Traveling to Japan is expensive. You have to pay for air, hotel and food. But most exciting part of travel is shopping. Here is some list of stores where you can get items for a discounted price.



Don Quijote
Needless to say, Don Quijote is the most popular discount store for foreigners. It has everything from food, fashion, electronics, and other variety of goods and everything is discounted from its original price. The inside of the store is very packed and not organized very well, but that give you fun times like treasure hunting to find what you want. Also, all of Don Quijote stores has provide tax free service if you purchase over ￥5001 for foreign tourists so do not miss your opportunity.



My favorite part of Don Quijote is its mascot character Don Pen. He is everywhere in the store and also there are his original goods for sale.



UNIQLO/Shimamura
UNIQLO is famous and now it has more than 800 stores globally. UNIQLO’s clothes are simple but stylish and its variety of colors is really helpful for consumer. UNIQLO is of course should be on your shopping list but if you would like to enjoy Japanese fashion at low price, I recommend Shimamura. Shimamura has more up-to-date fashion items like ones on girls’ favorite fashion magazines. You can find what Japanese young girls wear in that season. And of course, Shimamura has men’s fashion and Kid’s fashion so you can visit there with your family and get fashionable clothes at cheap price.



Matsumotokiyoshi
Matsumotokiyoshi is one of Japan’s biggest drug store chains. If you are looking for cosmetics, sanitary goods, and other goods for daily use at low price, visiting one of these drug stores would be reasonable. Because Matsumotokiyoshi is one of Japan’s biggest drug store chains they are not only selling their original brand but also have authentic brands from all over the world. Matsumotokiyoshi sells not only daily items but also food, drinks and other.



100 yen shops
Everyone loves 100 yen shops. Nowadays you can see Daiso stores all over the world. 100 yen shop in Japan is not only Daiso. There are three biggest 100 yen shops – Daiso, CanDo and Seria. Each have its characteristics so you can choose where to go depends on what you want. Needless to say, Daiso has everything. It is the biggest 100 yen shop chain in Japan and it has its own brand so the quality is also promised. CanDo also has variety of items like Daiso but the design is more simple and stylish. Seria has more DIY tools and materials. If you like DIY, you should go to Seria and get cute DIY goods for just 100 yen.