"What would your last meal be if you were on death row?" It's one of those questions that we ask each other all the time, and have grown fascinated to see what the most infamous of inmates have requested.
Whether it be the standard burger or the simplistic plate of veggies, there's a pop-up in Japan where you can try a few of those last meals.
死刑囚が刑執行前の最後の食事を選べる「Last meal」
ゲイリー・マーク・ギルモアさん 強盗殺人の罪で銃殺刑 享年36歳 死刑廃止論の風潮の中、弁護士を通じて自らの死刑執行を要求。 執行前日に刑務所でパーティーを開催。 最後の言葉「Let’s do it.」はナイキのコピーの元になる。バーボン付き。 pic.twitter.com/e5NW6VP6rC
— エリイChim↑Pom (@ellieille) October 16, 2018
Created by the artist collective Chim-Pom, the limited-time Ningen Restaurant in the Kabukicho district of Tokyo, is offering a chance to try some of the actual final requests made by past inmates.
Examples of these include the meal ordered by Gary Mark Gilmore, famous for demanding that the death sentence be carried out on him following a pair of murders. The restaurant's version of his last meal (steak, potatoes, coffee, and milk) is a steakburger served with potatoes.
毎日死刑囚のラストミール（最後の晩餐）を食べている。今日はジェームスポールジェニーガンの。
強盗殺人の罪で薬物注射の刑。 盗みに入った家の住人がそのタイミングで帰ってきてしまい、突発的に殺害して有罪。死刑にあたり自分の死体を献体する。1800の部位に切り分けられたにんげんレストラン pic.twitter.com/g1JvjyqvpC
— 手塚マキ (@smappatekka) October 17, 2018
Another one of the last meals served are the fruits and veggies requested by Judy Buenoano, who fed arsenic to her husband, son, and fiance in hopes that their deaths would get her life insurance money.
Fittingly, this "last meal" restaurant will be the final event happening in the building its housed in. According to Spoon & Tamago, it is scheduled to be demolished shortly after the pop-up ends, which Chim-Pom explained was the result of a local redeveloper and entertainment bureau acquiring the building.
The pop-up is running through October 28, and is open from the hours of 2 PM - 9 PM local time.
