
Overview
A Tokyo store selling cheap, good-quality kitchen equipment is a boon for restaurant owners, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. The store sells over 9,000 kinds of products, ranging from fridges to pots and pans to cutlery. Among customers we met were an owner of a Japanese-style bar who started meal deliveries; and a couple opening their dream café. The store also receives a steady stream of requests to buy equipment from restaurants that have shut their doors. For 3 days, we asked operators who shop here about what's on their minds as they search for their new equipment.
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9 - 1Adios, El Dorado Carousel! January 12, 2021
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9 - 2Seeds of Happiness at a Tokyo Garden Center January 26, 2021
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9 - 3Giving Kitchen Equipment New Homes February 02, 2021
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9 - 4The Zoo on a Hill February 16, 2021
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9 - 5Sapporo Born and Bread: A 24-Hour Sandwich Shop March 09, 2021
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9 - 6Opening New Doors at a Furniture Outlet Store April 06, 2021
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9 - 7Shimanami Kaido: A Ride Along Life's Cycle April 20, 2021
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9 - 8Tanga: The Market With a Big Heart May 04, 2021
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9 - 9Seeing Out 2020 in the Heart of Tokyo Bay May 25, 2021
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9 - 10Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope June 22, 2021
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9 - 11New Beginnings from an Osaka Bus Terminal June 29, 2021
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9 - 12Life Stories at a Hospital Convenience Store July 20, 2021
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9 - 13Tokyo Dry Cleaner's: Reviving Clothes, Reliving Memories August 03, 2021
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9 - 14Water Taxis: Across the Sea and Beyond August 17, 2021
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9 - 15Quiet Prayers at a Secluded Shrine September 14, 2021
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9 - 16Starting Fresh: One-Stop Uniform Shop October 05, 2021
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9 - 17Tokyo Stationery Store: Messages from the Heart October 19, 2021
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9 - 18The Station Under the Cherry Blossoms November 02, 2021
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9 - 19Warming Body and Heart at a Yakiimo Shop November 16, 2021
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9 - 20Fireworks Shop: Lighting Up a Quiet Summer December 14, 2021