Catering & On-Set Services

On-set catering in Japan draws on one of the most trusted food cultures in the world.

Our caterers source produce, fish, and rice from the same networks that supply Tokyo's top kitchens and Osaka's Dotonbori street stalls. They then turn that quality into the real moments of a shoot day. A unit on a kaiseki-style lunch outside a Kyoto temple, a doc crew living on warm bento between sites in Fukuoka, or a commercial shoot wanting late-night ramen after wraps in Shibuya all get the same prep and finish that Japanese crews expect.

We scale service to your call sheet. That might mean hot buffet at a Tokyo studio, single-plated meals on set, or food trucks and pop-up kitchens for remote work in Hokkaido or coastal Okinawa.

Diet needs across vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, gluten-free, and allergy-sensitive crew are tracked one by one and labelled clearly at service. We treat timing the way the rest of Japanese shoot work treats it: non-negotiable. So crews leave each meal break ready to shoot, anywhere in the country.

Logistics shape every menu we plan. A unit on Mount Fuji slopes or a coastal site in Okinawa cannot rely on local kitchens, so we stage mobile units and chilled transport. Service windows are pinned to the call sheet, then flexed when weather or permits move the day. Peak periods like Golden Week and Obon tighten vehicle access and venue space. We book ahead and route deliveries around those crowds so meals still land hot and on time.

Sourcing and safety follow Japan's strict food-handling norms. We buy produce, fish, and rice through trusted suppliers and keep cold chains intact from depot to set. Allergen handling, labelling, and kitchen hygiene meet local standards on every job. Pricing is quoted per head with the 10% consumption tax shown clearly, so foreign producers see the true cost. Budgets scale from boxed bento for a small documentary crew to full buffet service for a large commercial unit.