Starting a Transport Service for "Peace of Mind Commuting": Type B Employment Support Restaurant "Toy Museum Cafe"
Lemonkai, a social welfare corporation, has started a pick-up and drop-off service for its Type B employment support facility 'Toy Museum Cafe' in Yoshikawa City to alleviate commuting anxiety.
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The "Toy Museum Cafe" (located inside Aeon Town Yoshikawa Minami, Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture), operated by the Social Welfare Corporation Lemonkai, launched a pick-up and drop-off service starting in April 2026.
This initiative aims to reduce the "anxiety of commuting" faced not only by the users themselves but also by their families, thereby creating an environment where they can choose employment support with peace of mind.
◾️ Challenges in Commuting and the Background
In Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture, the convenience of public transportation varies by area, and in recent years, bus services have been reduced.
Consequently, for individuals who require employment support, commuting on their own is by no means easy, making securing a means of transport a major hurdle when considering using the facility.
In response to these local challenges, we have introduced a transport service as an initiative to improve the commuting environment.
◾️ Overview of the Transport Service
Our facility has started offering the transport service primarily for the Yoshikawa City and Misato City areas. We also accept individual consultations for locations outside the target area.
For those utilizing the newly launched transport service, the employment service usage hours will be 4 hours, from 11:00 to 15:00.
For those who do not use the transport service, there are no restrictions on employment service usage hours, as before.
[Transport Service Hours]
Inbound: 10:00 - 11:00
Outbound: 15:00 - 16:00
[Employment Service Usage Hours]
11:00 - 15:00 (4-hour usage)
Through this initiative, we aim to reduce situations where people "give up on attending because they have no means of transport," making the step towards working a more realistic option.
Moving forward, we will continue to promote community-based employment support while staying close to the users and their families.
Store Name: Toy Museum Cafe
Address: 1st Floor, East Block, Aeon Town Yoshikawa Minami, 3-25-1 Minami, Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture
Access: About a 2-minute walk from JR Yoshikawa Minami Station
Website: https://toymuseumcafe.lemonkai.or.jp/
◾️ Restaurant Overview
Business Days: Follows Aeon Town Yoshikawa Minami
Business Hours: 10:00 - 19:00 (Last Order at 18:00)
- Lunch: 11:00 - 14:00 (Provisional)
- Cafe: 14:00 - 19:00
Features:
- Serves delicious meals prepared by Lemonkai
- A rich menu of lunch sets, light meals, and sweets
- A safe dining environment for babies and children
- A spacious interior comfortable for everyone, including stroller and wheelchair users, and the elderly
◾️ Employment Support Overview
Business: Type B Continuous Employment Support
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 19:00 (The store operates until 19:00)
Target Users: Individuals aged 18 and older with physical, intellectual, mental, or developmental disabilities
*Usage fees vary depending on household income
Features:
- Flexible scheduling from 3 hours a day to full-time
- An environment closely resembling general employment
- Wage reviews 4 times a year
- Employee discounts and nutritionally balanced meal subsidies available
- Easy to commute, located in a large commercial facility right next to JR Yoshikawa Minami Station
Examples of Tasks:
- Customer service (cash register, seating, serving food, etc.)
- Kitchen and back yard (restocking supplies, dishwashing, cleaning, cooking assistance, etc.)
*Based on the individual's preferences and skill acquisition status
Social Welfare Corporation Lemonkai
With the vision of "realizing social inclusion," we are a social welfare corporation operating about 90 educational and welfare facilities across 12 prefectures nationwide.
We provide multifaceted support, including childcare businesses like "Raymond Nursery School" and "Lemon-no-Ko Nursery School," disability welfare businesses (child development support, employment support, group homes, etc.), international preschools, and after-school clubs.
In 2023, utilizing the site of a former university in Nara Prefecture, we opened the "Social Inclusion Village," an integrated educational and welfare community based on the concept of "A society where everyone can be vibrant: working, learning, playing, and interacting here." Through our business operations, we tackle social issues, aiming to create a society where everyone can hold hands.
Corporate Name: Social Welfare Corporation Lemonkai
Representative: Chairman Kotaro Maeda
Corporate Headquarters: 240 Kowada, Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture
Headquarters: Wakayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nara
Established: February 2007
Number of Employees: 2,109 (as of April 2026)
Website: https://global.lemonkai.or.jp/
This initiative aims to reduce the "anxiety of commuting" faced not only by the users themselves but also by their families, thereby creating an environment where they can choose employment support with peace of mind.
◾️ Challenges in Commuting and the Background
In Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture, the convenience of public transportation varies by area, and in recent years, bus services have been reduced.
Consequently, for individuals who require employment support, commuting on their own is by no means easy, making securing a means of transport a major hurdle when considering using the facility.
In response to these local challenges, we have introduced a transport service as an initiative to improve the commuting environment.
◾️ Overview of the Transport Service
Our facility has started offering the transport service primarily for the Yoshikawa City and Misato City areas. We also accept individual consultations for locations outside the target area.
For those utilizing the newly launched transport service, the employment service usage hours will be 4 hours, from 11:00 to 15:00.
For those who do not use the transport service, there are no restrictions on employment service usage hours, as before.
[Transport Service Hours]
Inbound: 10:00 - 11:00
Outbound: 15:00 - 16:00
[Employment Service Usage Hours]
11:00 - 15:00 (4-hour usage)
Through this initiative, we aim to reduce situations where people "give up on attending because they have no means of transport," making the step towards working a more realistic option.
Moving forward, we will continue to promote community-based employment support while staying close to the users and their families.
Store Name: Toy Museum Cafe
Address: 1st Floor, East Block, Aeon Town Yoshikawa Minami, 3-25-1 Minami, Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture
Access: About a 2-minute walk from JR Yoshikawa Minami Station
Website: https://toymuseumcafe.lemonkai.or.jp/
◾️ Restaurant Overview
Business Days: Follows Aeon Town Yoshikawa Minami
Business Hours: 10:00 - 19:00 (Last Order at 18:00)
- Lunch: 11:00 - 14:00 (Provisional)
- Cafe: 14:00 - 19:00
Features:
- Serves delicious meals prepared by Lemonkai
- A rich menu of lunch sets, light meals, and sweets
- A safe dining environment for babies and children
- A spacious interior comfortable for everyone, including stroller and wheelchair users, and the elderly
◾️ Employment Support Overview
Business: Type B Continuous Employment Support
Opening Hours: 10:00 - 19:00 (The store operates until 19:00)
Target Users: Individuals aged 18 and older with physical, intellectual, mental, or developmental disabilities
*Usage fees vary depending on household income
Features:
- Flexible scheduling from 3 hours a day to full-time
- An environment closely resembling general employment
- Wage reviews 4 times a year
- Employee discounts and nutritionally balanced meal subsidies available
- Easy to commute, located in a large commercial facility right next to JR Yoshikawa Minami Station
Examples of Tasks:
- Customer service (cash register, seating, serving food, etc.)
- Kitchen and back yard (restocking supplies, dishwashing, cleaning, cooking assistance, etc.)
*Based on the individual's preferences and skill acquisition status
Social Welfare Corporation Lemonkai
With the vision of "realizing social inclusion," we are a social welfare corporation operating about 90 educational and welfare facilities across 12 prefectures nationwide.
We provide multifaceted support, including childcare businesses like "Raymond Nursery School" and "Lemon-no-Ko Nursery School," disability welfare businesses (child development support, employment support, group homes, etc.), international preschools, and after-school clubs.
In 2023, utilizing the site of a former university in Nara Prefecture, we opened the "Social Inclusion Village," an integrated educational and welfare community based on the concept of "A society where everyone can be vibrant: working, learning, playing, and interacting here." Through our business operations, we tackle social issues, aiming to create a society where everyone can hold hands.
Corporate Name: Social Welfare Corporation Lemonkai
Representative: Chairman Kotaro Maeda
Corporate Headquarters: 240 Kowada, Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture
Headquarters: Wakayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nara
Established: February 2007
Number of Employees: 2,109 (as of April 2026)
Website: https://global.lemonkai.or.jp/