ナイツのクイズおうちつなGO（2026年9月26日）
TBS Radio's 'Knights' Chaki Chaki Grand Broadcast' features a monthly regular segment called 'Knights' Quiz Otsuna GO,' with Katitas executives Akira Morikawa and Kichiro Mori as guests. This episode's quiz asked what a couple in Miyagi Prefecture, who had bought a Katitas home, was doing in their garage — and after a string of wild guesses triggered by a hint Hanawa had gathered from his reporting, the surprising true answer turned out to be that they had opened a hamburger shop in their garage.
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What this episode answers
What kind of segment is 'Knights' Quiz Otsuna GO'?
It's a monthly regular segment on TBS Radio's 'Knights' Chaki Chaki Grand Broadcast,' sponsored by Katitas, a company that buys and resells old homes. Each time, Hanawa interviews a real customer who bought a home through Katitas and turns the story into a quiz, with guests Akira Morikawa and Kichiro Mori of Katitas explaining the answer, and Tsuchiya and Demiru answering.
What was this episode's quiz question, and what was the correct answer?
The question was what a couple in Miyagi Prefecture, who had bought a Katitas home, was doing in their own garage. The answer was that they had opened a hamburger shop in a corner of the garage — not a barbecue, but an actual operating shop, a true story.
Who was the couple behind the correct answer, and how did they finish out their garage?
The couple divided roles clearly: the wife, who works at an old-house cafe, handled the interior design, while the husband, who enjoys making things, handled construction. Together they hand-built the shop counter and even a swing for children to play on, turning the garage into a full-fledged shop space.
Why did the word 'burger' come up in the studio?
It started when Tsuchiya blurted out 'burger' while answering, in a context that could also be read as him meaning to say 'barbecue.' He kept repeating 'burger,' leading to the far-fetched guess of 'are they selling burgers in the garage?' — which turned out to be essentially the correct answer, much to the studio's excitement.
What kind of lifestyle changes tend to happen when people move into a Katitas property?
According to Morikawa, moving into a Katitas property often brings more spatial room, such as gaining a yard or garage or having more rooms. As a result, many people end up enjoying DIY projects, trying home vegetable gardens, or creating dedicated hobby rooms, broadening their range of everyday life.
Segment Overview and Guest Introduction
'Knights' Quiz Otsuna GO' is a monthly regular segment on TBS Radio's 'Knights' Chaki Chaki Grand Broadcast.' Sponsored by Katitas, a company that buys and resells old homes, the segment brings on two guests every month: Akira Morikawa, an executive officer and head of the business strategy division at Katitas, and Kichiro Mori, who works in planning and development. Hanawa interviews real customers who have purchased homes through Katitas and turns their stories into quiz questions, which Tsuchiya and Demiru then try to answer. After the correct answer is revealed, Morikawa and Mori explain the details behind the episode.
This Episode's Quiz Question
This time's question was: 'What is a couple who bought a Katitas home in Miyagi Prefecture doing in their own garage?' Hanawa only offered one clue to the studio: 'The hint has already been given.'
The 'Burger' Uproar and a Chain of Wild Guesses
The moment the panel heard that a hint had 'already been given,' Tsuchiya blurted out 'burger' — and that set off the whole uproar. Even though the context suggested he might have meant to say 'barbecue,' the word 'burger' kept coming up, eventually leading to the outlandish theory that they were 'selling burgers out of the garage.' Meanwhile, someone else suggested they might be making 'imoni' (a taro stew), drawing on associations with the Tohoku region and Miyagi itself, and the guessing spiraled into chaos. Hanawa kept denying it wasn't a barbecue, but left the big reveal to Morikawa.
The Answer: A Hamburger Shop in the Garage
The answer Morikawa revealed was that the couple had 'opened a hamburger shop.' They had converted a corner of their garage into an actual shop and were running a real hamburger business out of it. With clear roles — the wife, who works at an old-house cafe, in charge of interior design, and the husband, who enjoys making things, in charge of construction — the couple had hand-built everything from the shop counter to a swing for children to play on. It turned out that Tsuchiya's repeated, seemingly random use of the word 'burger' had been the answer itself all along, and the studio erupted with excitement. Looking back, Hanawa said, 'I'm glad this was the question. Somewhere along the way someone said, "Can we just say I signed the contract?" — and that ended up feeling like a hint for the quiz.'
New Possibilities That Come With Moving Homes
According to Morikawa, moving into a Katitas property — a resold, previously old home — often brings more spatial breathing room, whether that's gaining a yard or garage or ending up with more rooms overall. As a result, many customers end up enjoying DIY projects, trying their hand at home vegetable gardening, or setting up a room dedicated entirely to a hobby, broadening their range of everyday life in the process. This episode's garage hamburger shop was introduced as a especially vivid example of exactly that kind of possibility.
Takeaways
- A Miyagi Prefecture couple who bought a Katitas home opened a hamburger shop in their own garage, complete with a hand-built counter and even a swing for kids.
- Tsuchiya's repeated cries of 'burger' during the guessing game — amid other wild guesses like barbecue and imoni — turned out to be the answer itself.
- Morikawa explained that moving into a Katitas property often adds a garage, yard, or extra rooms, which many owners then turn into DIY or hobby spaces.
This article is edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. It is not an official summary — please listen to the episode itself.