{"id":4825,"date":"2020-11-23T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2020-11-17T21:23:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:23:52","slug":"5-essential-items-from-daiso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/5-essential-items-from-daiso\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Essential Items from Daiso"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You will find\nthat the 100-yen shops in Japan have a lot of inexpensive items you can buy to make\nlife easier around your home. Check out our article on the 5 essential items\nfrom Daiso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find many\ndifferent shops in Japan and each one will usually specialize in the type of\ngoods they sell. Some will only sell household goods while others only sell\nmedicine. 100-yen stores take a different approach and try to sell a wide\nvariety of items at once. You can find everything from simple snacks and meals\nto furniture. These items won\u2019t be made of the highest quality materials, but\nthey will be readily available and cost only 100 yen. The other good thing\nabout 100-yen shops in Japan is that there are so many locations. The most\npopular of these stores is Daiso. The Daiso shops are well-known and the first\nstore most people go to when they need small household items. Some Daiso shops\nare bigger than others which allows them to offer more items for sale. You will\nbe surprised at the selection of goods you will have to choose from. There are\na few items in these stores that should be looked at and bought by all people living\nin Japan. These are essential items that will help make your life easier and\nsave you some much-needed cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Storage Boxes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the\nbiggest problems when living in a Japanese apartment is the lack of space. Your\nbelongings will quickly take up most of your space requiring you to think about\nhow to store your things in smart and easily accessible ways. The best way to\nfacilitate this is to buy storage boxes from Daiso. They have a wide range of\nsizes and shapes to fit your room’s design. They can be small enough to hold\nyour jewelry and small items, or large enough to hold your clothing and laundry.\nThe best boxes to buy are the stackable type. Stackable boxes allow you to\nstore vertically without taking up as much area as a large dresser or a group\nof boxes would. There are boxes that slide from the front and can act as\nstorage for clothing or for your larger items. There are thin boxes that are\ngreat for storage under the bed or in closets. If you have a loft area containers\nare great for storing items you won\u2019t be using, but want to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stationary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will need items\nto write with, keep notes, or for general scheduling. Every Daiso has a\nstationary section that offers a wide range of products. There are large a\nvariety of pens and pencils to meet any writing need.  You can find different kinds of erasers and\nthere are different styles of notebooks and paper to choose from. You can find\nmost of the stationary you will need outside of some specific small items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laundry Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re going to need to clean your clothes, and even if you can have a washing machine in your apartment, you will need a place to dry them. Your patio area will usually have some metal poles with holes cut out of the middle of them and this where you will put the clothes line. You can find them in the laundry section of the store and you can get them in different lengths. Many kinds of clothespins and hangers will help you maximize the space on the line as well. If you don\u2019t have a patio area and you can\u2019t hang a laundry line from your windows, you can buy a standing laundry line and hang your clothes inside your apartment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cleaning Products<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, your\napartment will need cleaning. Daiso stores have a large number of cleaning\nproducts to help you keep your place spotless. You can still buy the more\nexpensive well-known brands from the local drugstore, but the Daiso versions of\nthe same products will clean just as well. They will cost you less and give you\nthe same level of cleanliness. The best thing for you to get is the\nmulti-purpose cleaner. The bottles are large, and you can have enough to last\nyou for a few cleanings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kitchenware <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will quickly\nfind that eating out in Japan can begin to drain your bank account. It isn\u2019t\ngood money-wise and it could lead you to make bad decisions in terms of healthy\nfood. You would do better to cook in your apartment, even if the kitchen is\nvery small. The kitchen section in Daiso stores will have the utensils and\ncutlery you will need for basic food preparation. The pots and pans are\ninexpensive and will work well for whatever kind of food you want to cook. You\ncan fill your entire kitchen out for around 2000 yen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are the\nessential items, but Daiso has a selection of hobby items, simple decorations,\nframes and beauty products as well. Daiso is a great one-stop-shop for many of\nthe small things you may need. Make sure to explore all of the 100-yen shops in\nyour area to get the best products for your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You will find that the 100-yen shops in Japan have a lot of inexpensive items you can buy to make life easier around your home. Check out our article on the 5 essential items from Daiso. You can find many different shops in Japan and each one will usually specialize in the type of goods […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-apartment-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}