#450

Food, Drinks, Utilities- Restrooms - convenience stores is a small world in itself..

Convenience stores will store the following -
1. Food - salad boxes, ready to eat bento box (pasta/curry etc) (mostly non-vegetarian), fruits (banana, apple, oranges), Curd, Diet biscuits, nuts, chips, chocolates, chewing gum, cup ramen noodles, soups, french fries or chicken nuggets (ready to eat), plain rice
2. Drinks - Cold drinks, Japanese tea, Diet supplements (proteins, vitamins), hot coffee, alcohol (only some stores with a drink mark), milk, butter milk, energy shots (so you get refreshed or to overcome vomit feeling after over-drinking etc)
3. Daily used things - shirts, necktie, kids diapers, sanitary napkins, shaving cream, razor, stationery (paper, gum, eraser, pencil, pen, diary) etc
4. Magazines & Comics - a huge selection of magazine. English newspaper - either Japan Times or Yomiuri (some keep Wall street Journal)
5. Utilities - Bank ATM, Concert ticket vending machine, photocopy machine, fax machine etc
You can also step in to ask directions and if not crowded, the staff will kindly guide you as well (especially if you are driving out on countryside and get lost - you can buy a coffee or something at such shop and then ask for directions as well)
Some stores will also have a restroom /toilet - so if you are with elders or kids then this is of help. To show your thankfulness, you can buy again some small thing there.
(for vegetarians - you can take plain rice, curd, butter milk, plain milk, some chips (check the backside of the chip packet as it will show ingredients - sometimes chicken powder, sea weed powder is added and hence might not be recommended for you) or take diet biscuits like Calorie mate - so that you dont starve and store yourself with necessary vitamins - proteins)

suku image

suku

India

suku's other advice

Basic tips if you are visiting Japan on a business trip images

Basic tips if you are visiting Japan on a business trip

In case you are on a business visit here are some tips for making most of any business visit to Japan 1. Carry name card with your Name (preferably in Japanese & English), Contact details (email / …

Jain, Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian? Welcome to Swagat Tokyo! images

Jain, Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian? Welcome to Swagat Tokyo!

If you are here in Japan and have some specific food choices/requirements like vegetarian, vegan, Jain food, or Halal food due to health or religious reasons, the prospect of visiting and staying a w…

Train, Limousine bus, cabs are few options to arrive in Tokyo from Narita airport images

Train, Limousine bus, cabs are few options to arrive in Tokyo from Narita airport

Trains - Narita airport liner, Keisei liner, Yokosuka line, Keisei line are diff type of train options. Cheapest is the Yokosuka line or keisei line which are regular trains. If you take Narita expre…

Upscale hotels, Business hotels, Dormitories, Youth Hostels are diff types of lodgings available in Japan images

Upscale hotels, Business hotels, Dormitories, Youth Hostels are diff types of lodgings available in Japan

Tokyo has many diff types of lodging facilities..It has the upscale 3 star or 5 star hotels like Ritz Carlton and Hyatt etc. Then there are business hotels like Hotel Villa Fontaine, Park Inn e…

Roppongi, Shibuya, Ebisu, Shinjuku, Marunouchi are some good areas.. images

Roppongi, Shibuya, Ebisu, Shinjuku, Marunouchi are some good areas..

Roppongi, Shibuya, Ebisu, Shinjuku, Marunouchi are some good areas where you can meet or bump into foreigners. A971 - near midtown, PinkCow Club very near to Roppongi square, Oakdoor (in Hyat)PCM -…

Hakuhinkan ginza shop, vstone robot shop are good places to collect souvenirs for kids images

Hakuhinkan ginza shop, vstone robot shop are good places to collect souvenirs for kids

Hakuhinkan Ginza - http://www.hakuhinkan.co.jp/guide_en.html is a place to visit for sure. Here you can find lots of toys, puzzles, gadgets from Japan that will surely be liked by kids from any count…

You might also like

Enjoy Japanese Chu-hi drink ! images

Enjoy Japanese Chu-hi drink !

You will see an overwhelming numbers of Chu-hi cans lined up in a rowbesides beer and wine in every convenience stores. Chu-hi is aJapanese-shochu-based cocktail, which has now become a widely ac…

fujimorison image

fujimorison

SUKEROKU images

SUKEROKU

When I don't have a clear idea of what type of food (bento) to buy, I always choose SUKEROKU bento.It is simple bento, kind of Sushi without raw fish.As you see the picture, two kinds of sushi …

Moo Moo image

Moo Moo

What does the kiosk on the train platform offer? images

What does the kiosk on the train platform offer?

A convenience store on the train platform where you can buy very basic stuffs! Kiosk offers best possible basic needs with a minimum space on the train platform. We had Kiosk even before all the …

totowatanabe image

totowatanabe

10 Helpful Tips For When You Go Into a Japanese Onsen images

10 Helpful Tips For When You Go Into a Japanese Onsen

Are you getting ready to take a trip to an Onsen Hot Spring in Japan?As an onsen-loving Senpai, allow me to provide you a few tips on how to be absolutely prepared before braving the nakedness an…

 image

Bentos from 7-11, Ito Yokado, OK stores images

Bentos from 7-11, Ito Yokado, OK stores

'Bento' is a take-out meal for lunch or dinner available in all parts across Japan. Although traditional bento contains rice, meat, fish and japanese pickles, it has evolved into various types, propo…

Samir Bodhe image

Samir Bodhe

Japan's Special Soft Drink Flavors images

Japan's Special Soft Drink Flavors

Ever since coming to Japan I've visited convenience stores regularly, not only cause its convenient of course, but because of all the seasonal special drinks they offer. I've had Fanta plenty of time…

Alex Kobayashi /Subtokyo image

Alex Kobayashi /Subtokyo