I am Kaori Inayoshi, a married couple running a vegan café "Oyasai" in Meito Ward, Nagoya City. This time, I visited "veggie and spice om om om  (om om om)," a 115-year-old old private house cafe located on an old street in Tokoname City where the old townscape remains.

Like Oyasai, it is run by a couple.

The om om om couple are unique and very creative, so I asked them about their backgrounds.

The birth of my daughter was the time
to consider about safe food, health,
and connection to the world

om om om owners Fumihiko Dobashi and Hiromi Dobashi

daughter Ai-chan

First, I would like to introduce the background of the owner, Fumihiko.

After 15 years as an office worker,
he opened "veg and spice om om om" in July 2019
Involved with music since childhood and played in a band as a drummer, and after graduating from high school, worked as a DJ mainly at clubs and events in Aichi prefecture.
After the birth of her daughter in 2014, he began to think about the rhythm of life, what is good for the body, safe and secure food, and health.
Under the guidance of his grandfather, he started natural farming from the ground up, cultivating wasteland from scratch without relying on machines or other materials.
In 2016, he became interested in the life of the Karen tribe in the mountains of Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, and was impressed by their way of interacting with nature.
Attracted by the charm of coffee made with the Matsuya drip method, began learning hand-cranked roasting in pursuit of care, time, and deliciousness
Organized an old private house festival in 2017 to feel the connection between people.

Next, I would like to introduce the career of his wife, Hiromi.

mata Hiromi is in charge of cooking yoga
Since 2008, Hiromi has studied yoga and traveled around the world.
She has been traveling around the world since 2008 and has been interested in the Tao Garden and Taoism in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, which led her to consider Oriental medicine, natural medicine, diet and health.
In 2013, she went to South India for a two-month program of Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old traditional medicine, Panchakarma, and experienced amazing changes and improvements in her body and mind, and became a vegetarian.
2014: Gave birth to a baby and felt the joy of life and connection with the world
Through yoga, ayurveda, and child-rearing, she has incorporated a life in harmony with nature and the universe, and ancient wisdom into her life's work, and continues to visit kitchens in Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka to learn about diet and mother's wisdom.

It was supposed to open in six months,
Why did it take about 2 years?

The restaurant opened this summer on July 15, 2019. The original plan was to open in six months, but it ended up taking two years. Why did it take so long?

Hiromi-san: "When I opened the door to do DIY after purchasing an old private house, I found that it was not as easy as I had expected because it was infested with termites and insects."

Fumihiko-san: "The building is 113 years old, so the angle of the wood on the walls is not at right angles, so it was difficult to DIY. Each piece was made according to the sense of the craftsmen of that time, so we had to make it by hand accordingly, which took more time than we had expected."

DIY at the store

DIY at the store

DIY at the store

Restoration of an old private house seems to be much more difficult than expected. Even so, it's amazing that such a stylish and comfortable shop can be created.

He was also very particular about DIY, and if he didn't like something, he would start all over again, even in the finished place.

Fumihiko-san: "I did the kitchen floor four times! LOL!"

Hiromi-san: "You never know until you try it. If I try it and don't like it, I do it again! LOL."