Sakura (mochi)

Sakura-ya, 16134 South Western Avenue Gardena CA 90247, is easily my favorite place to get Japanese confectioneries called mochi or omochi. This wonderful family-style mochi shop makes fresh mochi's with all of the authentic ingredients. Most places use color dyes, sell yesterdays mochi, or are at best mediocre. This is the mochi I would buy for my grandmother when she was alive. It's that authentic and delicious which of course is equals "nostalgia".