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ThetownislocatedintheArcticCircleandapproximately800kmnorthofSweden'scapital,Stockholm.There,surroundedbyforestsandlakes,nestedinmajesticnaturalsurroundings,isasmallbutbeautifultownthatlooksstraightoutofthepagesofanillustratedbook.ThenameofthetownisJOKKMOKK.Hereyouwillfindrustic,home-madesweetslovinglymadebyhand,togetherwithheartwarminghospitality.Magnificentnature,handmadesweetsandheartwarminghospitality.ascinatedbythenameofthetown,rhythmic,gentleandmysterious-sounding,wesimplifieditsspellingto“YOKUMOKU”tomakeiteasiertoreadforJapanesepeopleandadopteditasthenameforourcompany.

Thebasicsofmakinggoodconfectioneryandcookiesaresincerityandhandcraft.Confectionerypossessesthemysteriouspowerofmakingpeoplesmile.Ourfounder,NoriichiFujinawa,startedmakingconfectioneryafterthewar,despitehowdifficultitwastosecuretherawingredients.Theconfectioneryhewholeheartedlycreatedbroughtsmilestothefacesofhishungrycustomers.Suchshowsofjoyconvincedhimtodevotehislifetoconfectionerymaking.Wepourourheartandsoulintooursweets,asweimaginethejoyonthefacesofthosewhowillenjoyourcreations.Thisisthespiritwithwhichwe’veapproachedconfectionerymakingsinceourfounding.

Creatingaworldwithfullofsmilesbydeliveringdelicioustaste.Westronglybelievethatdelicioussweetswillinvariablybringsmilestopeople'sfaces.ConnectingpeopleThreeconceptswecherish:Oursweetsbringyouclosertofamilymembers,lovedones,friends,thepeopleyoucareaboutandeventhepeopleyouwillonlymeetinthefuture.Inanerawhenpeopleembracethemostdiversevalues,YOKUMOKU’sconfectioneryisattheserviceofwhoeverwantstoconveytheirfeelings.PursuingthebestharmonyTherawmaterialsofallthingsdeliciousarecarefullyselectedingredientsandlovingcare.Andsometimesevenoriginaldevicesspeciallymadeforthesweetstheyaredesignedfor.Aboveindividuality,wetreasuretheharmoniouscombinationofallcomponentscomingtogethertocreatethemostdeliciousconfectionery.Creatingwhat’sneverbeendoneSinceitsfounding,YOKUMOKUhasfacedmanydifferentobstacles.Afterall,creatingunprecedentedsweetscomeswithunprecedentedchallenges.Andyetwebelievethat,invirtueofhavingovercomesuchchallenges,oursweetsareespeciallyqualifiedtobringsmilestopeople'sfaces.

Makingconfectioneryisacreation,notaproduction.Richflavor,crispyandlighttexture,sodelicatetheymeltinyourmouth.OurCigare®istheendresultofalongjourneyinpursuitofsomethingthatdidnotexist,dottedwithinnumerablefailures.Thedough,madewithcopiousamountsofbutterandlightlybaked,isextremelydelicate.Ourconcernwasthatitwouldbedifficulttomass-produceanddeliverthemtoourcustomerswithoutbreakingthem.Andthen,apaintingwecasuallycameacrosssuggestedapossiblesolution……whatifwejustrolledthemup?Overwrappingthethindoughmakesthemlesslikelytobreakandalsocreatesauniquetexture.

TinboxesfilledwithmemoriesliketreasurechestsplayanotherimportantroleintheYOKUMOKUstory.Alongwiththeconfectionery,anotheruniqueYOKUMOKUfeaturewhichprovidescustomerswithmanyfondmemoriesareourtinboxes.Designedtobe“gentle,soft,warmandluminous”theyaremadetolooklikeworksofart.Sincetheirdesignhasevolvedseveraltimesovertheyears,thetinboxesevokedifferentmemoriesineachgenerationofcustomers.Whatarethetinboxesthatholdyourfondestmemories?

Inthecompanyofagreatvarietyoffriends.YOKUMOKU'sconfectioneryissomuchmorethancookies.Atthe“BlueBrickLounge”cafeattachedtoourAoyamaflagshipstore,youcanenjoyoriginalcakesandafternoontea.Allrolleduplikethat,wouldn’tyouagreethatitlookslike…well,aCigare®?WealsotookonthechallengeofmakingconfectioneryusingHachijofruitlemonsfromtheislandofHachijojima.Wehavealsobeguntoincorporatenature’sbountyintosweetsandhaveestablishedclosebondswithgrowers.Thepassionthatgrewbymakingcookiesisnowreflectedinallthedifferentconfectionerywemake.

Deliciousnessthattranscendsborders.“Creations”inspiredbyour“imagination.”Ourconfectioneryissincerelymadeusingspecialingredientsandbakingtechniques.Weimagineeachoneofthemcrossingtheocean,beingtransportedacrosscountriesandculturestobehandedasagifttolovedones,astheirfaceslightupwithasmile…YOKUMOKUwillcontinuetoletits“imagination”workatserviceof“creation”,makingconfectionerythatbringpeopletogetherallovertheworld.

“Thankyou!”“Forgiveme!”“Congratulations!”“Allthebesttoyou!”YOKUMOKUconfectioneryconveysawiderangeoffeelingsandemotions.Fromparentstochildren,grandchildrentoo!Yesterday,todayandtomorrow!OurhopeisthatYOKUMOKU'sconfectionerywillneverceasetocreatenewsmiles!

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