living off 100yen
April 1st, 2006well there’s quite a few 百貨店 (hyakkaten) stores around in japan, selling only products that can be purchased with 100yen (for 1 or 2 items). this works out to rougly AU$1.25. i guess you wouldnt think that you could buy too much for that price – after all, japan is said to be a very expensive country right?
lets start with the snacks section. there are basically every kind of lolly/chip snack you could possibly want, including prepacked dried fruit and the likes too.
i really find these ones especially interesting – they are fruit lollies… kind of gummy but they come with quite a lot of moisture inside them. the packets are resealable, and they taste reeeeeeallly nice (until you eat too many at once, then its not so nice). i guess when fruit is expensive and you’re after that awesome lychee flavour, this is your haven.
ramen. what is there to say? its cheap! i haven’t tried any of these kinds, so i can’t vouch for their edibility(?) but they look quite good i guess ;d
dishwashing liquid for 100yen..
what happens if you’re on a low income and need to lose some weight? water dumbbells come to mind!
…and ther’s a lot more. so like, what’s with people saying how expensive japan is? its really quite a cheap country (until you get on a train). *shrug*
