Shopping Cart Etiquette (買い物かごとカート - Kago)
The standard Japanese supermarket system of grabbing a plastic shopping basket ('Kago') and loading it onto a compact rolling cart, along with proper aisle manners.
To navigate thin Japanese building footprints and narrow aisles, shops designed compact, highly maneuverable rolling frames that hold two standard plastic shopping baskets vertically, saving massive aisle space compared to giant US carts.
Grab a compact cart at the entrance and mount one or two plastic baskets onto the tiers. Never leave your cart parked in the middle of thin aisles while you browse shelves; pull it to the side to keep paths open for other shoppers.
What is the correct etiquette when handling shopping carts and baskets in thin Japanese supermarket aisles?