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February 23, 2026
Looking for cooking spaces in Tokyo for refugee cooking cooperative
From: David H. Slater <dhslater@gmail.com>
Date: 2026/02/15
Greetings Everyone
As part of our Refugee Voices Japan project, we manage a support group called the Sophia Refugee Support Group. Our organization includes over 100 students supporting more than 200 refugees through food and clothing distribution, language classes, medical and immigration escorts, and translation services.
We are excited to note that a group of refugee women has formed a cooking cooperative to share dishes from their home countries. To support this initiative, we are inquiring about the availability of a kitchen or cooking space in Tokyo. Given our limited resources, we are looking for space that is available for a nominal fee or, ideally, at no cost. We are interested in either regular or irregular access, depending on what is available.
I would be happy to provide more information regarding the progress of the Cooking Cooperative. Please feel free to contact me at dhslater@gmail.com.
Thank you very much for your help.
Sincerely,
David
--David H. Slater, Ph.D.
Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Graduate Program in Japanese Studies
Sophia University, Tokyo
Sophia University, Tokyo
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