Japan's Top 5 Konbini

Above, Newdays at Harajuku Station. They seem to have a monopoly at train stations, according to the article. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It seems there's a convenience store on just about every block in Japan. Maybe not on every block, but at least within easy walking distance.

The convenience stores I've been to in Japan, such as Lawson's, 7-Eleven and others, carry the same things (and sometimes more) as do the convenience stores in the United States. But, unlike the U.S. convenience stores, the Japanese ones don't seem to overprice their goods. I've found their goods to be priced reasonably.

Gaijinpot.com has an article on the top five convenience stores. Most, if not all, of them I've shopped at.

The article begins with:

In fact, convenience stores are so convenient that they are even called ‘konbini’ so you don’t have to waste time pronouncing those extra two syllables. The best thing is that there are lots of different brands of konbini all trying to be more convenient than the other in an epic contest of economization across Japan. 

So, I have carefully compiled a ranking of my own top 5 konbinis, mostly based on personal tendencies towards disorganization and being bad at cooking. 

 To see what "the top five are," go here.