Beautiful Onigiri Rice Ball Master Selling from a 150kg Handcart

Beautiful Onigiri Rice Ball Master Selling from a 150kg Handcart

Kaho Higashi, owner of the handcart rice ball shop “that’s rice” “You can start this early in the morning?” “Yes.” “Today overlaps with an event,” “so I need to make a lot of rice balls.” “This is where I make them.” “How long did you sleep today?” “About five or four hours.” “Is the rice shortage tough now?” “Yes. I’ll close temporarily starting in May.” “I decided that yesterday.” “The main reason is really no rice.” “This rice is actually bought from a customer.” Rice purchased from a customer who sells rice “I used to sell smartphones and had many people problems.” “I always wanted to do something alone.” “I thought one-hand food would be good, so I chose rice balls.” “Heavy.” “It’s always heavy. This part is the toughest.” Cooking a rolled omelet 3:30 a.m. Spicy cod roe mayonnaise Rice finishes cooking Rolled omelet with spicy cod roe “Would you like some coffee?” “It’s a long shoot, so please take a break.” She served us coffee and snacks Frying deep-fried shrimp “Why did you choose a handcart?” “Food trucks are everywhere,” “so I wanted to stand out.” “I keep moving so people feel lucky when they find me.” “My grandpa made the handcart for me,” “Your grandpa builds the handcart?”
“Yes.” “He’s a carpenter. Even this rice paddle is recent.” “My grandpa made this for me.” Deep-fried shrimp 6:00 a.m. “These are Hiroshima greens (pickled mustard greens).” Deep-fried stuffed lotus root Soy sauce made in Hiroshima “I want to be different from other rice ball shops,” “so when people eat, they feel it’s tasty and worth buying.” “I develop flavors you can eat only at that’s rice.” “That’s what I care about.” Lotus root & dried baby sardine rice ball Grilled salmon “You flake it by hand.” “Yes. There are bones, so I remove them by hand.” “Salmon is very popular with kids.” 9:00 a.m. (1 hour to departure) “Do you see the finish line?”
“Yes, but it’s already 9:00.” “I must finish everything within the next hour.” “Not sure…” Dried baby sardines Sardines & green onion “How many left?” “About 30.” Garlic rice “That’s a lot.” “Wow, so many.” 150 rice balls are done Loading the rice balls onto the handcart “Will it all fit?” “It’s rare for two shelves to be this full.” She’ll walk about 2 km pushing the handcart to the event venue. “Today is intense. How many kg, I wonder.” “It’s over 100 kg. The handcart alone is over 100kg.” “It’s super heavy today. Totally different.” “We’re walking to the Atomic Bomb Dome. Will we be okay?” “Why do you attach bells?” “So customers notice me.” “One bell was a gift from a customer.” “Today I have to go to the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome for an event.” “Please come back around noon, if you like.” Even foreign visitors talk to her “I feel bad turning people down. But today is an event.” “Here we go.” “Excuse me?”
“Today is an event, so…” “I must arrive by 10:30.” “I follow you on Instagram.”
“Thank you. Please come to the Atomic Bomb Dome.” “I’ll be waiting, if you can. Thank you.” “Here we go.” “The hill is the heaviest.” “Today is intense.” “It’s rarely this heavy—maybe it’s good you’re filming today.” “It makes me laugh. The sound is a bit…” “Heavy.” “Almost there. My arms are dying.” “It’s heavy. Once I deliver to the venue, it’ll get lighter.” “I’m thinking of it as good strength training.” She entered Peace Memorial Park, the event site. Almost there. “I arrived.” Arrived at the Rest House in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park “The quantity is wild.” “Finished bringing it in. The handcart was so heavy.” A line had already formed 10:30 a.m. Pop-up event begins “When I comment on Instagram, you reply sometimes.” “I came here just for this.”
“Really? Thank you.” “Where are you from?”
“From Germany.” “I saw you on YouTube. On Instagram.” “Eight months ago, first time on YouTube, we saw you.” “And, we thought coming to Hiroshima, we want to see you.” “Do you like rice balls?”
“I love them.” “Deep-fried shrimp?”
“Got it. Thank you as always.” “She works hard alone from morning,” “so I always cheer for her. She’s amazing.” “I came from Switzerland.” “I watch her YouTube videos.” “Do you like rice balls?”
“Yes, I love them.” “I like tuna and salmon.” “I came from Taiwan.” “May I take a photo?” 12:00 p.m. From event venue back to street sales with the handcart “Glad we made the load-in on time.”
“Yes.” “Where are you heading now?” “It was so crowded earlier.” “I’m thinking of dashing to the shopping arcade.” “Oh! I know this!” “Hello.” “Feels like customers are following you.” We move because sales are not allowed inside the park “Sorry to make you walk.” “Plum?” “OK, plum.” “Where are you from?”
“Australia.” “Because I wanted to just try this onigiri because there are people lining up.” “I’m excited to eat it then.” “How did you hear about her today?”
“I’ve known about her,” “and was curious.” “I left a convenience store and saw her, so I decided to buy.” “What do you have?”
“Right now: rolled omelet with spicy cod roe, deep-fried shrimp, and tuna.” “Looks delicious!” “I’ll take deep-fried shrimp.” “Thank you. Want it in the bag?” “I always notice you while I’m at work.” “Thank you.” “Bye-bye.” “Do you still have rolled omelet?”
“Yes, rolled omelet.” “Deep-fried shrimp!” “Please have this, if you like.” “Thank you.” “I’m hungry, so I’ll eat now.” “How many left?”
“So,” “15 left.” Posting the new location on social media “The first thing I struggled with,” “was feeling embarrassed to sell from a handcart.” “When I was shy, I sold nothing.” “I cried in my car,” “and kept thinking I might quit.” “But some customers bought every day.” “When they said it was delicious,” “I felt okay selling this.” “I gained confidence. I owe it to my regulars.” “This handle is detachable.” “It broke three times; this is the third handle.” “This is a storage box.” “I put gifts from customers here,” “and my own bag too.” “Grandpa insisted the roof must be flat or rain overflows.” “He calculated it so water runs off when it’s angled.” “He did the math for me.” “The lantern was made by a customer.” “The safety alarm too—to keep away dangerous people.” “This handcart holds so many memories.” We tried pulling the handcart a little “I feel like I’ll tip backward.”
“Balance is the tricky part.” “But if you just pull, it’s light.” “Hills are scary.”
“Yes, hills are tough.” “The handcart is 100 kg; with rice balls it’s over 150 kg.” “These shoes are well-worn.”
“They’re just dirty—sorry.” “When sales were slow, I walked about 15 km every day.” “They’re really worn out.” “I really have to buy new ones.” “Let’s stop around here.” “Almost done.” “May I look?”
“Of course. Now we only have tuna and plum.” “Do you want plum?” “Shall we do this one? Okay.” “I saw you while walking. It’s my first time.” “You prep from early morning,” “and I heard you run all over Hiroshima.” “Thank you.”
“Thank you.” “Five more to sell out.” “Let’s do it. Almost there.” “Oh, hello.” “What do you have now?”
“Only 260-yen tuna and plum.” “260 yen? Pricey, but since you’re filming…” “I’m happy, but are you sure?” “Well, it’s okay…” “I’ll take plum.” “Sorry I’m always the one who starts talking when we meet.” “We’ve become familiar faces.” “Thank you.” “I pass here often, so we just keep meeting and got to know each other.” “Last time I tried to buy, you were sold out.” “I finally bought one.” “I saw you on YouTube and thought, you’re selling here!” “Only two tuna left.”
“Oh, that’s fine.” “One each.”
“That’s 520 yen.” “We sold out today. Thank you.” “Lucky.” “Thank you, all the way to sellout.” “I’ll feel bad if more customers come.” “I’ll post that it’s SOLD OUT.” “Wow, sold out.” “I was nervous—so many today.” “It was my first event, and people were already lined up.” “I felt very grateful again today.” “I’ll crash when I get home.” “I’ll rest really well tonight.” “Next I’ll be closed for a while, and I’m planning a new project.” “I want to make it a success.” “(For the new project) Hokkaido, Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya…” “I’m thinking of going to seven major cities.” “If I can travel for a while with a small handcart,” “I think people will enjoy it.” “It depends on how small we can make the handcart.” “My grandpa hasn’t built it yet.” April 2025, Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture “Hello.” Here they are making the small handcart for the nationwide tour “I think about 70% is already done,” “and this time it folds.” “It has to be small enough to load into a car.” Kaho’s grandpa, who builds the handcart “What’s your usual work?” “I built this house.” “And this part too.” “You’re a home builder?”
“Yes, houses.” “I used to sell ramen,” “and I’ve built food stalls like that.” “Many decades ago.” “The roof will go here.” “This aluminum is for the roof. It’s light.” “If you lower it, you’ll see.” “These drawers are very light too.” “We must keep it as light as possible.” “That noise is awful.” “I really can’t stand that sound,” “so sorry, I ran away.” “It comes apart.” “We can’t carry it like this.” “That part is hard.” “Wow, it’s light.” “Super light.” “I can manage with one hand.” “Grandpa, are you adding handles today?” “Are you adding handles today?”
“Yes, I am.” “Lift it up.” “Turn it upward—it’s easier, right?” She learns how to assemble it from her grandpa “Okay, okay.” “There are no blueprints.” “So it’s quite hard.” “Do you enjoy building your granddaughter’s handcart?” “Well, more than fun,” “I was worried at first.” “I wondered if a girl would be safe running a stall in the city.” “I remember thinking, will she be okay?” “Then suddenly she had lots of fans.” “People said, please keep it up.” “If people support her,” “she has to do her best.” “Watching her take on each step,” “I thought she had guts—half surprised, I saw her anew.” “I’m past the worries now—just curious what will happen.” Attaching handles to the drawer “Wow, silver!” “Looks cute.” “Almost done, right?” “Then I have to try moving it.” “Let’s give it a try.” “Amazing.” “With the old handcart, one hand was impossible.” “But this is doable.” “Feels good.” “Light.” “Oh, nice—easy.” “With the old cart, this hill was (too heavy to) pass.” “At first I wondered how a folding handcart would be carried.” “But now that it’s light, it’s good.” “How much lighter is it?” “Less than half.” “It feels very light to carry.” “Very light when moving.” “To keep rice balls from shifting, he made dividers this time.” “I’ll pack lots of ice packs here,” “so cold air goes down and cools the bottom.” “The length suits street vending—under 60 cm.” “It meets the regulations.” “I think everyone will like this handcart.” “I tried to make it so it assembles with the minimum parts.” “After this, it’s up to her—how far she can go.” “I can only pray for success.” “About this nationwide tour—” “My main theme is to say thank you to customers.” “I’m excited about new encounters.” “I’ll do my best—please wait for me.” June 2025, 5:40 a.m.
Tokyo, Ginza We follow the Tokyo stop of the tour “Nice to meet you.” A kitchen rented in Ginza, Tokyo “The person who lent this kitchen,” “bought from me when I sold at the Rest House” “in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.” “From that shoot in March?”
“Yes.” “It’s my second time in Tokyo.” “My first time in Ginza.” “The buildings were so tall—I was shocked coming here.” “Which stop is Tokyo on the tour?”
“The fourth.” “So far: Fukuoka, Matsuyama, and Osaka.” “The staff drove about 12 hours,” “and we napped in the car.” “I want to sightsee, but probably no time.” “I saw Tokyo Skytree on the way.” “It’s raining today—that’s my only worry.” “I want to sell outside, but we’ll see.” Today’s forecast is rain “The table is too tall (hard to cut).” The knife is small, so cutting looks hard “This is the kitchen’s knife.” “I thought they had a big one.” “We didn’t bring one.” “Doesn’t look like they do.” “Let’s cut with kitchen scissors.” “This might actually work better.” “Oh, this gives thinner cuts.” “Notice was last-minute this time,” “and the weather is bad, so I’m worried.” “Was it raining?”
“No.” “Then we can sell outside today.” “Can we sell 90?” “Maybe not.” “Population density is higher than Hiroshima, but fewer people know me.” “That’s a bit scary.” “I don’t really know what Tokyo is like.” “We’ll see.” “In Hiroshima I use a huge cutting board.” “It hangs over the edge here.” “I have to go super fast.” “I’ll post the announcement.” Announcing today’s plan via live stream “It’ll rain around 11 in Ginza today.” “It depends how hard it rains.” “If it’s light rain, I’ll push the handcart in the rain.” “Is this okay?” “The rice smells so good. I’m hungry.” “159 people! Thank you.” “Everyone, get ready for work.” “From Thailand, thank you.” “Rice balls equal onigiri.” “Tokyo tour, success! I will succeed.” “‘Kaho, it’s lonely without you in Hiroshima.'” “‘I can’t forget the rice ball I ate on my break.'” “I love comments like that! Thank you.” “I’ll taste it.” “That’s the last.” “122 today.” “I made way too many, everyone.” “Thanks—I’m off.” The live stream of over three hours ends “Okay, done.” “Now we just go.” “Did people say they’ll come today?”
“Yes.” “They’re coming by bullet train or bus.” “I’m grateful.” Assembling the handcart “I’ve gotten faster at it.” “Last time I finished in 10 minutes.” It might rain, so we assemble indoors partway Kaho checks the weather “The rain stopped. It stopped just in time to sell.” “Now we just have to sell before it rains again.” We assemble the rest outside “Alright, done.” “It miraculously stopped at the last minute.” “Good.” “Ah, it closes somehow.” “This is the noren curtain for that’s rice.” The handcart is complete Heading out to sell in Ginza Arrived at the planned sales spot A line had already formed with people waiting “I live in Saitama,” “I learned she’d be selling here by watching her live.” “I really wanted to come today.” “May I get one of each?” “Please come to Tokyo again.” “It’s big.”
“It is.” “I wasn’t sure I could buy today,” “so I’m really happy I could.” The line keeps going “From Korea! Thank you.” “The timing worked out.” “Thank you.” “Salmon?” “One, one, one—OK! Thank you.” “From Canada.” “Can I get one of each? I want to try them all.” “First experience.” “We’ve had onigiri before, but not special onigiri.” “Salmon.” “Very good.” “Very smoky.” “The salmon very good. Very smokey.” “It’s really good.” “Hello, thank you.” “I read an article about you before,” “and saw how hard you worked at a young age.” “I’ve followed you on Instagram since.” “If you were nearby, I wanted to go,” “and you were close today.” “Thank you.” “Thank you very much.” “It’s like we never worried about rain—” “the sun came out.” “I sold about 105—just a little left.” “I’m thirsty.” “It ended all at once.” “I was scared because few people know me in Tokyo.” “I thought maybe I’d sell 20.” “In the end I had about 20 left—so I’m relieved.” Moving locations while live streaming We arrived in front of the Kabuki-za Theater “I’ve never seen this.” “Everyone, look—it’s the Kabuki-za Theater.” “My first time seeing it.” “Wow, rickshaws.” “There are rickshaw pullers here.” “I made 120 today—about 10 left.” A regular buys the rest and gifts them to the rickshaw pullers “Are you sold out now?”
“Yes.” “Sold out.” “Empty.” “Total 121. I’m grateful.” “It started raining after we finished.” “Yes, this always happens.” “It rained right up to the start, so I wondered how it would go.” “But I had many good encounters today.” “Some people even said the handcart was cute.” “I was happy they praised the handcart my grandpa made.” “After the nationwide tour, I’ll prepare to open a shop.” “If possible, I’d like to find a place and open by winter.” “Thank you very much.” Please subscribe to the channel!

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00:00 Intro
02:00 Preparing rice balls
09:07 Heading to the event venue
12:34 First sales event
14:48 Selling rice balls from a handcart
21:34 Grandpa making a handcart
28:30 Sold in Tokyo during a nationwide tour

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