# #264 阪本ウォッシャーマン - Show: マユリカのうなげろりん！！ - Published: 2026-09-19 - Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1575465539_6b5d456dbdf7.html - Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/RKL7972698665.mp3 - Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary. Sakamoto pitches a mobile car-washing business, "Sakamoto Washerman," born from his own complaint that washing his car is a hassle, offering to wipe down cars while their owners shop at outlet malls and shopping centers. Sakamoto and Nakatani spend the episode seriously fleshing it out into a business plan, working out pricing (2,000 yen per car, 1,500 yen for windows only, 4,000 yen including interior cleaning), a profit split (750 yen to the mall, 750 yen to the Washerman), and even rules for handling scratch damage and public urination. ## What this episode answers ### What kind of service is "Sakamoto Washerman," the idea Sakamoto came up with? It's a service in which staff wipe down and clean customers' cars while they are parked and shopping at places like outlet malls or shopping center parking garages. ### How much does the car-washing service cost, and how is the money split? It costs 2,000 yen for the basic plan (with a 1,500 yen windows-only option and a 4,000 yen plan that adds interior cleaning), and of the base fee, 750 yen goes to the mall, 750 yen goes to the Washerman, and 500 yen goes to the company. ### How are ticket machines and an app supposed to be used to run the service? A request plate would be placed at the parking garage's ticket machine for drivers to leave on their dashboard so the fee is added when they exit, or alternatively the request feature would be built into the mall's own app; a tipping mechanism showing the assigned worker's photo and a message is also proposed. ### How is the plan supposed to handle trouble like scratches or accidents during washing? To handle trouble, they propose photographing each car before starting work to guard against scratch disputes, setting rules on where staff should stand to avoid neighboring cars, addressing company liability if a staff member were run over, and having customers sign an agreement banning acts like public urination or fighting on top of a car. ### What role does Sakamoto's father end up being proposed for at the end of the idea? Sakamoto's father is proposed to quit his job and become the historic first Washerman, though Sakamoto suggests he instead be made vice president. ## Article ## How the hassle of washing his car led to the "Sakamoto Washerman" idea The episode kicks off with Sakamoto explaining that ever since he bought his car, washing it has been such a hassle that he keeps putting it off. At outlet malls and multi-story shopping center parking garages, he points out, people leave their cars parked for 30 minutes to an hour while they shop. Sakamoto asks Nakatani: what if, during that downtime, someone wiped down the outside of your car for 1,500 to 2,000 yen — would you use it? Nakatani bites immediately, calling it "amazing," and the two wonder aloud why a service like this doesn't already exist. ## The service is named "Sakamoto Washerman," priced at 2,000 yen They settle on the name Sakamoto Washerman. A windows-only plan would cost 1,500 yen, a plan that also includes interior cleaning would be 4,000 yen, and they even float a "premium" plan that adds anti-fog coating. The envisioned setup has about five staff standing by at a prefab-style base, dispatched whenever a request comes in online or through an app. On the spot, they work out a revenue split: 750 yen goes to the mall as a fee, 750 yen goes to the Washerman themselves, and 500 yen goes to the company. When they convert that to an hourly wage, Nakatani argues 750 yen is too generous and jokes, "You're talking like a company president." ## Operational ideas: ticket-machine plates, an app, and a tipping system For how the service would actually run, they propose putting a Washerman request plate at the parking garage's ticket machine, which drivers would leave on their dashboard so the fee gets added when they exit — or alternatively, building the feature into the mall's own app. Drawing on delivery-culture practices overseas, they also suggest a tipping mechanism where customers could see the assigned worker's photo and a short message and leave a tip. They conclude that on rainy days, when demand drops, the business can simply close for the day. ## Risk and contracts: scratches, public urination, and even being run over To guard against disputes over scratching a car during washing, they propose photographing each car before starting work. The two also work out finer details: rules on where staff should stand so as not to get in the way of neighboring cars, the company's liability if an employee were run over by a car, and the need for a signed agreement banning things like public urination or fighting on top of a car. ## Sakamoto's father is nominated as "Washerman No. 1" Caught up in the excitement, Nakatani suggests that Sakamoto tell his father about the idea, have him quit his job, and make him the historic first Washerman. Sakamoto goes along with it, saying his father could just be vice president instead, and the conversation expands into eventually pitching the service to major facilities like Aeon Mall or USJ. The segment wraps up with the two agreeing that having this idea broadcast under Sakamoto's name, with today's date attached, stands as official proof that he's the one who came up with it. ## Takeaways - Sakamoto's idea, "Sakamoto Washerman," is a mobile car-wash concept that wipes down cars during shoppers' downtime in mall parking garages. - Pricing was worked out in detail at 2,000 yen per car, with a profit split of 750 yen to the mall and 750 yen to the Washerman. - The pair seriously mapped out risk management too, including guarding against scratch disputes and drafting a consent agreement for employees.