How do you say "unstaffed shop, pay on the honour system" in Japanese?

Name: This Japanese Shop Is Lit, Open, and Completely Empty. It Still Expects You to Pay.
Uploaded: 2026-08-18T18:06:02Z
Duration: 23 s
Description: Learn to say 無人販売 (mujin hanbai) — unstaffed shop, pay on the honour system. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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This Japanese Shop Is Lit, Open, and Completely Empty. It Still Expects You to Pay.

To say unstaffed shop, pay on the honour system in Japanese, say 無人販売 (mujin hanbai).

Lights on, freezers running, nobody working. The shop's open.

無人販売 mujin hanbai unstaffed shop, pay on the honour system

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In this video

ここは無人販売所です。 koko wa mujin hanbaijo desu. This place is an unstaffed shop.
ここにお金を入れます。 koko ni okane o iremasu. You put the money in here.

Kanji in this phrase

無人販売: むじんはんばい
無人販売所: むじんはんばいじょ
お金: おかね

Why this phrase

Roadside vegetable stands and the unstaffed frozen gyoza and dessert shops now all over Japan post 無人販売. You take what you want and put the money in the box. One takeaway: 無人販売 means unstaffed, not closed.