A Taiwanese single mother is bringing the tastes of her homeland to Osaka with her unique snack bar.
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00:00Welcome!
00:02Welcome, Ari!
00:04Stepping into this shop, customers are immediately surrounded by laughter.
00:10The stack bar is called Hanamizuki, which means dogwood flower.
00:15It's located in bustling Kitashinshi, a part of Osaka known for its vibrant nightlife.
00:23Bars like these are common in Japan, where drinking holds an important place in both work and social culture.
00:30Sharing drinks with friends and colleagues fosters a sense of camaraderie and openness.
00:38But this stack bar is different from others in the area.
00:41It gives its customers a taste of Taiwanese hospitality,
00:45all thanks to 59-year-old Li Chunhua from Hualien, eastern Taiwan, or Yukari, as she's known to the locals.
00:53It's not just Yukari's hospitality that draws customers. It's also the Taiwanese treats she makes.
01:03It's not just Yukari's hospitality that draws customers.
01:17Yukari is the soul of the stack bar, running it for over a decade, while raising her two children.
01:19It's also the Taiwanese treats she makes.
01:20Yukari is the soul of the stack bar, running it for over a decade, while raising her two children.
01:25It's also the Taiwanese treats she makes.
01:27Before opening the bar, she juggled two jobs, working day and night, and surviving on just three to four hours of sleep each day.
01:37Yukari is the soul of the stack bar, running it for over a decade, while raising her two children by herself.
01:48Before opening the bar, she juggled two jobs, working day and night, and surviving on just three to four hours of sleep each day.
01:57To better support her children and give them a more stable life, Yukari decided to open the stack bar.
02:04The process wasn't easy.
02:06Yukari's hard work has paid off. Many of her clients are regulars. Some have been coming since the bar first opened, drawn back time and time again by Yukari herself.
02:26Yukari's hard work has paid off. Some have been coming since the bar first opened, drawn back time and time again by Yukari herself.
02:31Yukari's hardwood, moving back and time and half brought her back home to Japan.
02:32Yukari's hard for her friend.
02:33Yukari's hard work,няя document, months after two days.
02:34Yukari's hard work has been taken care of.
02:35Yukari's hard work has been compromised.
02:36Yukari's hard work makes sense.
02:37Yukari's hard work.
02:40Yukari's hard work has written here back as she is now.
02:43Yukari's hard work.
02:49As a single mother who built her business from the ground up in Japan,
03:03Yukari has poured her heart into every dish she serves and every customer she welcomes.
03:09Now with her children grown and a community of loyal clients,
03:13Yukari's shop will continue to flourish, like the flower it's named after.
03:17Hang Xu, Piji Zhuang and Tanichi for Taiwan Plus.