Ramen shops have a basket under your stool for your bag

Look under the counter stool: most ramen shops keep a basket there for your bag, so it stays off the floor.

Type

Hack

Category

Food

Place

Tokyo

For

tourist

Posted

Sep 21, 2026

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@japan_nobunaga ↗

What the sources say

Two independent writers describe the bag baskets under seats in Japanese restaurants.

確認済 Confirmed. The original author plus at least one other independent source back it.

Also confirmed by

• tokyounfolded.substack.com ↗
• kimberlyah.wordpress.com ↗

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