TOKYO 24 Hours Unmanned Gyoza Dumpling Store

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2022
  • You can now buy gyoza anytime you want. Stores like this one popped up during the pandemic to help eateries survive. They’ve become quite popular and they are here to stay.
    This one is located a 7-minute walk away from Nogata Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.
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  • @luckyman64
    @luckyman64 2 года назад +1214

    That's a lot of trust in the integrity of the people to run a store without workers. There is probably a security camera monitoring the store but there's nothing stopping people from taking all the gyoza or money, damaging property and vandalizing the place.
    We could never have a store like this in the US without someone eventually ruining it. For that, I respect the Japanese's trust in the populace.

    • @yeevita
      @yeevita 2 года назад

      @@HimmelsDaemon There are many places around the world where people respect each other and this is possible. Americans hate each other and prefer killing each other, so no respect, so nope, cannot do nice things.

    • @barbeerian
      @barbeerian 2 года назад +82

      'without someone IMMEDIATELY ruining it' - FTFY

    • @thelostone6981
      @thelostone6981 2 года назад

      That’s the exact thought I had. I camp a lot and have had park rangers wondering where my money for a self serve campsite is because someone stole it. It’s infuriating. And in the middle,e of $@#* nowhere!!
      Citizenship and civil responsibility is dead in the US. (And please, nobody leave your indoctrinated political hang ups as a response. Left, right, center and extremes are all to blame)

    • @thelostone6981
      @thelostone6981 2 года назад +21

      @Robert Hamilton Hey there. I like to ask this question when I read comments like yours. What do you think of white men like Timothy McVeigh, Dylan Roof, Brenton Tarrant, and Anders Breivik? I mean, really. Stealing some food is NOTHING compared to what those guys did.

    • @tmy1065
      @tmy1065 2 года назад +113

      I agree with the original post- on a trip to Japan I left my purse with my wallet and passport on the Shinkansen and I was more worried about a foreigner finding it first. I knew I would get it back if the train staff or a citizen found it. And sure enough, I went to the last stop and my purse was at the station office. Even my 30,000 yen was all there. Only in Japan.

  • @Hoops-Senior
    @Hoops-Senior 2 года назад +139

    What a great idea. Sadly, in the UK such a shop would be robbed and/or vandalised regularly. Another reason that I love the Japanese culture and sense of social values.

    • @LPM147
      @LPM147 2 года назад +12

      Mono-culturalism - 1, Multi-culturalism - 0

    • @oogabooga2581
      @oogabooga2581 2 года назад

      i know in my area people wouldnt dream of walking out without paying, but its the select "few" that will take the box when its full

    • @the_mowron
      @the_mowron 2 года назад

      It would work as a vending machine item. In the USA though, people just steal the whole vending machine.

    • @swak6287
      @swak6287 2 года назад +1

      Same with US. That store won't last 5 minutes.

    • @TooLatePeople
      @TooLatePeople 2 года назад +1

      just stop importing crime and start deporting it

  • @lbednaz
    @lbednaz 2 года назад +809

    I hate to say it but here in USA within an hour all the food would be stolen and the cash box missing also! I live rural Western Massachusetts and here people sell their eggs in front on homes on the honor system and a friend has been stolen from, she said they obviously needed them more than her but still!

    • @ahlamns
      @ahlamns 2 года назад +48

      That's sad and your friend is such a good person to think that way.

    • @kandn420
      @kandn420 2 года назад +49

      Especially here in California, people would steal here also. Sad to say just about everywhere in the states people would steal. I would love to have a lot of the stuff that Japan sells. Luckily I live about 30-45 min ( with no traffic of course lol) from a few big chain Oriental markets but it isn’t the same ambiance you would get there.

    • @bronwynecg
      @bronwynecg 2 года назад +87

      Ppfffttt an hour? You give us too much credit. 30 minutes tops AND the place would be trashed for no reason 😂

    • @luckyman64
      @luckyman64 2 года назад

      Up in Buffalo NY, farmers would put out corn, eggs and maple syrup on tables unmanned and with a jar to deposit your money.
      Some of the places I went had to put out a sign asking people not to steal the jars or produce. Honestly, they shouldn't have to write out something so obvious. The corn was huge and super sweet. 10 ears only cost 2 - 3 bucks, are you telling me you really couldn't spare some change or are you just an a**hole?

    • @captainjohnny
      @captainjohnny 2 года назад +15

      Same case in India also

  • @snausages43
    @snausages43 2 года назад +31

    It always impressed me how affordable food was when I was in Japan (Osaka). In most major cities the cost of food is ridiculous. 1000 yen (~$7.50) for 36 is an incredibly good deal.

    • @Quagigitymire
      @Quagigitymire 2 года назад +3

      thanks for saving me the hassle of researching a dollar to yen conversion. that is a fair price indeed. a fast food burger meal is typically twice that price lately here and often disappointing.

    • @bluechan716
      @bluechan716 2 года назад

      I may be misremembering, but in 1971 gyoza at a restaurant was about 300 yen for ten. Of course the exchange was 360Y to $1. So seems the yen price is nearly the same today as back then. Now I buy the bag of 20 from Trader Joe's for less than $5.

  • @ahlamns
    @ahlamns 2 года назад +67

    I would buy some all the time. That is a great price. I love how Japan has such trusting citizens.

    • @RealBradMiller
      @RealBradMiller 2 года назад +1

      Check out the lost & found system they have in Japan!

  • @trystkinkou5542
    @trystkinkou5542 2 года назад +89

    We actually have some places like this here in Oklahoma, USA for coffee, bakery, and fresh vegetables. I've been told by travelers from other places that here is one of the very few places this sort of thing can be done. Most Oklahomans have a small rural town "help thy neighbor" mentality so most will follow the honor system. I just wish more places could do this.

    • @cancel.lgbtq.6892
      @cancel.lgbtq.6892 2 года назад +19

      Try that shit in black neighborhood and it will go bankrupt the first day lol.

    • @trystkinkou5542
      @trystkinkou5542 2 года назад +12

      @@cancel.lgbtq.6892 not so sure about that. The bakery is in a "bad" neighborhood known for homeless and druggies (been in business over 5 years now with no problems yet ) and a coffee stand like this is in an airport. So it just depends and takes a single individual to ruin or raise an idea.

    • @woodrowclose
      @woodrowclose 2 года назад +2

      @@cancel.lgbtq.6892 Very true.

    • @jacksons1010
      @jacksons1010 2 года назад +14

      @@cancel.lgbtq.6892 Try this in an all-white West Virginia trailer park and see what’s left the morning. Not a damn bit of difference between poor white and poor black.

    • @deprogramm
      @deprogramm 2 года назад +9

      @@jacksons1010 except crime

  • @GlasSaeth
    @GlasSaeth 2 года назад +2

    Honor boxes work in some areas in the US. I'm from New Hampshire and spent a lot of time in Maine, and I've seen them all my life for firewood, eggs, vegetables, honey and baked goods. Most of them now have at least a webcam to keep an eye on things, but back when I was a kid that really wasn't an option.

  • @zakelwe
    @zakelwe 2 года назад +8

    Who would have thought a small dumpling would say so much about the world we live in !

  • @louisetregomorgan4907
    @louisetregomorgan4907 2 года назад +6

    Your so lucky to have two of these stores available to you , and what a great idea 👍 self serve with a greeting nice touch 💛it. There quite alot in each packet perfect. They turned out perfectly cooked to , I'm so jealous 🤗 . They look so good Shinichi , what a great video. 🤗💛👍

  • @sarabeth8050
    @sarabeth8050 2 года назад +14

    Only in Japan are people honest enough to have a shop like that. In my country (the United States), the shop wouldn't last ten minutes before it was cleaned out of everything including the shopping bags and hand sanitizer. The people of Japan are beyond awesome.

    • @Irv350
      @Irv350 2 года назад +4

      In your country (The United States) you would probably get shot before you even got to the store

    • @akkirevival3481
      @akkirevival3481 Год назад

      @@Irv350 and not exactly by the police Lol

  • @pandecocojam
    @pandecocojam 2 года назад +2

    It's an honesty store :) It speaks well of your community when these stores can thrive without a lot of pilferage.

  • @UsernamesForDummies
    @UsernamesForDummies 2 года назад +1

    In Switzerland, where I live, this would work without a problem. We already have some similar projects but with ice cream made on farms with their own milk, cream and eggs. You can enter a freezer-packed shed, select your items and pay.

  • @notoriousresearcher
    @notoriousresearcher 2 года назад +29

    Gyoza, pierogies, there's just something so good about dumpling food!

    • @defaultworkouts
      @defaultworkouts 2 года назад

      yes, it's the fattening white high glycemic carbs that go right to belly fat.

    • @JosieJOK
      @JosieJOK 2 года назад +1

      I will eat dumplings of any cuisine!

    • @williampotter2098
      @williampotter2098 2 года назад

      @@defaultworkouts You complain about everything, don't you? But I guess you are superior to other people. If you take the time to think, you might notice that the Japanese don't really have a weight problem.

    • @defaultworkouts
      @defaultworkouts 2 года назад

      @@williampotter2098 the topic is dumplings and what it contains and how that makes you into a land whale. who cares if it is made in Japan or in Antarctica?

  • @sea80vicvan
    @sea80vicvan 2 года назад +306

    Would that work in most of the rest of the world? No, unless the stores are set up like Amazon Fresh where you have to enter through turnstiles then scan whatever you bought and pay for it (mainly with cards) before leaving through more turnstiles. Otherwise it would ransacked and the items all gone within a day. The gyoza does look good, though, and having a shop offering nothing but those is a good idea.

    • @uszatku9417
      @uszatku9417 2 года назад

      @Robert Hamilton …clearly that’s nonsense, as where I live in the U.K., we have no black people, and if that shop were where I live every last dumpling would be stolen. So, maybe you have some inborn antipathy towards black people, for whatever reason, but, the notion that somehow only black people would steal from this shop is buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullshit!

    • @claricelouie624
      @claricelouie624 2 года назад +6

      And homeless people coming into steal items.

    • @jkaw9291
      @jkaw9291 2 года назад +7

      @Robert Hamilton you obviously love Donald Trump

    • @jema2609
      @jema2609 2 года назад +1

      Sir, that was uncalled for. I've met many honorable people who were black, and many a POS who was white. Idiocy runs rampant in all in colors....

    • @lindabyn77
      @lindabyn77 2 года назад +6

      I think there are unmanned sandwich shops and ramen stores in S.Korea as well.

  • @johnwang9914
    @johnwang9914 2 года назад +2

    In college, our fourth year home room had a break room and we the students maintained a very old coke machine. The coin collector was broken so we put up a sign that said exact change only and didn't tell anyone it was just a slot to a coin box. People paid without knowing there was no mechanism to check they had paid. We also had potato chips, donuts and muffins on an honour system and you could run a tab on a sign up sheet. Collecting was a problem and sometimes some people did claim the tab was in error so there was some losses but it still worked sort've. You need a reasonably honest and well behaved community and ideally a community where everyone knew each other for the honour system to be effective in North America and it only takes one bad apple to ruin it for everyone. Having said that, the city's LRT service is on the honour system but since you have to take a bus to get to and from the LRT, and the fare paid for the bus gets you a transfer, it really isn't a true honour system but leveraging pre-existing infrastructure for fare collection. There is talk of making toll collection gates at the stations now as the homeless started staying at the stations for shelter from the winter, this only started with COVID, prior the stations were just too busy for the homeless to feel comfortable doing so.
    I would imagine that with inexpensive WiFi cameras, you could have some level of the honour system returning as there would at least be surveillance.

  • @Taralynn70
    @Taralynn70 2 года назад +2

    YUM. I adore gyoza, and could easily eat daily, lol. How lucky you are to have such a place close!!

  • @thany3
    @thany3 2 года назад +35

    This wouldn't work anywhere else without some level of security. Some way to be unable to leave without paying.
    The honour and honesty of Japanese people makes shops like this simple and cheap to set up. That's a win for everybody! If this shop would need all kinds of security, the same box of gyoza might have to cost ¥2000, which is a sad thought.
    Also, now I'm hungry again 😍

    • @adamryan977
      @adamryan977 2 года назад +7

      In Germany many farmers have these type of shops where they sell there products and you put the money in a box. It's a great way to get your eggs, vegetables and fruits fresh and local. Some even have a petrol pump, but for milk . But i have to admit this only works in rural regions/smaller towns. In big cities you would always find some idiots ruining it for everyone.

    • @adamryan977
      @adamryan977 2 года назад

      @Robert Hamilton Really? Cause here on youtube are lots of videos of white folks stealing packages from front porches. It doesn't matter what color the skin. If you have a society where people are poor and desperate, because they can't survive you will get people who steal . Sure there are criminals, which steal just to get rich and have no empathy for others, but they steal other things than dumplings and packages. In Japan you have 4000 homeless people, in the whole country. In America you have 580 0000. Japan has no problem with stealing, because Japan is a better society in general, where the systems helps those in need instead of giving everyone a gun, like it is candy.

    • @thany3
      @thany3 2 года назад +4

      @@adamryan977 Same in The Netherlands, and indeed only in the countryside. Most people honour the little unmanned shops simply because they don't want them to disappear.
      It's a cheap and easy way to get some fresh produce if you happen to be nearby. Who wouldn't want that?

    • @AshleyKaulitz007
      @AshleyKaulitz007 2 года назад +1

      Actually, honor system stuff exists in many rural parts of America. Be careful how quickly you jump to use overly broad and generalized statements like "this wouldn't work anywhere else."

    • @thany3
      @thany3 2 года назад

      @@AshleyKaulitz007 Well isn't that the beauty of generalising? It's just an easy way to make a point, without having to go into details.
      And that point is, this won't work "anywhere" else. I'll leave it up the the readers of my comment to understand that every generalisation comes with a set of exceptions that need not be named for the sake of brevity, and to avoid the risk of naming an incomplete set.
      If you feel offended, or compelled to point out any or all exceptions to a generalisation, you certainly have the choice to do so, but try not to place any blame either.

  • @eugenelim11
    @eugenelim11 2 года назад +43

    You know, it is a mark of how cultured and well manner the population is when you can have unmanned stores and not worry about thieves, and the overwhelming majority of the population will pay for their purchases.
    However, I just cannot visualize this concept working in the USA.

    • @clearpill4498
      @clearpill4498 2 года назад

      They won't try it with real money in bank though....

    • @touchedouche8806
      @touchedouche8806 2 года назад +5

      One of the most ethnically clean cultures too

    • @thelarry383
      @thelarry383 2 года назад +1

      @@touchedouche8806 contrary to what you believe, there are thousands of non japanese living in japan. Difference is their government actually cares about its population thus creating a considerate, compassionate, and well integrated culture.

    • @touchedouche8806
      @touchedouche8806 2 года назад

      @@thelarry383 sure. Try moving permenantly. You can visit

  • @petuniasevan
    @petuniasevan 2 года назад

    I love gyoza. I used to make my own before they became popular in the USA (often called potstickers here). Best time for me to make them was in winter when it was way below freezing; I'd set up a card table on the deck and when I had made a cookie sheet pan full, I'd put it on the table and make the next batch. After an hour or two out in the cold, I'd bring them in and put them in freezer bags for later use.
    Dagnabit... now I want gyoza.

  • @LimaSierra609
    @LimaSierra609 2 года назад

    thank you so much for the heads up about 雪松餃子 ! I'll definitely stop by this particular unmanned Gyoza Shop soon!

  • @saturn599
    @saturn599 2 года назад +33

    Wow, no staff. Honor system. That is amazing. I wish every country has that.

    • @nuranggraini5734
      @nuranggraini5734 2 года назад +1

      @Daniel not all asian country lol.. Low crime area maybe but not in jakarta. UN manned store here will only end up destroyed and food will be stollen. So its not gonna work.

    • @equal5505
      @equal5505 2 года назад +2

      @Daniel This honor system only works in Japan not the other Asian countries.Believe me i am also from Asia.

    • @mawar7957
      @mawar7957 2 года назад

      In indonesia even the fridge will get stoled in a hour. Lol

  • @Johnnybananass-_
    @Johnnybananass-_ 2 года назад +8

    i love a country where people act respectfully and honestly

    • @Pedgo1986
      @Pedgo1986 2 года назад

      Everything have its cons and pros yeas their culture may seem nice neat and polite but con its very strict almost drone like culture and easily can be bleak, boring and mundane. Us is almost polar opposite and one could argue too much freedom. I would say main difference is parenting: Japan strict and teaching self reliance and sense of duty from very young age and US very carefree, friendly, silver plate and holding hand as long as possible.

    • @Johnnybananass-_
      @Johnnybananass-_ 2 года назад

      @@Pedgo1986 you don’t see young men shooting up schools or churches or parades in Japan, so I’ll pick Japan any day .

  • @shirleyw8720
    @shirleyw8720 2 года назад

    Wow, they look fantastic! Thanks for showing us this.

  • @putrikania6196
    @putrikania6196 2 года назад +9

    OMG this is a DREAM! If this is near my house, I would've visit 3 times a week, and like, gain 10 kg from all the dumplings I eat 😆

  • @troychristman5662
    @troychristman5662 2 года назад +6

    Such a wonderful representation of Japanese society.... here in Florida (USA)? No way. That place would be robbed blind immediately lol. Love your videos!

  • @chantalsscaleisafibber
    @chantalsscaleisafibber 2 года назад +4

    I'm amazed at the honesty of the Japanese people as in the UK word would get out about a staff less store and whatever is in the store would be gone in way less than an hour.

    • @awestruckbeaver3344
      @awestruckbeaver3344 2 года назад +1

      Yeah you can imagine the lowlifes that would swarm the shop and pillage it of anything valuable.
      Such a shame that you only really see this in Japan, South Korea and maybe Taiwan.

  • @debracantrell1058
    @debracantrell1058 2 года назад +2

    Awesome store thanks for sharing this video with us all take care stay safe ❤️😘😘

  • @yhird
    @yhird 2 года назад

    Excellent video. Thanks for sharing! Cheers from Florida USA.

  • @linda.888
    @linda.888 2 года назад +183

    This is just one more reason to love Japan. Besides being incredibly clean and safe it's the polar opposite of America where a simple honor box would be instantly pillaged of food and cash with honesty cast aside like an empty food container. A store like this could never survive in America.

    • @johnwang9914
      @johnwang9914 2 года назад +10

      We do have outdoor community refrigerators in Canada where people stock food when they can afford to do so, and people in need take what they need when they need to do so. Grocery stores in the area will also put their surpluses into these refrigerators too though not too often. The honour system is only broken in North America because there are a few bad apples ruining it for the rest of us but if the community can accept the loss from those bad apples, and if there can be enough surveillance and enforcement to catch the bad apples or at least make them believe they risk being caught, you can still have the honour system.

    • @hwoarang2001
      @hwoarang2001 2 года назад

      It’s a cultural thing. Try this in mainland China and it will be ransacked clean. Same with parts of the USA and other nations

    • @ronaldmcboggled9855
      @ronaldmcboggled9855 2 года назад +1

      Coming from a Japanese/US dual citizen it could survive in America but not just in the areas run by democrats lol.

    • @trappenweisseguy27
      @trappenweisseguy27 2 года назад +7

      There’d be bums living in it within 24 hours and everything would be stolen.

    • @Irv350
      @Irv350 2 года назад

      Non-asian races just don't have the collective respect for others like asians do.

  • @peterjake9621
    @peterjake9621 2 года назад

    Great concept and very convenient. Gyozas looked delicious 🤤.

  • @lawrenceakini9507
    @lawrenceakini9507 2 года назад

    I love your vlogs. This makes me hungry. This is an amazing store. Cheers.

  • @rickmirandaogata7347
    @rickmirandaogata7347 2 года назад +7

    You are so lucky to have access to delicious gyoza in Japan. I live on the outer island here in Hawaii & if I want to eat decent gyoza I have make my own.

  • @jackiejenkins4078
    @jackiejenkins4078 2 года назад +16

    What a wonderful thing to have by you! They look so delicious! That must be convenient for busy families too. Yes, sadly, that would never work in the US though. 😔

  • @Kestral69
    @Kestral69 2 года назад +1

    I love gyoza, and this is a fantastic idea. If I had access to this place I'd probably be buying from there regularly.

  • @brookstorm9789
    @brookstorm9789 2 года назад

    Looks great! ! yum

  • @jemmashome
    @jemmashome 2 года назад +8

    That’s so interesting! Been also seeing such unmanned ramyeon shops in Korea too. So interesting to see that there is no theft in these shops!

  • @mindysmom6132
    @mindysmom6132 2 года назад +81

    Hontoni oishisou ne! Sadly, here in SoCal, that would never work. First, the cash box would be taken, then the ENTIRE lot of gyoza would be next. No, definitely not here. Thank you for always sharing the very cool buying/eating establishments in Tokyo. I cannot wait to try these places when I visit. ❤️

    • @arianagonzalez9479
      @arianagonzalez9479 2 года назад +10

      Right?! We can't even have those little community library boxes or anything cause they always get vandalized :( I wish people had some decency over here

    • @y-mefarm4249
      @y-mefarm4249 2 года назад +11

      @@arianagonzalez9479 That's sad. In small town USA it would work. Everybody has farm stands at the ends of their driveways with fresh veggies and other things for sale, and a lock box, never heard of people being ripped off. Our little town has free books out for the children in a cute box shaped like a house and a few care boxes around town filled with free food for whoever is hungry. Anybody can donate. I always put Pop Tarts in there. (I know the kids grab those) lol

    • @mindysmom6132
      @mindysmom6132 2 года назад +2

      @@arianagonzalez9479 …..Definitely sad! Are you in SoCal?

    • @mindysmom6132
      @mindysmom6132 2 года назад +1

      @@y-mefarm4249 …..I love this! I love that you put Pop Tarts in for the kids!

    • @arianagonzalez9479
      @arianagonzalez9479 2 года назад +2

      @@y-mefarm4249 yeah I wish I could live in a small town like that. Sadly I live in the coachella valley and , unless you live in a country club, its not a safe place. Even at times the country club people get robbed

  • @erickfrago7224
    @erickfrago7224 2 года назад +1

    Not bad for the price. I really love these kind of videos, shinichi

  • @WizardOfAtlantis
    @WizardOfAtlantis 2 года назад

    Magnificent. Japan is such a dream-land. I love it.

  • @zeram01
    @zeram01 2 года назад +3

    Similar to the buses in Kyoto, in which riders pay as they get off. In the USA, probably 90% would get off without paying. I’m in San Francisco, and that percentage get on without paying in the first place.

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya 2 года назад +4

    oh wow the gyoza looked amazing! definitely a favorite appetizer when I went out with my family for Japanese food (along with the nigri sushi and sashimi, but I digress) the mrs. and I just bought some from the local walmart we were gonna have sushi and gyoza for dinner tomorrow night I'm so excited! (may not be nearly as good as the stuff they have there but, it'll do til we can actually get to Japan, lol)

  • @bobmarshall3700
    @bobmarshall3700 2 года назад +1

    Looks great! Yum yum....

  • @apergiel
    @apergiel 2 года назад

    A great indicator of a safe community.

  • @y-mefarm4249
    @y-mefarm4249 2 года назад +19

    It would work in rural farming communities here in the US. Most people have a farm stand with fresh produce and other things for sale done on the buddy system. I always have fresh eggs out with a lock box. Never was ripped off. Never heard of anybody ripped off either. Our little town has free books out for children to take home in a cute little wood and glass box shaped like a school, it was never ripped off or broken. And also care boxes around town filled with food for who ever may need it. Anybody can donate. I always put boxes of Pop Tarts in there. Lol Rural America has a very different mentality then in the cities. 2 very different types of people.

    • @jont2576
      @jont2576 2 года назад

      yeah no one cares about a bunch of extra vegetables or eggs u have lieing around from ur home garden that ur trying to sell or get rid on the "buddy system".....or fridge charities,they have those everywhere in the cities and usually picked clean except for the garbage.....free books,u couldnt even give away those for free in the south,friggin face palm.
      yeah theres 2 very different types of people in america,theres the average not so bright regular folks in the north east west......and then theres the STUPID
      try doing that with bottles of jack daniels or grey goose or expensive boxes of premium sushi or camarons.

    • @jasonfuentz8717
      @jasonfuentz8717 2 года назад

      That is true. One group doesn't have sex with their family members.

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 2 года назад

      @@jasonfuentz8717 Your attempt to insult the OP is quite revealing about your character and integrity, or lack thereof.

  • @Scriptor13
    @Scriptor13 2 года назад +32

    I love the Japanese code of honor and integrity! Unfortunately, a store like this would probably not work in any of the major U.S. cities in which I've lived. I don't think it would work in most small towns either. Sad commentary on America.
    The gyoza look delicious and are so reasonably priced. If I had such a store nearby which had vegetarian gyoza, I'd definitely be a patron!!
    Thanks for this video, Shinichi. ❤️❤️

    • @sousapastewski1834
      @sousapastewski1834 2 года назад +4

      these kind of shops do exist in rural America, its not unusual to drive by and see farm stores that have no attendants.

    • @MsTimelady71
      @MsTimelady71 2 года назад +3

      Someone would have already tried to break open or rip out the money box along with stealing more food and taking all the plastic bags. In a city this would have been trashed in days.

    • @npc2480
      @npc2480 2 года назад +2

      @@MsTimelady71 not only that, the thieves would wait for the owners to arrive to pick up the cash only to rob, car jack, and probably murder them too.

    • @Irv350
      @Irv350 2 года назад +1

      In your country (The United States) you would probably get shot before you even got to the store

    • @sergel02
      @sergel02 2 года назад +2

      @@Irv350 that’s not really true though.

  • @vikinglore1066
    @vikinglore1066 2 года назад

    Ohhhhhhh those look so good!

  • @MzzzNettie
    @MzzzNettie 2 года назад +1

    Yum, one of my favorite foods!

  • @nikeeweston
    @nikeeweston 2 года назад +10

    I would eat gyoza everyday if I could

  • @infernal_monkey
    @infernal_monkey 2 года назад +20

    That's an insanely good price for 36 pieces, wow!

    • @matambale
      @matambale 2 года назад

      Comes out to something like 20 cents apiece. Wow!

  • @aliciahavard3268
    @aliciahavard3268 2 года назад +2

    That looks so delicious... tried to make these last week . Didn't come out looking that nice...but was tasty .

  • @blackroseknight77
    @blackroseknight77 2 года назад

    oishi! I love dumplin's!💕💕💕 super yummy. 😊👍

  • @comontoshi
    @comontoshi 2 года назад +3

    Integrity . . . honor . . . giri. 👍🇯🇵 Banzai!

  • @rebeccareese73
    @rebeccareese73 2 года назад +5

    i live in ontario, canada and there is no way that store would work. all the food would be stolen and the machines would be stolen or destroyed.
    one of my favourite food is beef sukiyaki with noodles and vegetables.

  • @xxPenjoxx
    @xxPenjoxx 2 года назад

    Out of all the world dumplings I've tried through travelling, gyoza is my favourite. Super crunchy texture on the bottom is more desirable to me than soggy

  • @marycompogno5665
    @marycompogno5665 2 года назад

    That looks so good! Now I am hungry lol. 😋

  • @peytageo4432
    @peytageo4432 2 года назад +13

    I would love that here in Australia but sadly don’t think an unmanned store would work. Looks delicious

    • @GameFuMaster
      @GameFuMaster 2 года назад

      youth crime is an issue in Australia

    • @brendanfarthing
      @brendanfarthing 2 года назад

      @@GameFuMaster so is adult crime

    • @Syvergy
      @Syvergy 2 года назад

      It could work in Australia for sure

    • @justicedemocrat9357
      @justicedemocrat9357 2 года назад

      Uhh...unmanned stores have been around for decades here idiot, their called 'vending machines'.

  • @Genthar
    @Genthar 2 года назад +48

    Sadly, a store like that wouldn't last long in most parts of the USA. If there was one near me I'd be buying from it all the time though!

    • @ahlamns
      @ahlamns 2 года назад +3

      I was thinking the same.

    • @flipcoin6301
      @flipcoin6301 2 года назад +1

      Restaurants around here [California] sell frozen dumplings. You can grab the package from freezer, but you pay at the counter in-person. We also have unmanned payment grocery stores [Amazon Fresh] in our neighborhoods. It's only viable in low crime neighborhoods.

    • @MsTimelady71
      @MsTimelady71 2 года назад +3

      @@flipcoin6301 But you still have to scan your items in Amazon Fresh and pay on your phone.

    • @KitsuneHB
      @KitsuneHB 2 года назад +2

      Not only in the USA. I live in Germany and in the citys it would be impossible to run this kind of store too. But in rural parts famers put up like houses, fill them with their goods like eggs, self made soap, apples or apple juice or more and there you can take what you want and afford and leave the money in a box. Most of the times it works well. Most ...

    • @jasonfuentz8717
      @jasonfuentz8717 2 года назад +1

      Me too, I'd "buy" from them frequently.

  • @vincently1995
    @vincently1995 2 года назад +1

    How wonderful.

  • @patrisha7487
    @patrisha7487 2 года назад +1

    I love, love Gyoza!

  • @estertorrevillas7528
    @estertorrevillas7528 2 года назад +6

    I know of a shop in Vermont, USA that sells pies on the honor system and have done so for a few years. I would buy from such a place if I lived closer. The gyoza looks so tasty, thanks for sharing this little food trip!

  • @shannondore
    @shannondore 2 года назад +16

    That's a cool little shop and the Gyozas looked so good. Wish we could have something here like that but as others have said in the comments there's no way we could have something like that in America. And I really like that electric fry pan, it's nifty.😊

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking 2 года назад

    Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I love this!

  • @tooyamikage1862
    @tooyamikage1862 2 года назад

    I love Gyoza 🤤😋 love the many different flavors and Varieties 🤤🤤

  • @hassanalihusseini1717
    @hassanalihusseini1717 2 года назад +3

    These trust boxes remind me a little bit of some places in Denmark or Scotland.....
    Unfortunately in most places it would not work....

  • @kahnadah
    @kahnadah 2 года назад +4

    You couldn't have a store like this where I live. Some jerkoff would back a truck up to the doors and clean it out.

    • @nuranggraini5734
      @nuranggraini5734 2 года назад

      Yups in my country too... It will never work.

    • @jasonfuentz8717
      @jasonfuentz8717 2 года назад

      I certainly would. Take the lock box and bags too. Screw him.

  • @shielaaposaga2394
    @shielaaposaga2394 2 года назад

    Delicious and wishing someday I visit this place and country. Try this

  • @minniec.9127
    @minniec.9127 2 года назад +1

    Excellent value and great convenience.

  • @JasonB808
    @JasonB808 2 года назад +3

    It’s common to find frozen gyoza at grocery stores in Hawaii. Though they have to be manned. The stores have clerks that check receipt before customer leaves. I recently tried heating up Korean styled Gyoza I got from Costco in my Toaster Oven which has Air Frying feature. Was pretty good. It was crispy which is different but still tasted good without needing oil or water.

  • @Miwwu12
    @Miwwu12 2 года назад +3

    I live in Finland and though most of the people are pretty decent and honest I don't think this would work here. There are always people who think that the rules don't apply to them. Also, people here like using credit/debit card or mobile payment methods.

    • @cherry-von-bomb7837
      @cherry-von-bomb7837 2 года назад

      It wouldn’t work here in the uk either
      I’m planning a trip to Japan ( hopefully next year ) and where I don’t usually carry cash here , Japan is still a very cash based society …. Time to buy a coin purse for my trip lol

  • @GildaLee27
    @GildaLee27 2 года назад +1

    Looks delish!

  • @AdamTheGreat33
    @AdamTheGreat33 2 года назад +2

    I love this channel

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 года назад +10

    I live in NY and Amazon has a couple of cashier-less stores in NYC so maybe this concept would work? But I have my doubts, when turnstile jumpers also exist in NYC society, taking gyoza from a fridge without having to jump anything would be much easier for a New Yorker. When I lived in NJ, I took the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail often. The light rail runs on a proof-of-payment system, meaning the system trusts that you already paid the fare and got a ticket (or tapped in or out for other transit systems) before getting on board as usually no one comes around to check that you did. And when you are caught, the fine could be up to a hundred dollars. The fine also applies to those who get a ticket but forget to validate it (I know, this is silly when compared to not getting one at all)
    Since Japan is a much more honor/trust-based society than the US, this concept just wouldn't be successful nationwide

    • @johnroberts1141
      @johnroberts1141 2 года назад

      Lol, you cannot walk down the street in NY without being mugged, shot or stabbed.

  • @blazenlanie
    @blazenlanie 2 года назад +5

    We have an honor system pantry set-up at the workplace...i like it; and still, I think we get a few who simply fail to pay what's owed when due (but we try)😊

  • @Queenbooker
    @Queenbooker 2 года назад +2

    Looks so yummy!

  • @Prof.Pwnalot
    @Prof.Pwnalot 2 года назад

    This store reminds me of in country Australia.
    And perhaps even in America too.
    Unmanned stores containing fruit/ eggs, price written on the sign to grab attention when driving by also.
    Money in deposit box, similar to that cardboard ballot box looking one.
    Lot of trust evolved, would imagine nearly everyone in Japan would honor it compared to most other countries.
    Since respect, courtesy and honesty is ingrained within the culture.

  • @mokisan
    @mokisan 2 года назад +6

    100¥ for 36 pieces is pretty good.
    And the honor system of payment is great too!

    • @shenglongisback4688
      @shenglongisback4688 2 года назад +1

      1000¥ not 100¥ it would empty from sales thats super cheap just over a dollar.

  • @stevendaniel8126
    @stevendaniel8126 2 года назад +10

    What a wonderful setup! I'm very envious. This would never work here in America. It would be stolen or destroyed within hours. The crime here is ridiculous....

    • @Irv350
      @Irv350 2 года назад

      In your country (The United States) you would probably get shot before you even got to the store

  • @HacksignKT
    @HacksignKT 2 года назад

    very awesome!

  • @angelamapa2529
    @angelamapa2529 2 года назад +1

    Honesty gyoza :D Gosh, now I want some gyoza!

  • @tomcole7688
    @tomcole7688 2 года назад +3

    Wish this concept would work in the USA….I do have a question, are all the gyoza the same flavor, or is there a variety? I’d like to know what other flavors are available. Thanks, love your videos, I must travel to Japan if we ever get back to normal!

  • @lavendermagic84
    @lavendermagic84 2 года назад +3

    I wish I could say in the USA this would be an awesome concept, but there are too many dishonest people living here for this to work. I actually just asked my friend is she could imagine one of these gyoza stores just in our city, and she laughed at me. 😂 One of many things I love about Japan is how trusting, respectful, and mature most of the people there are.

    • @drflash36
      @drflash36 2 года назад +1

      Agreed. About the only way such a place might work in the US would be to have an electronic entrance opened by an app or credit card, similar to a bank ATM, and the one gets charged automatically when one removes a food package from it.

    • @lavendermagic84
      @lavendermagic84 2 года назад +1

      @@drflash36 Definitely. We couldn't be trusted to just walk in, pick up, and leave money in a box as payment. The phrase 'Grab-N-Go' would have an entirely different meaning. And here, that cash box would've been gone already. Also, there'd be multiple security cameras all over the store.

    • @drflash36
      @drflash36 2 года назад +1

      @@lavendermagic84 It's Sad!

    • @npc2480
      @npc2480 2 года назад +1

      @@drflash36 thieves would just use a stolen credit they got from the armed robbery from right outside the store.

    • @GameFuMaster
      @GameFuMaster 2 года назад +1

      tbh, it would just be a vending machine.

  • @pikakerose
    @pikakerose 2 года назад +1

    that looks so good havnt had gyoza in a while

  • @PREPFORIT
    @PREPFORIT 2 года назад +2

    It has been a long while since I had Gyoza.
    Now I will have to have some tomorrow.😉

  • @ptommo1543
    @ptommo1543 2 года назад +5

    In the UK that shop would be robbed and smashed up on the first day.

  • @danicabalinas9204
    @danicabalinas9204 2 года назад +3

    Sad to say, these type of honesty stores won't work here in most cities of the Philippines. In rural areas, maybe? Haha

    • @lalilulelo
      @lalilulelo 2 года назад

      Pati freezer baka nakawin

  • @klienrosemendoza6483
    @klienrosemendoza6483 2 года назад

    I was truly amazed and craving to your food vlogs journey, Im a newly subscribe to your channel. Regards from philippines with love 🙂🇵🇭

  • @samueldocski4426
    @samueldocski4426 2 года назад

    The difference between US and Japan…integrity and respect. I miss living in Japan. Would move back tomorrow if I could.

  • @captainjohnny
    @captainjohnny 2 года назад +3

    In India even the TV and lights will disappear in half an hour let alone food and plastic bags. It is the truth and it is off bitter but can't be helped.

  • @lygonthereddragon
    @lygonthereddragon 2 года назад +4

    I live in America. No it will not work. Even during the pandemic. I love gyoza but knowing americans to be trusting enough for an no contact store is like asking "please steal my wallet". No I'm not saying all Americans but the ones that will ruin it for everyone.

  • @darcyjorgensen5808
    @darcyjorgensen5808 2 года назад

    YES!!! That’s a proper gyoza dipping sauce!!! (Mine is mostly la yu, but you need the shoyu and rice vinegar.)

  • @HallOfFantasy
    @HallOfFantasy 2 года назад +1

    Nice price!
    In some of the rural/suburb areas outside of Tokyo, farmers will leave vegetables on tables/inside lockers for people to purchase similar to this. Pick what you want and leave your money inside of a box. I was surprised the first time I saw it.

  • @zeitgeistx5239
    @zeitgeistx5239 2 года назад +3

    Funny thing is to white people this seems so exotic and to East Asians this is the most mundane thing in the word. Ramen and gyoza or soup noodles and dumplings are like ham and cheese sandwiches.

    • @equal5505
      @equal5505 2 года назад

      This honor system only works in Japan only not the other east asian countries.

  • @markharris1223
    @markharris1223 2 года назад

    Thank you for not adding "music". The natural sounds are part of the pleasure.
    Such a store would have survived in parts of the UK thirty or forty years ago, but not now.

  • @jivert1258
    @jivert1258 2 года назад

    Simple and good

  • @jdbagley3
    @jdbagley3 2 года назад

    I love Gyoza. Now I'm going to have to go buy some. :)

  • @kirst4666
    @kirst4666 2 года назад

    Great idea. We have a local farm which has an honour box system selling bacon; eggs; butter. If there was a gyoza shop I’d definitely buy them

  • @steverogers7601
    @steverogers7601 2 года назад

    Wish we had this kind of trust, integrity, and honor here in the New Jersey/NYC area for something like this.

    • @defaultworkouts
      @defaultworkouts 2 года назад

      the Italian mafia lives in NJ. is this a joke comment?

  • @mipajaro1
    @mipajaro1 2 года назад

    Wow I would love it.

  • @jakekgfn
    @jakekgfn 2 года назад

    I could eat a hundred of those by myself! So good

  • @minikin5569
    @minikin5569 2 года назад

    Yum!