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This guide will help you decide which Japanese point cards are right for you, from the basics to in-depth insight into the most popular cards. If you have spent any amount of time in Japan, you will quickly notice that point card culture here is on another level. Japanese point cards are a big deal—almost every shop has its own point card! Whether at the convenience store, department store or the local neighborhood cafe, the first question you will likely be asked by the cashier is ポイントカードはおもちですか? (pointo ka-do wa omochidesuka?; “Do you have a point card?”) You may wonder if you need a Japanes...
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Japan’s 100 yen shops are loved nationwide for offering an amazing range of affordable products, such as household goods, stationery, electrics and more, all for a very affordable price. Here’s a refreshing selection of 100 yen shop summer must-haves for cooling products to keep you comfortable all season long. You can buy the following goods at Japan’s top ¥100 shops in stores or online at Daiso, CanDo and Seria (in-store only). Face MasksDisposable cooling face masks are the answer for allergies, summer colds or the still-circulating coronavirus. Seria’s disposable cooling face masks come in...
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Japan’s traditional square backpacks will be your first grader’s perhaps most prized possession. Read on for a guide that tells you what to look for—and look out for—when making this important purchase! Randoseru, from the German and Dutch words meaning backpack, has been a prominent feature of Japanese elementary school life since the post-war period. Its history, however, began in the late Edo period when randoseru-like leather bags began being used by the modernizing Japanese military. The first student to use a randoseru was Japan’s crown prince who in 1887 was given a randoseru upon enter...
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A world of unassuming, under-visited and unimaginably charming Tokyo shopping streets await; beckoning with tasty handheld bites, pop cultural paraphenalia and many, many cats! Besides the requisite Takeshita Street in Harajuku and Sensoji’s Nakamise Dori (staples on pretty much every Tokyo itinerary), here are five lesser-known shopping streets in Tokyo. Each one has its own unique character, for a local’s-eye-view of the city. 1.Togoshi GinzaUnder a sky devoid of power lines (having been removed in 2016), the charming Togoshi Ginza feels distant from the modern era and the swanky Ginza it bo...
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With food prices on the rise, there’s no time like the present to start eating locally and sustainably in Japan. As we’re baking in the sweltering heat of this year’s summer, it’s hard to tell what is feeling the burn more these days, our bodies, our pocketbooks or our planet. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed in times like these, but sometimes even making small personal changes can make a world of difference. Case in point: vegetables. While eating more vegetables and consuming more locally have become far-reaching rallying cries, in food-insecure Japan especially, choosing local, sustainable and...
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From stylish to casual and everything in between. Japan’s capital is deservedly known as one of the world’s shopping meccas, offering numerous vibrant and trendsetting districts in which you can find everything from the high-end to the offbeat, from subculture favorites to traditional crafts and vintage wares. Beyond department stores, the city has countless shopping streets—ranging from posh boulevards packed with flagship stores to back alleyways focused on a particular niche such as sport or vintage clothing—as well as some impressive malls. Read on for the low-down on Tokyo’s five most pop...
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Here are top five buys for kids from the amazing wonderland that is the 100 yen store. I heart the 100 yen store. It’s full to the brim of stuff I didn’t know I needed. From the trusty corn kernel cutter to the Miffy and Friends themed chopsticks sitting in our kitchen drawer, there’s just no limit to what I’ll buy from our local shop. And when it comes to things for the kids, it’s very easy to get carried away, as the myriad of toys and activities on offer is amazing—and won’t cost you an arm and leg either. 1. Bubble Time!Usually when I use the word bubbles, I’m referring to the alcoholic ki...
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OK ladies, so you're in Japan and already inspired by the myriad of amazing fashions you see every day, and now you need new shoes. So you head out to the shops, only to end up disappointed and frustrated that the majority of the gorgeous styles on sale are not available in your size. But don't fret; there are solutions out there if you know where to look. Even as Japanese people become taller and larger on average than their ancestors, the retail scene here is very slow to catch up to the changing demographics of its consumers. The most common women’s shoe size in the United States is somewhe...
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