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100‑Yen Shops in Japan: Affordable, Convenient, and Loved by Travelers

百均:安くて便利!観光客にも人気の100円ショップ

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  • Jun 26th, 2025

百均:安くて便利!観光客にも人気の100円ショップ

単語Vocabulary

  • ぜい

    taxNoun

    タバコはぜいがかかります。

    Cigarettes have a tax.

  • りゃく

    abbreviation,short forNoun

    アニメは、アニメーションのりゃくです。

    "Anime" is an abbreviation for "animation.”

  • 文房具ぶんぼうぐ

    stationery Noun

    学校がっこうまえ文房具ぶんぼうぐいました。

    I bought some stationery before going to school.

  • 食器しょっき

    tablewareNoun

    いもうとがキッチンで食器しょっきあらっています。

    My younger sister is washing the dishes in the kitchen.

  • 品質ひんしつ

    qualityNoun

    このふく品質ひんしつがいいです。

    This clothing has good quality.

  • 観光客かんこうきゃく

    touristNoun

    京都きょうとにはいつも観光客かんこうきゃくがたくさんいます。

    There are always many tourists in Kyoto.

  • 収納しゅうのう

    storageNoun

    ジャケットを収納しゅうのうボックスにいれてください。

    Please put the jacket into the storage box.

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百均:安くて便利!観光客にも人気の100円ショップ

100‑Yen Shops in Japan: Affordable, Convenient, and Loved by Travelers

  1. 日本にほんには、「百均ひゃっきん」とばれるおみせがあります。ほとんどの商品しょうひんが100えんぜいえるおみせです。百均ひゃっきんは、「百円ひゃくえん均一きんいつ」のりゃくです。「百円ひゃくえん」は 100 yen、「均一きんいつ」は same という意味いみで、「どの商品しょうひんおなじ100えんですよ」ということです。
  2. 百均ひゃっきんでは、いろいろなものられています。たとえば、ノートやペンなどの文房具ぶんぼうぐ、おさらやコップなどの食器しょっき、さらには、お菓子おかしものもあります。季節きせつのイベントのグッズなども人気にんきです。
  3. やすいのに、本当ほんとう使つかえるの?」とおもうかもしれません。でも、日本にほん百均ひゃっきん商品しょうひんは、品質ひんしつたかいです。だから、日本人にほんじんにも、海外かいがいからの観光客かんこうきゃくにも人気にんきがあります。ダイソー、セリア、キャンドゥなどが有名ゆうめい百均ひゃっきんショップです。
  4. ところで、最近さいきん百均ひゃっきんには、100えんだけでなく、200えん、300えん、500えんなどの商品しょうひんもあります。たとえば、おおきい収納しゅうのうボックスや、デザインが可愛かわい食器しょっきなどが、100えんよりたか値段ねだんられていることがあります。これらの商品しょうひんは、品質ひんしつがいいものがおおいです。もし日本にほんることがあれば、ぜひものをしてみてください。
English Translation
  1. In Japan, there are stores called “hyakkin.” These are shops where most items can be bought for 100 yen plus tax. “Hyakkin” is short for “hyaku-en kinitsu,” which means "uniform pricing of 100 yen for all items.” “Hyaku-en” means 100 yen, and “kinitsu” means same— in other words, “everything costs the same 100 yen.”
  2. At 100-yen shops, many different kinds of items are sold. For example, you can find stationery like notebooks and pens, tableware like plates and cups, and even snacks and drinks. Seasonal event goods are also popular.
  3. You might wonder, "They're so cheap—are they really any good?" But products at 100-yen shops in Japan are actually good quality. That's why they're popular not only with Japanese people but also with tourists from overseas. Daiso, Seria, and Can Do are some of the most well-known 100-yen shop chains.
  4. By the way, many 100-yen shops these days also sell items for 200 yen, 300 yen, or even 500 yen, not just 100 yen. For example, large storage boxes and tableware with cute designs are sometimes sold at prices higher than 100 yen. Many of these items are of good quality. If you ever come to Japan,be sure to try shopping at one!
文房具[ぶんぼうぐ]

文房具ぶんぼうぐ

食器[しょっき]

食器しょっき

収納[しゅうのう]

収納しゅうのう

質問Question

記事の内容について答えてください

  1. 百均ひゃっきんとはどういう意味いみですか。
  2. 百均ひゃっきんでは、どんなものられていますか。
  3. 百均ひゃっきんはどんなひと人気にんきがありますか。
English Translation
  1. What does "hyakkin" mean?
  2. What kind of things are sold at 100-yen shops?
  3. Who are 100-yen shops popular with?

議論Discussion

講師と話しましょう!

  1. 百均ひゃっきんってみたいとおもいますか。
  2. あなたのくにには百均ひゃっきんのようなおみせはありますか。
  3. ものするのはきですか。
English Translation
  1. Do you think you’d like to visit a 100-yen shop?
  2. Are there any stores like 100-yen shops in your country?
  3. Do you like shopping?
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