Japanese Online Newsletter Vol. 153 100円で何が買える（100えんでなにがかえる）
Dec
26
まず
コンビニコーヒーも100
Japanese Online スタッフ
What Can you Buy with 100 Yen?
You'd think that 100 Yen is the same as one U.S dollar, but given the current exchange rate, it's actually worth about 75 cents. In the U.S., there aren't many things you can buy with 75 cents, but what can you buy with 100 yen in Japan?
The first thing that comes to mind is probably the 100 Yen store. DAISO and 100 Yen Lawson are well known in the U.S, and many items are sold for 100 Yen (or 110 Yen with tax). In those stores, they sell many kinds of tableware, stationery, and daily necessities. Many tourists also buy souvenirs and other items at 100 Yen stores. There are 100 Yen stores all over Japan, so you should definitely stop by.
If someone asks you what you can buy for 100 Yen, you can tell them that they can get conveyor-belt sushi. The most popular 100-Yen conveyor-belt sushi restaurants are "Sushiro" and "Kura Sushi”. Those conveyor-belt sushi restaurants have expanded into the U.S, but the prices in the U.S. are not 100 Yen (or 75 cents). Instead, it's at least double the price. Needless to say, considering taste and price, it is more cost-effective to go to a 100-Yen sushi restaurant in Japan.
You can also purchase convenience store coffee for 100 Yen. Typical examples are S-size coffees at 7-Eleven, Family Mart, and Lawson. Instead of pouring ready-made coffee into a cup like you do in the U.S, you can roast fresh coffee beans for each cup in Japan, so you can drink really good coffee at a low price. Also, you can choose iced coffee as well, which is great in the hot summer months.
Lastly, there are drinks you can buy from vending machines for 100 Yen. You can buy many drinks for 100 Yen, although many of them cost 120 Yen these days. You can purchase many kinds of food and drinks from vending machines, like sports drinks, soda, coffee, tea, and even soups like zenzai (Japanese red bean soup). And they're available in cold and hot varieties. As a side note, while not from vending machines, many games such as Gachapon and arcade games are also 100 Yen per game.
If there's anything else you can buy for 100 Yen in Japan, please let me know. Thank you very much for your support during this past year and from all of us at Japanese Online, Happy New Year.
sign up for the Japanese-Online Newsletter
__..-･**･-..__..-･**･-.._ あいうえお かきくけこ さしすせそ たちつてと なにぬねの はひふへほ まみむめも やいゆえよ らりるれろ わゐうゑを ん __..-･**･-..__..-･**･-.._
#JapaneseOnline #LearningJapanese #FreeJapaneseLessons #JapaneseVideoLearning #JapaneseAnime #Anime #JapaneseFood #Bloguru
Share