Great Big Story, I really appreciate your video, but I have a suggestion. When displaying the different designs they have made, jump cutting from one design to the next, rapidly, try to show it when there are no texts to read and when the dude stops talking? I'm stuck between reading the lines or looking as the designs pass by. Seriously, not to be nitpicky or anything.
Salmon Fish When you read subtitles a lot, you sort of develop this ability to read and watch at the same time without the problems you mention. Also, being able to read fast helps too. I'm a weeaboo as you can tell
Fliminar The Awesome I'm Dutch so I'm pretty darn used to it, but it still bothered me as well. I actually had to pause, read, then go back to actually see the designs. And this is coming from a person who has been watching things with subtitles most of her 30 years.
"Dad, I wanna be a doctor." "No son, you shall uphold the Fukushima tradition and become the head of the family's wagashi shop!" Talk about turn of the tables.
@@the_number_one 'no innovation' yet Japan is one of the most innovative places in the world. Just look at their technology with trains, vending machines and companies. They just also maintain tradition.
I’ve made these before (although no where as close to as perfect as the people in the video can make them) and man it is hard. I think I’ve tried almost 5 times now and even perfecting the dough is difficult, and it takes hours just to make the bean paste because you must peel each bean individually or mash through a sieve. and then if your dough isn’t perfect, it makes it hard to shape into the proper form because it’s not the right consistency or it doesn’t have the right level of moisture. i have mad respect for these guys.
For beginners and for those with no teachers, it will be difficult, but nerikiri is actually one of the easiest wagashi to make. A microwave and three ingredients is all you need (shiroan shiratamako mizu). For large orders, confectionery shops don’t peel the skins individually, as they get filtered out in later processes anyways. You described the making of shiroan, which is a tedious task, but it’s not necessary to make it unless it is not available in your area. In shops, they have machines to help them through the processes of making anko, so it’s not difficult to produce, although administering and working the machines to process the beans to perfection takes skill.
For some reason I can't really stand sweet bean paste and the best I would describe it as is a dull sweet starchy flavor. But honestly, I couldn't never eat these I would save them forever❤
ಥ_ಥ bloop I wouldn't buy it in the first place because I don't like bean paste at all and don't like to hoard things. But if it was given to me why would I eat it?
ಥ_ಥ bloop I..just...said... if someone gave this to me I wouldn't eat it because I don't like bean paste. We were literally talking about bean paste. I just said I didn't like it then tried to be polite by at least appreciating the visual aspect of it
Great Big Story - I'd love to see you launch a campaign to make sure the Fukushima's amazing book is properly digitally preserved for future generations.
not gonna happened. it's a family secret. they maybe only open pages on the design that featured on video. they maybe gonna go to a shrine then ask a shinto monk to copy the book manually.
biobiobio7777 All the hard work is meant to be ruined, you wouldn't want to leave it to rot, that would just be a waste. The treat's sole purpose is to be eaten ;)
I really enjoy looking at the stories of people with these amazing, practiced skills. Like this guy and his son really studied this thing they make, this passion they share. You can really hear the pride in their voice over this thing that most people would consider a very small thing: They make sweets and they're proud because they think they make THE BEST candy in their whole country. That's beautiful. In a world where so many things are made using an assembly line or a machine, these guys make something beautiful by hand.
Is no one else commenting on how incredible it is that they have the book from the original founder in almost perfect condition?? I think it's so fascinating seeing how they use the same designs from the book and molds past down
These are so beautiful and perfect! Feels almost like a sacrilege that they are meant to be eaten, but then again it's a good reminder of the transient nature of everything in this world.
The prices they on the boxes they did show seem to be between 1,500 to 5,000 yen, which is like $10-45 USD. Not cheap, but not completely insane; the kind of sweet you might buy for a special occasion or a gift.
I once bought peach jello dessert things for myself from Mitsuwa's side stores (like what you would find for summer wagashi). It was $25 for two of them. I think I cried while I ate them.
Life is Not Fair, Earth is Not Square it is because you are already used to thinga in Western World and nothing comes surprising to you, but Japan has a much more different culture and food so you perceive it as fascinating.
Incorrect. I'm a Chinese who's lived in the States for years. And Japanese craftsmanship still fascinates me way more than, say, Netherlands ones or Irish ones. It's not about cultural conformity.
I'd love to see wagashi representing the variety of flowers from different countries as an extension of their seasonal menu or as limited editions for tourists.
p.s. I use these in my ESL classes here in Germany and I greatly appreciate the subtitled ones. My students can pause and read out loud and learn vocab. I like that they can get used to watching things with English subs - definitely improves their language skills. Thank you GBS. I love the vids!
american candy / molded into rectangle or circle than placed into a plastic wrapping and sealed japanese candy / handmade perfection in a small package
Check out Lofty Pursuits UA-cam channel. The guy makes traditional American candies. Fun to watch from start to finish. ua-cam.com/video/bsQMi6aoKRE/v-deo.html
Chlamydia no american candy, in the same price range, is as exquisitely crafted as this. wagashi is even made at home, which are far more delicate and beautiful than your average american homemade treats. not to mention a billion times healthier!
I am in love with Japan because they value most of the things in a transcendental manner... So inspiring that we never settle for less and no matter what we have, still learn to appreciate ❤️❤️❤️
It's an Asian cultural thing - for many centuries long nails represented high social position meaning that rich and well educated people with long nails usually spend time indoors doing office job, contrary to poor peasants whose nails can not be long due to hard physical work.
maikor3 as a child of Asian chef, I was taught to cut nail Very short to avoid sanitary issue. Im not complaining about roughness of his hands. Just bit cringed by the length of his nails 😅
Kay-ael Kalaariah im from asian chef family and in Asian culinary culture, it's a must to cut nails very short. This shows that either the master haven't been making pastries for fair amount time so he forgot to keep his nails short or he doesn't know it's a big red flag to keep nails long (which I highly doubt that).
Fukushimaya, Sugamo 2-1-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo. It is located in front of the north exit of Sugamo station of Yamate-line. There are many other famous traditional Japanese sweets stores in Tokyo. Just google "best Japanese sweets Tokyo."
Check out Kyuushuu if you have the chance. I love it here, and we have amazing wagashi too. I live in Nagasaki, but I think Fukuoka might be better for someone who's interested in Tokyo.
You guys do a lot of Japanese stuff. I’m not complaining, I’m very thankful considering Japan has possibly the most interesting culinary customs of any nation.
you can go to the big department stores n go to the bottom level. usually they have a level for cakes and confections and also a floor or section for the traditional wrapped wagashi. They aren't exactly the fresh ones like these.. you can find those in boutiques. My host mother was a masters of tea ceremony... lived with her for a month when I was younger in Osaka myself. You just have to look harder for them. If anything youd find more of these shops in osaka sinc osaka is food city compared to tokyo. well, prob the same but osaka is more known for their food.
The thing about the Japanese, sorry let me rephrase that!! the beauty about Japanese people and their food is that it’s really a form of art. Food is not only mean’t to be delicious but also very pleasing to the eye. So when you eat it, you see and taste in very morsel the heart of its chef and the care in which they placed in creating the dish!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
There is probably gonna be comments asking why America does not have stuff like this when they probably do people just don't bother to look it up. I mean its a ball of sugar.
Seiryu H His nails are like that because he worked hard to learn and practice. It's not filthy. It proves that he worked hard for his skills. If looks on a person is all you care about, then I won't insult you but I think that just because his nails are like that it doesn't ruin what beautiful sweets he make.
Sorry for mistakes, but I just wanted to say that it is not about his nails being ragged, it is about the nail fungus he seem to have. Aaand he doesn't have gloves on. So it is kinda filthy. Nail fungus has nothing to do with hard work or aesthetics issues, it is just unhygienic.
Great Big Story, I really appreciate your video, but I have a suggestion. When displaying the different designs they have made, jump cutting from one design to the next, rapidly, try to show it when there are no texts to read and when the dude stops talking? I'm stuck between reading the lines or looking as the designs pass by. Seriously, not to be nitpicky or anything.
You have my approval.
Salmon Fish When you read subtitles a lot, you sort of develop this ability to read and watch at the same time without the problems you mention. Also, being able to read fast helps too. I'm a weeaboo as you can tell
Yeah you're just not used to it.
Fliminar The Awesome I'm Dutch so I'm pretty darn used to it, but it still bothered me as well. I actually had to pause, read, then go back to actually see the designs. And this is coming from a person who has been watching things with subtitles most of her 30 years.
they're just trying to accommodate the short attention span people have now a days. if this video was longer they'd probably loss 30%+ of views
"Dad, I wanna be a doctor."
"No son, you shall uphold the Fukushima tradition and become the head of the family's wagashi shop!"
Talk about turn of the tables.
TheDangerWolf
No kidding...
So no innovation. They use the same prints for 1000s of years as well
@@the_number_one if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Besides I believe they actually make new designs over the years.
That's what Asian Culture is.
Do your home tradition till the end of the world.
@@the_number_one 'no innovation' yet Japan is one of the most innovative places in the world. Just look at their technology with trains, vending machines and companies. They just also maintain tradition.
I’ve made these before (although no where as close to as perfect as the people in the video can make them) and man it is hard. I think I’ve tried almost 5 times now and even perfecting the dough is difficult, and it takes hours just to make the bean paste because you must peel each bean individually or mash through a sieve. and then if your dough isn’t perfect, it makes it hard to shape into the proper form because it’s not the right consistency or it doesn’t have the right level of moisture. i have mad respect for these guys.
For beginners and for those with no teachers, it will be difficult, but nerikiri is actually one of the easiest wagashi to make. A microwave and three ingredients is all you need (shiroan shiratamako mizu). For large orders, confectionery shops don’t peel the skins individually, as they get filtered out in later processes anyways. You described the making of shiroan, which is a tedious task, but it’s not necessary to make it unless it is not available in your area. In shops, they have machines to help them through the processes of making anko, so it’s not difficult to produce, although administering and working the machines to process the beans to perfection takes skill.
you know the sweet must be good if you can't even imagine the taste of it!!
Juans GotThis
Taste like sweet bean paste. duh.
霧裡探花水中望月lmao
i mean not a lot of non-asian foods have tried sweet bean paste. people freak out when they watch me eat bean paste
For some reason I can't really stand sweet bean paste and the best I would describe it as is a dull sweet starchy flavor. But honestly, I couldn't never eat these I would save them forever❤
ಥ_ಥ bloop I wouldn't buy it in the first place because I don't like bean paste at all and don't like to hoard things. But if it was given to me why would I eat it?
ಥ_ಥ bloop I..just...said... if someone gave this to me I wouldn't eat it because I don't like bean paste. We were literally talking about bean paste. I just said I didn't like it then tried to be polite by at least appreciating the visual aspect of it
when you are surfing UA-cam cause you want to ignore your stomachs demonstrating a whale's mating call ....
Alpha C Sick?
Alpha C same
Lol my stomach is also doing a mating call
Alpha C I literally laughed for 30 seconds!!! 🤣 soooo funny and soooo true
Alpha C but it's too pretty to eat
I am convinced that there is nothing about Japanese culture, food, and art that is not absolutely amazing and stunningly beautiful.
Beside some of the killing killing they did in WW2 lmao.
2:16
What do you want me to do?
Yeah, just walk around with the camera on that board
Lol😂
Great Big Story - I'd love to see you launch a campaign to make sure the Fukushima's amazing book is properly digitally preserved for future generations.
William French email them.
William French That's if the family wants that done
Great Big Story follows the comments on this video
not gonna happened. it's a family secret. they maybe only open pages on the design that featured on video. they maybe gonna go to a shrine then ask a shinto monk to copy the book manually.
If the family wants to do it, I'm sure they would. It's their book.
Japanese videos on this channel are always so inspiring
0:37 eyebrows on fleek
Emi x
IKR 😅
Emi x they trim their brows
DAMN IM JEALOUS OF HIS BROWS
I always loved how much Chinese and Japanese people find inspiration in flowers and treat them with respect, this is so beautiful to see.
I kinda don't want to eat them because I feel like I'd ruin the hard work! D: Even the wrapping and the box they're in looks so amazing!!!
biobiobio7777 All the hard work is meant to be ruined, you wouldn't want to leave it to rot, that would just be a waste. The treat's sole purpose is to be eaten ;)
In Japan, to them they believe something is beautiful must be used than rather it being sat there and untouched
Its made to be eaten tho 😂😂, it will be offending to not eat it
Pride in workmanship and appreciation of the beauty the world has to offer. Thank you for the video.
That's some serious dedication with passion.
I could be seriously dedicated to making mud-pies all day.
I really enjoy looking at the stories of people with these amazing, practiced skills. Like this guy and his son really studied this thing they make, this passion they share. You can really hear the pride in their voice over this thing that most people would consider a very small thing: They make sweets and they're proud because they think they make THE BEST candy in their whole country. That's beautiful. In a world where so many things are made using an assembly line or a machine, these guys make something beautiful by hand.
Is no one else commenting on how incredible it is that they have the book from the original founder in almost perfect condition?? I think it's so fascinating seeing how they use the same designs from the book and molds past down
These are so beautiful and perfect! Feels almost like a sacrilege that they are meant to be eaten, but then again it's a good reminder of the transient nature of everything in this world.
Everybody: let machines do it
Japan: I will craft this paperclip for 6 generation and it will be the best paperclip for 7 generations more
I absolutely love this channel. Seriously, I don't think there's a UA-cam channel that explores the world as in depth as you guys do. Keep it up!
looks like it will be expensive af
Keeping sweets expensive to keep people thin... I think that's a great idea.
The prices they on the boxes they did show seem to be between 1,500 to 5,000 yen, which is like $10-45 USD. Not cheap, but not completely insane; the kind of sweet you might buy for a special occasion or a gift.
those are the easier made ones tho. I've been to a shop like that, they serve it one by one and around 1200 yen each...
Mintchocoable haha so it's got to be a REALLY special occasion. Or you have to absolutely love bean paste...
I once bought peach jello dessert things for myself from Mitsuwa's side stores (like what you would find for summer wagashi). It was $25 for two of them. I think I cried while I ate them.
Why are most of the fascinating stuffs are in Japan?😂
Life is Not Fair, Earth is Not Square it is because you are already used to thinga in Western World and nothing comes surprising to you, but Japan has a much more different culture and food so you perceive it as fascinating.
Life is Not Fair, Earth is Not Square why u no use Google ಠ_ಠ
Life is Not Fair, Earth is Not Square It's cause their culture is rich
Life is Not Fair, Earth is Not Square cause Japan is the best
Incorrect. I'm a Chinese who's lived in the States for years. And Japanese craftsmanship still fascinates me way more than, say, Netherlands ones or Irish ones. It's not about cultural conformity.
This channel is gold! What a great time to be on the internet
This is why Great Big Story is one of the best channel in youtube, no challenge for others
This is actually beautiful i could spend hours watching "Wagashis" being made
plural is still Wagashi :)
I'd love to see wagashi representing the variety of flowers from different countries as an extension of their seasonal menu or as limited editions for tourists.
His voice is so calming
What beautiful pieces of art these sweets are!
i'm falling love with this country.. they keep the traditional culture in moderns day side by side.. awesome 👏
These videos are so beautifully made! They are so pleasing to watch :)
wow.. this is such wonderful art. I love how practiced their hands are as they roll the sweets and cut the patterns
Japan is full of such passionate and humble people. I would love to go there one day and go to places like this and just admire the culture.
p.s. I use these in my ESL classes here in Germany and I greatly appreciate the subtitled ones. My students can pause and read out loud and learn vocab. I like that they can get used to watching things with English subs - definitely improves their language skills. Thank you GBS. I love the vids!
more videos about japan!
total beauty! family beauty, art beauty, food beauty, transcendent beauty. love families building worlds!
american candy / molded into rectangle or circle than placed into a plastic wrapping and sealed
japanese candy / handmade perfection in a small package
Don't jump to conclusions from watching one video. There is cheap japanese candy and exquisite american candy as well.
Ballin hes not being serious
Check out Lofty Pursuits UA-cam channel. The guy makes traditional American candies. Fun to watch from start to finish. ua-cam.com/video/bsQMi6aoKRE/v-deo.html
Chlamydia no american candy, in the same price range, is as exquisitely crafted as this. wagashi is even made at home, which are far more delicate and beautiful than your average american homemade treats. not to mention a billion times healthier!
We sill hand make candy here in the USA. An yes, they are made with pride... and perhaps to perfection too.
I am in love with Japan because they value most of the things in a transcendental manner... So inspiring that we never settle for less and no matter what we have, still learn to appreciate ❤️❤️❤️
This man is very calm. I would love to buy from that shop!
Japanese culture continually fascinates me. Adding this to the list of amazing things I've learned about it!
oh gosh, they are way too beautiful to eat! i'd have kept them there in the box untouched^-^
Look at his eyes full of love and care when he do the sweet.wow😋😇
Japan, treating sweets-making like the serious business it actually is.
Shintaro fukishima eyebrows are so on fleek. Good video.
Hi
I want to try one of those
everyone does
i love Japanese culture. It seems like they put their whole heart to their job and do it with patient persistently.
But has he achieved bankai?
asking the real questions
Man Spider Bleach! :)
Man Spider you sir have made my day
haha made my day also
Man Spider lol...ultimate move....
I always notice how much care Japanese people put into every job they do. It's kind of amazing
I can't stop looking at the guy's nail... 😳
it means he work so hard that he doesn't have time to go get a manicure lol soft hands mean the person is lazy - advice from my mom
It's an Asian cultural thing - for many centuries long nails represented high social position meaning that rich and well educated people with long nails usually spend time indoors doing office job, contrary to poor peasants whose nails can not be long due to hard physical work.
maikor3 as a child of Asian chef, I was taught to cut nail Very short to avoid sanitary issue. Im not complaining about roughness of his hands. Just bit cringed by the length of his nails 😅
Kay-ael Kalaariah im from asian chef family and in Asian culinary culture, it's a must to cut nails very short. This shows that either the master haven't been making pastries for fair amount time so he forgot to keep his nails short or he doesn't know it's a big red flag to keep nails long (which I highly doubt that).
kakuella ohhh...i am not the only one
I really love how careful and delicate they mold the sweets.
They're beautiful, but unfortunately the majority of Japanese sweets go out the window if you don't like azuki bean paste, like me. ( ´◉‿ゝ◉`)
Adam Hirsch : (
I loved how they make these sweets with great patience and artistic way 🥀💙
Japanese really appreciate nature.
My respect to the owner and the workers who are continuing this tradition. ...for some reason this made me emotional
Why is this channel so underrated they deserve like 10 million more subs
Truly a work done by masters of their craft.❤🇯🇵
beautiful
Its really touching about the generations and how long the shop has been making the sweets
このチャネルはいいビデオしかアップしないね😄よく習った！
A work of art, just by watching it.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The guy at 1:22 has some serious patience
I just love japan so much, there's a lot of sweets and toy to buy, eat and to play with.
At 0:47 it looked like he was tying a belt for a karate uniform
I actually know how to do it and it looks very similar!!!
Wow! Talk about a labor intensive career!
What they make is so beautiful and it looks delicious!
¡Que belleza!
Thats another reason of why I want to visit Japan. Thats truelly a great big story.
Can anyone tell me where this place is? I've tried looking it up but nothing :/
Claïs Lemmens It's called Fukushimaya
Yeah I read the info box, but I looked it up online and on Maps and I just can't find it. Would love to go visit - I'm gonna be in Tokyo next month.
Fukushimaya, Sugamo 2-1-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo. It is located in front of the north exit of Sugamo station of Yamate-line. There are many other famous traditional Japanese sweets stores in Tokyo. Just google "best Japanese sweets Tokyo."
You are a TREASURE! Thank you so much :)
Check out Kyuushuu if you have the chance. I love it here, and we have amazing wagashi too. I live in Nagasaki, but I think Fukuoka might be better for someone who's interested in Tokyo.
his voice is so calming and peaceful
There is a typo. The man's name was Fukushima Shintaro 「福島慎太郎」but the videos says his name is "Fukishima"....
福 can be read as "fuki" in Nanori reading or "fuku" in Kun reading. You and the video are both correct :]
You really captured how pretty Wagashi can be :) Solid intro into the world of Japanese sweets!
My list of things to see in Japan is only getting longer and longer ("^^)
I've tasted these during the tea ceremony!!
They really are fantastic!!!
Meanwhile in America...
_"Do you want a Big Mac to go with that, ma'am?"_
Your pic is too weird for someone else to like...
His voice is literally the most soothing thing I have ever heard
is this real anime?
yaboykevinn _ No, ninja warrior is. And not the stupid American version, I mean the original Japanese version.
Kevin Vergara
No, dude. This is Japan. And also, only about 25% if Japan watch anime, so please don't mix those two.
Junior Mechanica It’s a joke, don’t be such a party pooper
Beautiful.
spends hours in serving. eaten by me in two seconds
Ooh, another task to add to the bucket list. Fly to Japan and try Wagashi.
He's a master...but his nails give me anxiety!
You guys do a lot of Japanese stuff. I’m not complaining, I’m very thankful considering Japan has possibly the most interesting culinary customs of any nation.
Notification squad!
TheLastOfAloosh Great Job You Are First!
TheLastOfAloosh HERE
Man Japan is full of surprises and perfection
Where can I find this in Osaka?
you can go to the big department stores n go to the bottom level. usually they have a level for cakes and confections and also a floor or section for the traditional wrapped wagashi. They aren't exactly the fresh ones like these.. you can find those in boutiques. My host mother was a masters of tea ceremony... lived with her for a month when I was younger in Osaka myself. You just have to look harder for them. If anything youd find more of these shops in osaka sinc osaka is food city compared to tokyo. well, prob the same but osaka is more known for their food.
Oh so beautiful! I can't wait to try wagashi~ looks so oishi 🤤 I wish there was an hour documentary on this family and their wagashi 😍
Never will see this in america
Such art from Japan.. they're good with their hands for sure.. imagine these sweets combined with English tea time..
why do i live in America?
what blank? do u wish u came out of a different uterus
what? XD!
Why do I live in a low on the National list everything but a high score in its crime rate sort of state?
These traditional sweets like the nerikiri sweets are very artistic and appetizing, yet traditional through the changing seasons.
How the Japanese People do the "S" letter:
Shhsssss
The thing about the Japanese, sorry let me rephrase that!! the beauty about Japanese people and their food is that it’s really a form of art. Food is not only mean’t to be delicious but also very pleasing to the eye. So when you eat it, you see and taste in very morsel the heart of its chef and the care in which they placed in creating the dish!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
There is probably gonna be comments asking why America does not have stuff like this when they probably do people just don't bother to look it up. I mean its a ball of sugar.
It's not a ball of sugar but uh sure
He has such a gentle voice 🥰🥰❤️
finger nails are dirty
Wow, that's amazing and beautiful! I want to try one now. Perfect pieces of eye candy as well as a literal sweet
But those nails nastyyyy 😂
Simran Khataw it's the ugly price artists pay to deliver art.
Not it’s not it’s you that ugly.
Sorry lol
His voice is so soothing and calm
his hand is very dirty
wow that's true art. just beautiful.
The finger nails ruined it for me....so filthy....
Seiryu H Someone get these guys a nice manicure!
Seiryu H fuck you
Seiryu H
His nails are like that because he worked hard to learn and practice. It's not filthy. It proves that he worked hard for his skills.
If looks on a person is all you care about, then I won't insult you but I think that just because his nails are like that it doesn't ruin what beautiful sweets he make.
Sorry for mistakes, but I just wanted to say that it is not about his nails being ragged, it is about the nail fungus he seem to have. Aaand he doesn't have gloves on. So it is kinda filthy. Nail fungus has nothing to do with hard work or aesthetics issues, it is just unhygienic.
at what point in the video did you see nail fungus?
episodes about japan is superrr amazing XD please keep making more videos 🎎
Why are the Japanese so precise, experts, and seemingly flawless in everything they do
Such big hands for such gentleness.