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Lunch room at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka, from Nihon hyakkaten<br />

shokudō yōran (1937).<br />

strategies applied by the department stores themselves, was reflected in a<br />

particular attention to hygiene and quick service. 48 The kitchen was technologically<br />

advanced, most of the equipment being imported. Along with<br />

Japanese dishes, Western-style sandwiches and ice cream, as well as a<br />

selection of yōshoku, were available in department store restaurants. 49<br />

For example, in 1925 the dining hall on the sixth floor of the exclusive<br />

Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo served the following menu:<br />

Beefsteak (with rice) 50 sen<br />

Ham salad (with bread) 50 sen<br />

Curry rice 30 sen<br />

Sandwich 30 sen<br />

Western-style confectionery 15 sen<br />

Japanese confectionery 15 sen<br />

Jelly 15 sen<br />

Children’s bread 10 sen<br />

Chilled amazake 10 sen<br />

Watermelon 10 sen<br />

Fruits 10 sen<br />

52

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