The Toda Uchiwa Mochi Store, a long-established mochi store in Hirosaki that has been running for over 100 years (Hirosaki City, Doyamachi, TEL 0172-32-7698) is closed from April 6th.

Nobuaki Toda, the 5th owner of the shop, was temporarily closed in March 2012 because he died of an illness, but on March 17, this year, his third son, Yosuke, resumed business with his mother, Shinobu, as the 6th. Same store.

After the reopening of business, the word of mouth spread and word-of-mouth communication began, and a line was formed every day from the morning, and the product was so popular that it was sold out in the morning. Some people said that they came from Kanagawa prefecture far away, and some people started lined up two hours before the opening of the store at 9:00, even on weekdays.

According to Yosuke, on April 2, the rice cake making machine stopped working while the rice cake was being prepared. The next day on the 3rd, I asked a vendor to repair it, but I could not identify the cause of the failure because the Tokyo manufacturer ``Murata Manufacturing'' that manufactured the machine was already out of business, so I replaced the belt as a first aid, but it moved again. It's gone.

He repaired it again on the 5th, but the failure did not go away, so he decided to take a leave of absence again on the same day due to the thought of an intestine.

This machine is a machine that was replaced by the previous generation Nobuaki, around 1995. Mr. Yosuke says, "Making rice cakes is a delicate work that is influenced by the amount of water in the "recovery" that returns the rice cakes. It is difficult to reproduce the taste without this rice cake making machine." ..

"I have been asked to look into two companies local supplier was told that it is best to show to could not determine the cause. Manufacturer, now is no match be it. In this state does not stand the prospect of resumption, Maybe there are still people involved, so if anyone has powerful information, please let me know."

For inquiries, please contact the same store.