When I need to buy something, I often check if I can find it in 100 yen shops. They are always full of people.
What are 100 yen shops?
Shops that sells items in 100 yen (with tax, 110 yen) It’s like a dollar shop. Some of the items are more than 100 yen if you find stickers or price tag with different price (such as 220 yen or 330 yen etc.) Recently, there are also 300 yen shops, too. (3 coins)
Popular 100 yen shops
Chain 100 yen shops you can probably find all over in Japan are:
- Daiso
- Seria
- CanDo
What kind of things can you find?
Almost anything. From stationery to kitchen items, cleaning items, DIY, craft materials, food. I have found origami, sticker books for children, Japanese maps as well.
- Kitchen items–kitchen utensils, containers, kitchen wraps, ziploc,
- Cleaning items–small brush, cleaning cloth, cleaner, clenser, detergent
- Storage items–basket, box, storage bag, plastic shelf,
- Stationery–pens, pencil, eraser, notebooks, scissors, tapes, color pencils, paint, paper, envelop, stickers
- Character goods– Depending on the shop but often Sanrio (Hello Kitty, Kuromi etc), Disney, Doraemon, pouches, key chains etc
- Craft materials–cut cloth, yarn, thread, needles, beads, wires
- Beauty — mirror, brush, comb, hair tie, ribbon, cotton, sponge
- Food — snacks, chocolate, candy, small portion seasoning, dressing, drinks
Popular items
Currently popular items are:
- Kitchen item: Silicon wrap I bought one in Daiso and it was so useful, I bought it and have a few now in different sizes. You can wash them and use them over and over so you can reduce plastic kitchen wrap. After drying, I roll them and put them in ziploc to keep it.
- Kitchen item: Ajitama maker Small container to put boiled egg and seasoning to make Ajitama
- Cleaning items such as detergents
- Stationery: notebooks, pens, glue, tapes etc
Items that are good for sourvenirs
- Origami
- Sticker book
- Coloring book
- Sanrio character goods (Hello Kitty, Kuromi etc)
- Japanese design items (Shibainu, Daruma, Beckoning cat)
Large 100 yen shops in major cities
【Tokyo】Kinshicho Daiso Alcakit, Ginza Maronier Gate (Above UNIQLO Tokyo ) Odaiba Daiso Decks Tokyo Beach, Daiso Divercity、Shinjuku Daiso Bic Camera Higashiguchi, Seria Shinjuku Marui Annex, Shibuya Daiso Mark City
【Kanagawa】Kawasaki Daiso Lazona
【Osaka】Umeda Daiso Osaka Umeda (Umeda OPA), Seria Umeda (Chelsea Market 1F), Namba Daiso Shinsaibashisuji 2chome, Abeno Abenoharukas CanDo (Wing Building 3.5F)
【Kyoto】Kyoto Station area Daiso Aeon Mall KYOTO, CanDo Kyoto Yodobashi
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