Document 72 Hours · SEASON 11
Giving Kitchen Equipment New Homes
Episode 20 · 2020-10-23

- Documentary
Episode 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.
29 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. A 400K "Survival Run" in Okinawa2020-01-10
2. Aomori's Shimokita Peninsula ‘Wakeari Yokocho’2020-01-17
3. Akihabara: Infatuated With Electronics2020-01-24
4. Big Fish, Big Dreams2020-01-31
5. Home for the Holidays: A Supermarket in Fukushima2020-02-07
6. Kobe: The Street Piano from That Day2020-02-14
7. Tokyo's Downtown 24-Hour Yakiniku Restaurant2020-02-21
8. From Gang Ties to Business Suits2020-02-28
9. Spilling the Beans at a Coffee Stall2020-03-06
10. Finding Solace at Inokashira Park2020-07-31
11. Muscle and Bustle: A 24-Hour Gym in Tokyo2020-08-07
12. Tanabata Wishes at a Tokyo Temple2020-08-14
13. Ishikawa Nagisa Driveway: Memories on the Sandy Beach2020-09-04
14. Tokyo Taxi Oasis2020-09-11
15. Tokyo's Sumida River: A Quiet Summer Without Fireworks2020-09-18
16. Why I Play an Instrument2020-09-25
17. Adios, El Dorado Carousel!2020-10-02
18. Seeds of Happiness at a Tokyo Garden Center2020-10-09
19. Kabukicho: Farewell to the Cabaret of Humanity2020-10-16
20. Giving Kitchen Equipment New Homes2020-10-23
21. The Zoo on a Hill2020-10-30
22. Sapporo Born and Bread: A 24-Hour Sandwich Shop2020-11-06
23. Opening New Doors at a Furniture Outlet Store2020-11-13
24. At the Pet Cemetery Where Animals Rest in Peace2020-11-20
25. Tokyo Dry Cleaner's: Reviving Clothes, Reliving Memories2020-12-04
26. Shimanami Kaido: A Ride Along Life's Cycle2020-12-11