What is a 'food drive'?

What is a "Food Drive"?

This refers to volunteer activities where surplus food from households and businesses is collected and donated to welfare organizations and facilities.
In Inagi City, we are implementing a "Food Drive" in collaboration with environmental organizations, the Social Welfare Council of Inagi City, and other welfare organizations to reduce food loss (such as food being discarded without being used), promote effective use of food, and support those in need.
The food you provided will be distributed to those in need through the food bank of Yanokuchi Children's Cafeteria, the Social Welfare Council of Inagi City, and the city's Welfare Department.

• Inagi Social Welfare Association Newsletter No. 185 (Excerpt) (PDF 1.2MB)

Food Items You Would Like to Bring for the Food Drive

• Canned food (meat, fish, fruits, etc.)
• Seasonings (cooking oil, soy sauce, miso, sugar, etc.)
• Instant and Retort Foods (excluding frozen and refrigerated foods)
• Luxury items (instant coffee, tea, etc.)
• Dried goods (dried noodles, seaweed, etc.)
• Rice (brown rice, mixed grain rice, etc.)
• Infants and Young Children food (powdered milk, baby food, weaning food, etc.)

Conditions for the food you would like to bring

• Unopened items
• Items with a shelf life of more than one month (Note 1)
• Items with undamaged packaging and exterior

(Note 1) Please be aware of the difference between the expiration date and the consumption date.

The difference between "best before date" and "expiration date"

Expiration Date

Expiration date for delicious consumption.
Foods that can be stored for a long time are often labeled.
Just because the expiration date has passed doesn't mean it can't be eaten right away!
For food that has passed its expiration date, let's assess it individually based on appearance, smell, and other factors.

Expiration Date

The concept of 'safe to eat by date.'
This is often indicated on food products that deteriorate quickly.
It is safer not to eat anything past that.

Drop-off Location

Locations	Time	Address	Phone
Welfare Center	Excluding holidays, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM	Inagi City Welfare Center 7 Momura	042-378-3800
Yanokuchi Community Center	Monday, Wednesday, Friday From 10 AM to 3 PM	1603 Yanokuchi, inside the Yanokuchi Neighborhood Association Hall	042-379-7730
Omaru Community Center	Monday, Thursday, Friday From 10 AM to 3 PM	1171 Omaru, inside Owens Health Plaza	042-370-2284
Sakahama Community Center	Monday, Wednesday, Friday From 10 AM to 3 PM	2996-2 Sakahama, inside Inagi Senior Citizens Hall	042-331-4501
Hirao Community Center	Monday, Wednesday, Friday From 10 AM to 3 PM	3-1-3 Hirao, inside Hirao Elementary School	042-331-5143
Fureai Center Oshitate	Monday, Wednesday, Friday From 10 AM to 3 PM	Joy House Tamagawa Meeting Room 410-3 Oshitate	042-378-4682
Koyodai Community Center	Monday, Wednesday, Friday From 10 AM to 3 PM	3-2 Koyodai, Inside Koyodai Elementary School	042-319-2410
Nagamine Community Center	Monday, Wednesday, Friday From 10 AM to 3 PM	2-1-1 Nagamine, inside Nagamine Oasis	042-331-5555
Eightpia Workshop	Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM	1-9-1 Hirao, inside Complex Facility Friend Hirao	042-350-1891
Antenna Shop "Honoka" (Eco Club 21)	Tuesday, Saturday from 10:30 AM to 12:45 PM Closed during August	6-7 Koyodai, inside Shiroyama Cultural Center premises	042-378-2111 (Extension) 302, 303, 304 The above will be relayed from the Living Environment Division of City Hall.
AEON Food Style Inagi Nagunuma Store	From 7 AM to 11 PM	195-1 Omaru	042-378-6760
Inagi City Living Environment Division	Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM	Inagi City Hall 3rd Floor 2111 Higashi-Naganuma	042-378-2111 (Extension) 302, 303, 304