#11645 | posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 10 months ago on Tips on Japanese 100 Yen shops (Top 3 Best Buy & Worst Buy)…

100 yen is 0.72 euro, which is near 1 euro. This type of stores is very prominent around the world; in Europe, we have '1 euro stores' but we don't pay any consumption tax. I reckon they're very good alternatives to big retailers and they allow you to buy bare essentials at a symbolic price.