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Yamasa's coffee shop - in English it translates as "Woodpecker" - was opened for business in April 2000 after extensive renovations to Sakura House.

There is a 50 yen discount on all purchases if you have your Yamasa student ID card with you. Prices for drinks (coffee, tea, juices etc) range from 350 yen to 500 yen. 350 yen isn't very cheap so most students use the vending machines outside (100-120 yen) instead if they are between classes.

The coffee shop occupies the front part of the house and is open from 8am to 8pm daily from Monday to Saturday.

The main advantages of having the coffee shop on-campus are that if you want to have a coffee while you study you don't have to go far away, and its useful on rainy days - especially since the path leading from the main entrance to Aoi Hall to the coffee shop is a covered walkway.

There is a large set lunch - the menu changes every day - which costs 600 yen - so its 550 yen with the discount. Since the supermarket called Yamanaka next to Yamasa closed down in July 2005, Kitsutsuki started selling lunch boxes to help the students out. They are meant for takeaway - please do not eat them inside Kitsutsuki which is reserved for regular customers. Kitsutsuki offers 3 lunch boxes (gyudon, sandwich & yoghurt set and a onigiri & fried chicken set) for the price of 300 resp. 400 yen.

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You can buy a beer, but the prices are a little high. The set lunch (rice, main dish, soup etc combined) is the best value, but if you only want the main dish the price is usually 550 yen each - so with your discount you can eat for around 500 yen each time.

What is really good about this coffeeshop is the cheap healthy breakfast. Breakfast is served from 8am and with classes starting at 9 this is very convenient if you have a exam or test scheduled for your first class in the morning and don't want to spend anytime preparing breakfast.

Price for the breakfast, () is 350 yen. 300 yen with your ID card.

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