Fujiya Hawaii — Attraction in Honolulu

I usually frequent the other major mochi store in town (we all know where that is lol), but wanted to try out Fujiya as it's super closer to my home. First off it may have been lucky timing, but coming in on the eve of Christmas eve was surprisingly not too busy. I was able to park in their lot without any delay and the store had a few patrons inside, allowing to walk around and peruse. They had some special pancake mixes on display and gave a sample of the pineapple one that was freshly cooked in the store- pretty good! But I was there for one thing and one thing only, the mochi. Or course they have pre-orders for the holiday season, but I didn't plan ahead and was at the mercy of whatever was available. Impressively, they actually did have great stock of items, including their Christmas platters that you could pre-order! I decided to just go with some tried and true classics. I got the 12 pc assorted, 1 large regular/haupia chichi dango, and a small Ramune (Japanese soda) chichi dango. My personal al favorite is the peanut butter, so rich and delicious.

The staff there are all super friendly and able to answer any questions. They also are great salesmen lol. Will definitely be purchasing my mochi from here...

Adorable shop with the softest mochi - both traditional and creative flavors.

As we are headed home, we were only able to purchase a couple mochi and a small box of chi chi dango to share.

Dec 2024: strawberries are not in season so the strawberry mochi may not be available.

The white bean with fresh blueberries mochi (pink skin) are quite large and tender. I kept them in the refrigerator for the afternoon to cool them down, then left them at room temp for about 20 min prior to eating. Very delicate flavor and the blueberries are a good choice as 1) they don't leak water (ahem, strawberries and chocolate), and 2) they keep for a few days without drying out.

I will be trying to transport the chi chi dango home, so I will update my review at a later time. The flavor are quite interesting! Banana, melon, strawberry, and ramune.

Parking lot is shared with the restaurant next door. There is probably street parking but I am not familiar with the area. I parked in the next lot over for Onoya Ramen (newly opened) and our ramen bowls...

I am not a big fan of mochi but let me tell you Fujiya Hawaii is absolutely amazing and delicious. I've been to Japan many times and never had mochi this good in my life. Our last trip to Oahu we went here 3 time. They're closed Sunday and Mondays. The last time we went I wanted to take some home for family and friends but it's best eaten within three days and our flight home was Tuesday morning at 6am. I mentioned that to the owner (I believe it was the owner) and she told me to come Monday morning and she would sell me what they had made for the day. I was so grateful for the hospitality!!! The best ones are the strawberry mochi. It's basically the Habutae (red bean and mochi) with a whole strawberry in the middle, delicious! The Chichi Dango regular and haupia (coconut) is just the mochi without any filling. Those ones are delicious too. They have many other flavors and baked goods. I promise you can't go wrong with that you choose. And always remember Thank you...