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From my place in suburban Kyoto, there are five 7-11s within a ten-minute walk. Ten years ago, there was one.
by karaokeyoga 7y ago
From my place in suburban Kyoto, there are five 7-11s within a ten-minute walk. Ten years ago, there was one.
- Kurtz79 7y agoI was in Kobe a few weeks ago and it was the same, all over the city center. As a consumer honestly there is little to complain, they ARE very convenient. But grandparent is correct: a lot of items are expensive for what they are (some of the "fresh" meals cost as much as a eating in a normal ramen/noodle place on the street), so you pay for the convenience.
- ekianjo 7y ago> I was in Kobe a few weeks ago and it was the same, all over the city center. That's only in Sannomiya. Go in Suma, Nada, Rokko, you won't find that many combinis within a very short walking distance. The city center is appropriate for this kind of density because there's 3 different train lines (and 4 if you consider the metro) stopping right at the same place transporting hundreds of thousands of people every day.
- spike021 7y agoYeah, I stayed in Kyoto for a week about a month and a half ago. Wasn't even in the "downtown" spot, I was several blocks out, at least IMO. But there were about 4 7/11's in a two block radius, Lawson's, Family Mart... All over. I know so well because for one thing I tried to walk most of the time to wherever I went, and for another I enjoyed experimenting with different snacks/desserts every night from conbini.
- ekianjo 7y agoKyoto is also a megacity, so it's pretty much saying "Hey I live in another huge city in Japan and there's also a lot of combinis". You can say the same thing about Osaka, too.