Nisshodo Candy Store has been turning out mochi and other Japanese confections for 100 years
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Workers prepare mochi on Thursday at Nisshodo Candy Store, which has been running for 100 years by the Hirao family.
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Raul Huerbana prepares Tsunami mochi.
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Nisshodo Candy Store workers form coconut mochi.
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Romel Cadugos prepares chichi dango with a cooker/mixer.
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Customers purchase goodies from the Nisshodo Candy Store at 1095 Dillingham Blvd. in Kalihi.
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Mike Hirao packs boxes of mochi on Thursday.
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Owner Mike Hirao stands with his workers.
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A box is filled with manju, chichi dango, and a variety of mochi.
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A box is filled with manju, chichi dango, and a variety of mochi.
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Nisshodo Candy Store in Kalihi has been running for 100 years by the Hirao family.
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COURTESY HIRAO FAMILY
Richard Hirao stands third from the left in the second row, next to his brother, Thomas, Both are part of the second generation of Hiraos who ran the Nisshodo Candy Store. Sitting in the dark suit is grandfather and founder Asataro Hirao. Next to him is his wife, Kumayo, in a photo from the late 1940s.
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