You can shop however you like for 10,000 yen... can I accompany you on your shopping trip?

This "shopping documentary" explores the lives of people who shop at AEON Chitose Store.

The store that cooperated with us this time was the AEON Chitose Store.

What kind of people shop there?

First: Riho Kishida (29), who wants to work in a job that makes those around her smile.

Program staff: "What did you come shopping for today?" Kishida: "I came here to browse baby products."

Program staff: "What's your child's name?" Kishida: "Maishiro. He's four months old now." Program staff: "Can I accompany you on your shopping trip?" Kishida: "There's someone else there with them... can you wait a moment?"

Apparently, she was shopping with a friend, and after we met up and explained the situation to her friend, she agreed.

The person who cooperated with us in this interview was Riho Kishida.

She lives with her husband and has two children.
She's currently on parental leave, but what's her occupation...?

Kishida: "My job is to help passengers get on and off planes. When I was in high school, I was thinking about which vocational school to go to, and it seemed like a fun job, so I thought I'd like to try it, and that's what I started doing."

Kishida chose to work as a ground staff member because of a vague feeling that it sounded fun.
But when she actually started working...

Kishida: "It's tough. Chitose has bad weather, so in the winter, planes can't fly and flights get canceled. At times like that, it's hard to deal with. It's hard for the passengers, and it's hard for us, too." Program Staff: "Are you ever told harsh things?" Kishida: "Yes. I think passengers who want to get back to their destination want the flight to continue as soon as possible..."

Ground staff members are constantly interacting with passengers.
That's why they keep certain things in mind.

Kishida: "I try to smile no matter what. If I smile, the customers will smile too."

Kishida: "I wanted a chew toy like this. My baby will start solid food next month, and I feel like there are so many more convenient things (for baby food) than before."

Kishida: "Seven years ago, it was my first time, so I didn't understand things, but now I can tell which ones were difficult to use and which ones were easy to use."

Finally, I bought a souvenir for my eldest son, and my shopping trip was over!
The total was...?

It was 10,860 yen!
Finally, when I asked about my aspirations for returning to work...

Kishida: "I want to do a job that makes people around me smile."

Second child: Each person has their own car! Eight cars in the parking lot... Kaori Hiyama (55), a mother of a large family

Hiyama: "I only buy tea and bento lunches. My kids are out playing futsal and stuff. Those are the only times I can take it easy."

Program staff: "I'll pay up to 10,000 yen, so can I accompany you on your shopping trip?" Hiyama: "Okay, I'll look around for a few more."

Hiyama Kaori cooperated with our interview.
She was there to buy a bento lunch for dinner, but...

I'm curious about the amount of food in this bento!
When we asked about her family composition...

Hiyama: "We have a family of eight. We have six kids."

Hiyama is the mother of a large family with six kids!

Hiyama: "The oldest is 29?! That was in 1996... With six kids, it's hard to remember." Program staff: "In 1996, she was 29." Hiyama: "So from 29 to 27, 25, 23, 21, and 18?"

Here's the exact number!
It was a shame that the fourth and fifth sons weren't around...

Hiyama: "They're all getting older and more independent now. Hehe."

And up until the fourth, all the children were boys!

Hiyama: "It would have been nice if we'd had a girl along the way, but we didn't. I thought if we just kept trying, maybe we'd have a girl." Program Staff: "So you wanted a girl, right?" Hiyama: "So you got greedy and wanted another one."

Even now that their children are working adults, the eight-person family still lives under the same roof!
Why?

Hiyama: "I think kids want to run away from home. As if their parents were still around."

Program Staff: "Have your children ever told you they wanted to leave home?" Hiyama: "My youngest child moved into a dorm when he went to high school. There are six of us, so I thought it would be fine if we sent one away, but once we sent one away, it was like, 'Oh, they're gone.' One footstep was missing."

We're curious to see what life is like for this family of eight.

Hiyama: "We share a room. We've been doing it since we were little, so we don't really mind each other."

Hiyama: "We have one car per person, so we have eight. We have so many cars it feels like we're renting a parking space."

Life in a large family is on a whole other level!
They apparently do laundry five times a day!
And of course, they do a ton of shopping, too.

Hiyama: "I need to buy some fish too. There are four of these, so I think I can just cut each in half and add other things and that should be enoug...