100 yen Shop - Another "Convenience Store"

Now it's April - the season to start new life in Japan - new school, new job, new life.... Sounds very exiting!
Some of new starters, however, is struggling to manage for money. They need new furniture, new suits, cosmetics... And have to get commodities, pans and plates. So it's important to get them cheaper and easily.... Yes, 100 yen shop will help them!

"100 yen shop" is a kind of convenience store, but not like as Seven-Eleven or so. Various kinds of products from snacks, detergents and tableware to cosmetics, shirts and underwear are sold for 100 yen. (105 yen for including tax - about 1US$) The difference between 100 yen shop and Seven Eleven is that we can get small shelves at 100 yen shop, and eggs and box lunch at the latter. (Of course all products are not sold for 100 yen in convenience store.)

It's fun to enjoy shopping in this shop, but do not waste your money due to buying so many 100 yen stuffs!

Hama Rikyu Garden - Feel Nature in Tokyo

On hearing the word "Tokyo", what do you associate with it? You'll think of skyscrapers, electric shops in Akihabara, Tokyo Tower, busy businessmen, or traffic jam. Please add " beautiful wide garden" in your list from now on.

There is one of the famous beautiful garden called "Hama Rikyu Garden" in Shimbashi-Shiodome business district. This was originally constructed in 1654 for 4th Tokugawa shogun's brother, and opened in 1946 to people after repeating damage and repair.

We can enjoy greenery and flowers of season in the garden; now it's the best season for cherry blossom viewing. You also find a rape flower field in spring, cosmos field in autumn.




When you look up the top of pine trees, you'll see the high-rise buildings together around the gardens; you can experience current metropolitan Tokyo and traditional "Edo", which Tokyo was once called. It's like time traveling!