いて『ありがとうございました！』と返してくれます。
お客さん一人一人を大切にされてるんだなって思いました。
美味しかったです。ごちそうさまでした。
I come back to this video from time to time and I'm happy to update that the store owner is still cooking ramen at the exact same shop and he now has a branch in Hong Kong! Goes to show that his 80 hour work week was worth it.
That’s so encouraging to hear
I've lived in Japan for 13 years and this is one thing that never stops impressing me. People TRULY understand that hard work is important and honorable in this life. It's people like this humble ramen owner who serve their society and built Japan up from the ruins of war. Bless this hardworking man and may he have continued success.
Dr. Phil's creampie lounge yeah and more like being force to, used to work in Japan, if my leader didn’t say u can go then I can’t go, have to work overtime and no extra paid they ll call that work for good make ur team better and I lost my health and personal time .. even when I am sick I have to apologize to everyone next day if I go to work ... it’s like if u call for a day off ur a troublemaker to them it’s a lot of stress to work in Japan, get off work by 11pm r quite normal there ..
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sure but how much vitamin D is he getting from sunlight, how about fresh air for his lungs - kitchen air isn't clean. This is just a grind that while he may love, ultimately isn't healthy in the long run.
very well said
@@formxshape sure but he love what he does and there is nothing more important than that. It's not only him but most people don't spend time outside. There are people who travel to their workplace by car, they too don't get fresh air and sunlight.
the types of videos you'll give us is always different. for people like me, who may not be able to visit the world, your videos provide me to see the world sitting at home! Thank you so much!!
btw, never tastes Ramen. I'll go buy it now.
India, we do get Ramen Noodles in packets. but I always wanted to try how they eat it in Japan. ❤
+genocidegrande Malls in India usually just have Indian fast and comfort foods and also American fast food chains. No one really eats any other type of ramen there except maggi noodles(Yum!). There can also be Chinese restaurants and Indo-Chinese but you can't really find any other type of Asian food there. A ramen shop there wouldn't even be that good because it would have to contain many vegetarian meals and fit the tastes of an Indian, which is kinda hard. The only ramen shop you can find in India would probably be in tourist places and in the middle of Asian towns( like China Town)
genocidegrande Here in america you can find ramen shops in malls and you can also find boba shops that have ramen and many asian comfort snacks.
everyone can travel the world :)
hardwork, dedication and humility.....respect to the guy🤚🏻
From where the humility, I think theres nothing to be ashamed of if your fam member can cook good food and owns a shop
Metin X Humility means being humble, not being humiliated
lol ummm... look up definition of humility. it's a compliment
Calm down he made a mistake
ahhh thanks I see the mistake :)
This is one of my most favourite videos on TH-cam ever. I can't resist watching it whenever it comes to my recommendations.
He's the real superman. Considering his young age and how he's so level headed , my hats off to him. Bless him
You really outdid yourself this time. The production value is amazing, feels like I'm watching a documentary from some TV network! Good Job :D
You hit the right words here.
Just as I thought - same.
Now he has got my support. (y)
I couldn't agree more! This is so amazing ;u;
Dude i'm already in love with the first shot. This is so well made, I love it.
love you
beeg
It's extremely hard work but looks like the most satisfying job too. The care he puts into his shop is very visible and admirable. I feel healed by this video
These are the real people that makes the world go around. Not the warmongers or political bankers.
right??!!!
i +1 this!
yeah, the real heroes of the world are actually the regular guys like this, normal everyday people, doing the best they can to offer their best to others, improving quality of life for all people.
Hear hear!
You should shut up and make me some nuddles :^),...':
The owner is so handsome! What a hard working man, I appreciate people like this.
Park Annie army
He is very optimistic, hard-working and dedicated to his work. You inspired me. Many sentences he said were very touching. I was scared when he said he worked like 80 hours a week but i could see his smile and sense of happiness at the end of day when everything completes.
Thank You.
Manisha Singh actually it is 93 hours
I love how japanese people are polite and how they always try to give their best in whatever they do. I appreciate it very much, greetings from Brazil !
I hope he succeeds with his restaurant.
I think they all work that in japan so its common
jayesh No way.
no way, as long as ichiraku's still exist.
@@zm3375 😂 lol
He's already successful
I don't know how many times I've been watched this video! Every time I watch I get motivated by this guy and stop bitching about my work and problems in life. Respect to your hard work Sir🙌🏼
Sylvesten Rodrigues I
he is so nice, i wanna cry 😭😭😭
he smiles evertime...
Nurul Purwaningdiah 7
6 years and still motivating me to running my coffee shop with dedication like him..
I want to open my own italian pasta
@@ihwanchncountry??
As an entrepreneur myself, I can't help but feel extremely motivated by Kunimoto-san. Arigato senpai
DaGreatWatahMelone i hope you get cancer
Omae Wa Mu Shindeiru what kind of uneducated entrepreneur tells someone else to get cancer? Wut
HiltonMotel it doesn't take much to call yourself an "entrepreneur" :^)
His smiles are more then enough to feel the taste. Me from thousands miles away can taste it.
Yeah how does it taste?
Anthony W It’s taste? ya it’s great.
Indeed
From thousands miles away, it tastes like air to me.
This !
He works so hard, it's incredible how much dedication and time go into owning and running a ramen shop.
My brother owns his own business, and 'vacation' is him getting up earlier and putting in the same number of hours, but taking the afternoon off. Christmas week is the only time he actually turns off his phone and computer. And that is because 90% of his customers don't work then.
He's right though, he can't expect someone, especially an employee to work as hard as he does in his business. The motivation isn't there.
This dude is inspiring. I love ramen so much and he’s living it and working very hard. I hope he and his family are doing well in this time of hardship
He's smiling face is heart whelming... Such hard work... Hope he leads a happy life too
Exactly not everyone understands that
Do they do that in your country India
It’s not “work” if it’s a labor of love. The most important takeaway from this video is that the ramen shop owner wishes to serve and make others happy. Dedicating your life to making other people happy is what it’s all about. His legacy is cemented. Inspiring!
Well said..Seph...👏👏
Man, he keeps that place super clean. So many restaurants here that I've seen so messy and not cleaned well. That guy is commendable.
He deserves every success. Whenever foreign visitors are allowed to return to Japan, I hope to visit his shop.
This man, is happy. He may not be rich.
But he is happy.
Isn't that what we all strive to be??
I'm striving to be happy and rich haha
No i just want money
Spot on. Life is not a competition. We walk our own journey. Happiness is what we are all searching for throughout our journey. Great comment. Cheers.
no. no money no happy
Why you assume he's not rich? Looks like his restaurant is doing well. I'm pretty sure he's upper middle class.
A small square footage forces you to keep everything neat and clean, so quintessential of Japan
its a really great architectural concept.
The prevalence of square pots and containers is very smart for such a small space. Far more efficient use of space than round ones. I can imagine, though, that the internal corners are harder to keep clean.
nuvamusic yup they initiate LEAN in everything, love the subject and the management method.
This is why I love Japan - they take such pride in everything they do and it shows. Thank you for this video.
Thanx for your kind comment!
There are many good ramen restaurant in Japan you shoud try !
Even the RAPE of Nanking they take seriously. #neverforget
The dedication he has and the smile he keeps even when he is tired proves the hard work he does.
AWESOME WORK GOODLUCK
Work ethic like this impresses me more than any other trait.
why would endless work impress you more then say arts or art of fully living?
@@DarkoFitCoach because that impresses him. No more explanation on what you find impressive.
My husband lives his job he is a tile installer and does home remodeling works most days from 5:00 am to 11:00pm he went to college was a teacher and hated it then he found his calling and I admire him everyday he wakes up with a smile ready to begin his day
@@DarkoFitCoach well that's because chefs are artists look at the food the put out and the work long hour's
much respect to this ramen restaurant owner, ur food looks very tasty maybe one day ill have the pleasure of tasting his restaurants noodles
People keep saying its fast food. I think what they are thinking is, it's prepared fast for you, eat it and go. It's not really in the sense of North Americans fast food at all. It's prepared the night before, it takes time to make the broth and eggs and prepare the meat. It's not fake food like at McDonalds where they cook it for two minutes and everything is done. Cup of noodles and instant noodles is more like "fast food" in that sense. Most Ramen noodle shops are small like that because bigger space costs so much more and it only takes 15 minutes to eat noodles, you aren't going to go into a restaurant and order ramen and have drinks with your friends for two hours.
ehh kinda.
+Georgia Cheung Depends what type of ramen you order. Tonkotsu-based broth ramen (pork broth) is rich and fatty from the pork bones that's boiled down. Then they add chashu meat (pork slices) as a topping, if desired.
cloddiehoppers Doesn't really matter. You still have to prepare the broth, and pork before hand. It's not a 2 minute process like putting water in a cup and microwaving it for 3 minutes. You still cook the pork and add spices, slice it up then serve it on or in the broth. The point is it's not fast food, it's just served fast. Have you ever really seen what McDonalds chicken mcnuggets are made of, their french fries, and meat? It's not even real, then they freeze it and ship it to McDonalds and they make it in 2 minutes for you, that's fast food. I still love their french fries and chicken mcnuggets but my point is, THAT is fast food in every sense.
***** Oh yeah, of course I know. Making ramen is really a laborious process. Sorry, but I was actually replying to Georgio Cheung's comment about ramen being fattening or not.
As somebody who actually tried to make ramen from scratch, I found it shockingly laborious. I would maybe do it for fun once a year but never routinely. And how these people could possibly make this a "fast food", in the sense of served fast, is completely beyond me.
Every so often I'll turn this video on while eating dinner and it's just the most peaceful thing for me
This man is so sweet, he works so hard all the time and he still is so happy!
Campbell Poppler because he loves what he was doing.
That’s what we called a “Passion” not only a hard work and dedication but has a passion on what he is doing. Just notice of his every answer plus the smile he put on period
yes ma'am!! truly japanese are hard worker..and they work harder everyday.they took their jobs as a responsibility to make their costumers happy and satisfied when they come out in the restaurant.
If you aren't passionate about this, then you will gp crazy working those hours for six days a week.
Everytime i feel down, i just watch this and realize life if just amazing and have to understand that your not alone on dealing with so much stress... life is never fair but it sure is an adventure
What we get and what we deserve are never in balance.
I don’t know how many times i come back watching this video over and over again
I have a lot of respect for how hard he works and how passionate he is about doing something he loves!
たまに日本一とか簡単に名乗る人いるけどこの人のように
100人いたら全員の好みに合うわけじゃないから更に上を目指すって言う人が本当の職人であり料理人さんだと思います
簡単に日本一なんて名乗る人なんている？
ラーメン屋は競争激しいから、「簡単に」なんて名乗れないと思うよ。
I love the fact that his kitchen is very clean and sanitized. Awesome work!
One can only wonder how many restaurants take hygiene as seriously as this chef. Incredible
Considering his customers are looking in...
Gordon Ramsay would be pleased.
It normally very clean in japan
"I'm not busy today so I finished early hehe" *points at clock: 11:10pm
👁️👄👁️
it was a daytime-saving clock..he was leaving 4:10 instead of 5pm, his shop open from 9-5...LOL
@@yrot1123 It looked quite dark outside so I dont think so and it said at the beginning that he usually leaves at 11:30pm. Even tho the restaurant ends at 5pm he probably has tons of work to do after closing.
@@yrot1123why would he use DST clock? Japan doesn't observe DST?
He has the right attitude for being in any business. Hats off to him.
I'm a chef myself and i kinda hate working in this Industry...But he is one of those Persons who was just born to be in it. I work as a chef for almost 13 years now and you instantly notice, when a person is in the kitchen with all of his heart and won't be able to be shaken by the negatives sides of it. That makes me happy to see
True
Respect a man who works hard and a good heart,wow,
Georgina Axyen yes works hard yet happy and gives his all
Georgina Axyen Can’t wait to try his(STORE BOUGHT NOODLES)!!
You know for most of my adult life I have wanted to own my own Ramen shop ever since I watched the movie "Tompopo" on IFC here in America many decades ago. I thought how awesome it would be to have a business and dedicate one's life to their food and customers and live simple yet satisfied. Well, I am 52 yrs. old now and looking at getting into a new career but after seeing the time day (15 hrs. a day, 6 days a week) I know I could not handle that. Thanks for gently popping the Ramen bubble dream for me gently. I still love Ramen but I'll just be satisfied from the customer side of the counter to visit. Thank you.
Well you still could, if you have multiple employees. There's always a workaround! :))
why not just do it for fun at the luxury of your own home? try out different recipes and have your family play "victim" at least you'll get to play around with different sauces and ramen :) 52 years young still can do it, just think smaller then go from there :D
Nice... Your'e right
i like how you think haha,
tonton heredero lol yeah i mean at least then you dont have a bajillion bills to pay XD if you mess up oh well noone will get mad except your family hahahah
He reminds me of my dad, worked 40 years as a businessman. He woke up 5:30 am and came back home at 23:30. Never talked a lot with him but still I really respect him from the bottom of my heart. I think because my mom kept telling me that your dad is a great man working hard for us. She really respected him also. That's the relationship of my family.
RIP. My father was a good and hard working man too.
Nice, and wow that's practically the whole day. Also reminds me of my father, he has to travel a lot for his work and sometimes i don't see him for days, good thing is that we can communicate through internet x)
He says “There is nothing I don’t like”- with so much love put in making those ramen dishes the taste must be unforgettable.
93 hours! I did the math... and I did it wrong! Thanks for the few people that did catch the error in my ways.
math mistakes aside, this was an excellent mini-documentary. consider me subscribed, this looks like a good channel, and a little less cheesy than the "Only in Japan" channel on TH-cam, too. haha
glad channels like these are available to help me find things to do in Japan while I am stationed here.
I am very impressed I love the style of the video and the content... I would like to see more in the future!
It's in the description (the map to his restaurant) :-)
Holy crap, 93 hours?! You'd get Karōshi'd (die from overwork) working that much in a week!
Hopefully this video will give him some workers as well
My friend and I went to his restaurant a month ago. Meeting him in person was a weird but happy feeling to me :)
I tried tsukemen and it was really, really good. The best part is the pork, I haven't had a more flavorful pork ever in Tokyo.
If you decide to go, make sure to avoid lunch time and rush hour. The place is really tiny and super busy almost all the time.
Where is it located?
The location is in the description:
goo.gl/maps/RFRmrLK7KST2
Incredible work-ethic. I admire his hard-work, diligence, dedication, and humility among all other things. Sometimes you have to embrace what life gives you. If you admire what you do and truly love the art of doing what you're pursuing - i doubt it'll be considered labor.
This is a pure inspiration... Inspiration to do follow your passion with a smiling face no matter how fatigue it gets...
"8am to 11:30pm, six days a week....."
"I don't really take a break, maybe 15 minutes if I can...."
"What's the least favorite thing about owning a ramen restaurant?"
"There's nothing I don't like. ( ´ ω ` )"
Believe me, there are a lot of people who love their jobs as much as this person does.
Togos Na70 I'm working for the money and I'm very passionate about it because it supports my gaming hobby and I get to save up for the future I work hard I don't take time off unless I have too if I wasn't legally required I would not take my morning and afternoon breaks
Kenny Saito so admirable 😊
dion woollaston that is not passion. That is just working for a cause. Passion means you work until you draw your last breath for practically very small gain, like the ramen store owner in this video. If you said you are passionate about working then I am as well, since I want to get money to build my own computer.
@@jadentran9895 what you described is not only passion but dedication. People can be passionate but can quit easily without dedication. Working till last breath whether sad or happy is dedication
I may never be able to buy this Man’s ramen, but I truly wish him the best with his shop and finding more employees
@dkd da you can't necessarily do that in a kitchen. you don't want to be working over or around people.
@@mryellow6918 hence why they will clean while he rests
I love the purity and passion he has for his business, but in the end he is just not business savvy enough. Businesses is all about how many patrons you can serve rather than how much you can save. Is all about marketing and expansion. Attaining freedom is your goal, you can keep working if you so desire, but you won't have to. But kudos for this owner, mad respect for ramen shop owners. One of my favorite dish in the world.
@@BravissimoPP but he's not looking to save money. He's looking for help but hes doesnt want any help. He wants help that he can trust his business to, which right now he cant. It wouldnt be business savy to do that either.
He almost made me cry of how hard he worked for others
after years i found my self watching this video again. still insane how much japanese people work o.O they have some next level work ethic. much respect