100 yen shops are your friend if you’re living in Osaka and on a budget. One of the best chains is the Daikoku （ダイコク） chain, which is a drug store (chemist) and 100 yen shop combined. They are easy to spot as they have bright orange signs like this.
The thing that is special about them is that 100 Yen items really are 100 Yen, as they don’t add on the 5% sales tax. I know it seems a small difference but it can add up especially if you live here any amount of time.
Plus on the following days of the month they have special offers:
- 10th: Buy eleven 100 Yen items for the price of ten
- 3rd and 20th: No tax on items from the drug store side of the shop
They also have some of the lowest prices on a lot of toiletries and drug store items.
14 responses so far ↓
1 wh // Feb 1, 2007 at 6:15 am
Good to know about those sales when I return.
Keep up the useful info as it is very helpful to me.
2 Ian Cheung // Feb 4, 2007 at 7:30 pm
I’d do my best to make this blog a useful resource. I think the list of sales days isn’t complete, I’ll fill it in the next time I am down there.
3 Susan Butler // Feb 7, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Can you tell me where the Daiso shop in Nipponbashi is located?
4 Susan Butler // Feb 10, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Ian,
Do you happen to know the address of the DAISO location in Nihonbashi (sp)? I have found some very cool calligraphy supplies at the Sakae Skyle location in Nagoya, but won’t be back there for another few months. Any help you can give would be appreciated!!
5 Frederick // Feb 10, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Hey, can you let me know where some of the large 100 yen shops are in Osaka? I am traveling to Osaka but will only be there a few days ( I used to live there for a year..years ago).I’d like to buy a few things and am on a schedule so won’t have much to time to look for 100 yen shops.
6 Ian Cheung // Feb 11, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Hi Susan,
I know the one you’re talking about. The address is
556-0011 大阪府大阪市浪速区難波中２丁目２－１７
In romaji it is:
Namba Naka 2-2-17
Naniwa-ku
Osaka City
Osaka Prefecture
556-0011
and here is a Google Map link:
Daiso in Namba Map
Hope that helps!
7 Ian Cheung // Feb 12, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Hi Frederick,
I don’t know that many big 100 yen shops. Apart from the one mentioned above in Namba there is one or two in Shinsaibashi along the main shopping arcade.
Here’s a map if you are interested in finding them. It’s the blue line on the map, and they will be on your left. As far as I can remember they are beside each other.
Of course, if any other readers know of others, please feel free to leave details here in the comments.
8 Susan Butler // Feb 15, 2008 at 9:49 am
Ian,
Thanks for the info., it is greatly appreciated! I have little time and lots to do!
I’ve also found of one very large Daiso (3 floors) in shin-Osaka area located in the “Showa” building.
9 Frederick // Feb 17, 2008 at 9:14 am
Thank you for the information !!!!!
10 Vivian Lee // Jun 1, 2008 at 1:05 am
Ian,
Hi, Can you show me any mobile phone company in Takatsuki as I need to stay for 4 months .
Thank you very much
11 Tetchie // Jun 27, 2008 at 11:28 pm
hello everyone! anyone of you who can help me find the tomica shop in osaka. My kid is crazy about tomica cars. Which station is it and which shopping mall…Hope u can help me! thanks!
12 Noelle Brandon // May 31, 2009 at 4:24 pm
There is also a 100 yen shop at the Tempozan Park, it’s on the 3rd floor where the giant ferris wheel is. It’s got a large selection of kitchen items, in case you are just moving to the area.
13 David // Jul 12, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Daikoku is great. Nice post about this little Osaka gem.
Also for those of you looking for 100 shops, try the Daiso homepage. They list the biggest ones. In Kansai you have to go to the Tsukashin shopping center in the Itami / Amagasaki area. There’s a great Onsen there too.
http://www.daiso-sangyo.co.jp/english/storeinfo/storeinfo05.html
14 樹里亜 // Jan 27, 2012 at 9:35 am
Hi, I know this post hasn’t been updated for a long time. But just in case anyone like me had just stumbled into this post, they can find more of the branches here: http://www.daikokudrug.com/shop/shp/shp1osaka.html
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