# Start Your Dream Life in Japan! 5 Must-Have 100-Yen Shop Finds for Your New Home ๐ฏ๐ต
Hello everyone! Welcome to the beginning of your exciting journey in Japan. Moving to a new country is a dream come true, but setting up a new home can be quite expensive. As your teacher at Samurai Japan, I want to help you save money while making your new life comfortable!
็ใใใใใใซใกใฏ๏ผๆฅๆฌใงใฎใฏใฏใฏใฏใใๆฐ็ๆดปใฎๅงใพใใงใใญใๆฐใใๅฝใธๅผใฃ่ถใใใจใฏๅคขใฎๅฎ็พใงใใใๆฐใใๅฎถใๆดใใใฎใซใฏใ้ใใใใใพใใใตใ ใฉใคใธใฃใใณใฎ่ฌๅธซใจใใฆใ็ใใใ็ฏ็ดใใชใใๅฟซ้ฉใช็ๆดปใ้ใใใใใซใๆไผใใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใ๏ผ
In Japan, there is a magical place called the **100-Yen Shop** (like Daiso, Seria, or Can-Do). Almost everything costs only 100 yen (plus tax)! It is the best place for students and workers to buy daily essentials.
ๆฅๆฌใซใฏใ100ๅใทใงใใใ๏ผใใคใฝใผใใปใชใขใใญใฃใณใใฅใชใฉ๏ผใจใใ้ญๆณใฎใใใชๅ ดๆใใใใพใใใปใจใใฉใฎใใฎใใใฃใ100ๅ๏ผ็จๅฅ๏ผใง่ฒทใใพใ๏ผๅญฆ็ใ็คพไผไบบใฎ็ใใใๆฅ็จๅใ่ฒทใใฎใซๆ้ซใฎๅ ดๆใงใใ
๐ก ๅ ็ใฎใใคใณใ (Teacher’s Tip):
When you enter the store, look for the sign that says “Hyaku-en Shoppu”. Even if you are on a budget, you can find high-quality items that look expensive!
ใๅบใซๅ ฅใฃใใใ100ๅใทใงใใใใจใใ็ๆฟใๆขใใพใใใใไบ็ฎใๅฐใชใใฆใใ้ซใใใซ่ฆใใ้ซๅ่ณชใชใขใคใใ ใใใใใ่ฆใคใใใพใใ๏ผ
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### ๐๏ธ Essential Vocabulary for Shopping
Before we look at the items, let’s learn some useful words you will see in the store.
ใขใคใใ ใ่ฆใๅใซใใๅบใง่ฆใใใไพฟๅฉใชๅ่ชใ่ฆใใพใใใใ
| English | Japanese (Kanji/Kana) | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Tax included | ็จ่พผ | Zeikomi |
| Kitchenware | ๅฐๆ็จๅ | Daikokoro Youhin |
| Cleaning tools | ๆ้ค็จๅ ท | Souji Dougu |
| Convenient | ไพฟๅฉ | Benri |
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### 1. Laundry Nets (Sentaku Net) ๐งบ
Japanese washing machines can be quite strong. To protect your favorite clothes from stretching or getting damaged, you must use a **Sentaku Net**. They come in many sizes at 100-yen shops!
ๆฅๆฌใฎๆดๆฟฏๆฉใฏใใฏใผใๅผทใใใจใใใใพใใใๆฐใซๅ ฅใใฎๆใไผธใณใใๅทใใ ใใใใฎใ้ฒใใใใซใใๆดๆฟฏใใใใใๅฟ ใไฝฟใใพใใใใ100ๅใทใงใใใซใฏใใใใใชใตใคใบใใใใพใใ๏ผ
### 2. Storage Bins (Shuunou Box) ๐ฆ
Japanese apartments are famous for being small but very organized. Using **Shuunou Box** helps you keep your “room” (heya) tidy. You can find beautiful plastic or cloth boxes to organize your documents, clothes, and snacks.
ๆฅๆฌใฎใขใใผใใฏ็ญใใงใใใใจใฆใๆด็ๆด้ ใใใฆใใใใจใงๆๅใงใใใๅ็ดใใใฏในใใไฝฟใใจใใ้จๅฑใใใใใซไฟใคใใจใใงใใพใใๆธ้กใๆใใ่ๅญใๆด็ใใใใใฎใใใใชใใฉในใใใฏ่ฃฝใๅธ่ฃฝใฎใใใฏในใ่ฆใคใใใพใใ
### 3. Melamine Sponges (Gekiochi-kun) ๐งฝ
This is a “magic” cleaning tool! You don’t need soap; just add water to the **Meramin Suponji** and it can remove tough stains from your desk or sink. It is a must-have for keeping your new home sparkling clean.
ใใใฏใ้ญๆณใฎใๆ้ค้ๅ ทใงใ๏ผๆดๅคใฏๅฟ ่ฆใใใพใใใใใกใฉใใณในใใณใธใใซๆฐดใๅซใพใใใ ใใงใๆบใๆด้ขๅฐใฎใใคใใๆฑใใ่ฝใจใใใจใใงใใพใใๆฐใใๅฎถใใใซใใซใซไฟใคใใใฎๅฟ ้ ใขใคใใ ใงใใ
โ ๏ธ ๆณจๆ (Caution):
The total price will be 110 yen because of the 10% consumption tax. Some items might be 200 or 300 yen, so check the price tag carefully!
10๏ผ ใฎๆถ่ฒป็จใใใใใฎใงใๅ่จ้้กใฏ110ๅใซใชใใพใใไธญใซใฏ200ๅใ300ๅใฎๅๅใใใใฎใงใๅคๆญใใใ็ขบ่ชใใพใใใ๏ผ
### 4. Kitchen Slicers and Peelers (Piiraa) ๐ช
Cooking for yourself is the best way to save money in Japan. 100-yen shops offer amazing **Piiraa** (peelers) and vegetable slicers that work just as well as expensive ones. It makes preparing Filipino dishes in Japan much easier!
่ช็ใฏๆฅๆฌใง็ฏ็ดใใใใใฎๆ่ฏใฎๆนๆณใงใใ100ๅใทใงใใใฎใใใผใฉใผใใในใฉใคใตใผใฏใ้ซใใใฎใจๅใใใใๆง่ฝใ่ฏใใงใใๆฅๆฌใงใใฃใชใใณๆ็ใไฝใใฎใใจใฆใๆฅฝใซใชใใพใใ๏ผ
### 5. Indoor Slippers (Surippa) ๐ฉด
In Japan, we always take off our shoes at the entrance. To keep your feet warm and your floors clean, buy a pair of **Surippa**. They have many cute designs and soft materials for every season.
ๆฅๆฌใงใฏใ็้ขใงๅฟ ใ้ดใ่ฑใใพใใ่ถณใๆธฉใใไฟใกใๅบใใใใใซไฟใคใใใซใในใชใใใใ่ฒทใใพใใใใๅญฃ็ฏใซๅใใใฆใๅฏๆใใใถใคใณใๆใใใ็ด ๆใฎใใฎใใใใใใใใพใใ
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Starting a life in a new country is a big challenge, but you are not alone! Take it one step at a time, and enjoy the little thingsโlike finding a great bargain at the 100-yen shop. We are here to support your Japanese language and cultural journey!
ๆฐใใๅฝใงใฎ็ๆดปใๅงใใใฎใฏๅคงใใชๆๆฆใงใใใใใชใใฏไธไบบใงใฏใใใพใใ๏ผไธๆญฉใใค้ฒใใงใ100ๅใทใงใใใงใๅพใชใใฎใ่ฆใคใใใใใชๅฐใใชใใจใๆฅฝใใใงใใ ใใใ็งใใกใฏ็ใใใฎๆฅๆฌ่ชๅญฆ็ฟใจๆๅใฎๆ ใๅ จๅใงใตใใผใใใพใ๏ผ
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