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I lived in Japan for a few years and I felt like they’ve nailed this concept. Everyone I knew across different parts of Tokyo lived within a 10 min walk of a s
by discordance 7y ago
I lived in Japan for a few years and I felt like they’ve nailed this concept.
Everyone I knew across different parts of Tokyo lived within a 10 min walk of a supermarket, school, nursery, doctor, train station etc. It worked really well.
- _nalply 7y agoand greenery and work?
- Hamuko 7y ago10 minute walk away from a supermarket only gets you so far when you spend an hour in one direction commuting since you probably go to work more often than you go grocery shopping.
- muzani 7y agoI spent 3 hours grocery shopping today. I spend 3 hours total commuting to work every weekday. I'd still be ecstatic if I can get food within a 30 minute walk. I went so far as to try to run a startup around this. It's possibly why there's so many food delivery startups; this is a big hit to quality of life.
- laurieg 7y agoInterestingly, daily grocery shopping is not uncommon in Japan. Probably down to supermarkets being close and kitchens being small.