100-Yen Shop's Top Ten Handy Items

Above, a Tokyo 100 yen shop.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

We have 99-cent stores and one dollar stores. Japan is no different as they have their own bargain-priced stores, the 100 yen stores.

I have seen some around Tokyo, but never have bothered to stop in and browse around. I usually buy things (as needed) at a local Lawson's, AM-PM or 7-Eleven convenience store.

RocketNews24 has posted an article on the top ten handy items people in Japan buy at the local 100 yen store.

It begins with:

Like many people who immigrated to Japan, for my first few weeks in the country, almost every day involved a trip to the local 100 yen shop. Setting up a new home requires a big investment of time and money, but at the very least, in Japan you can largely outfit your kitchen with a handful of 100-yen (US $1) coins. 

And it’s not just dishes and silverware you can pick up on the cheap, but a variety of handy things to make your home life easier, as featured in a recent ranking of the top 10 convenient items from the 100 yen shop.

To see what the top ten are, go here.