Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan｜Doutor

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Nice to drink a cup of coffee

Right next to the ticket gate. The Saginuma Station branch of the Doutor chain, which always ranks high in surveys of cozy coffee shops with themed background music, is always thriving. No matter when you go on holidays or weekdays, it's crowded with young people, students, and elderly people, but it's usually empty for a while after it opens in the early morning, or about an hour before it closes in the evening. You might be able to sit on the lower floor even if it's crowded, because the elderly don't like stairs and don't come down very often. Ordered menus are taken at the cash register, and tableware is self-service at the return gate, but this is a regular coffee shop, so the tableware is served in glasses or ceramic cups, and the heavy menu is served on a tray, and cold drinks leave marks on the table with condensation water from the cup. Because of the leftovers and crumbs scattered on the baked bread menu, tables are frequently wiped down. There was a notice at the cash register at Doutor Coffee that they would no longer accept T points as of Friday, April 19, 2019. Remember that when the Heisei era ends, Doutor's T will end. The restaurant's seating is on two floors, matching the hill of Saginuma Station to the 4-story basement structure of Kiridori, with the seating floor being the same as the ticket gate and the seating floor connected to the one floor below by stairs. There are enough tables and AC power at the counter seats. There are a lot of table seats, and there is not much space between the seats, but if you go down the stairs, you will find an equal number of quieter seats. There are also many seats with AC power.