Just because you live in Japan doesn’t mean that you can only get reminders of home from care packages. We’ve compiled a list of places and sites that you can use to bring home a little closer to where you are.
Online
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Website |
The Flying Pig Goods from Costco delivered to your door. Pay by bank transfer, cash on delivery, PayPal or credit card. If you are a Costco member you get a 5% discount. |
The Flying Pig |
Foreign Buyers’ Club Order either from the Kobe shop or direct from the US. Has a category for teaching materials. Pay by credit card or cash on delivery. |
Foreign Buyer’s Club |
The Meat Guy Order meats, pastries and cakes or cheese. There’s also a small vegetarian and dry goods section. Free Shipping for orders over 25 000 yen. Pay by bank transfer, cash on delivery or PayPal. |
The Meat Guy |
Amazon Japan English books. Pay by credit card or have the books delivered to a convenience store near your house and pay cash at the store when you collect the books. |
In English: www.amazon.co.jp |
Indojin One of the largest online Indian grocery suppliers in Japan. Open every day except Wednesdays and Sundays to dispatch your order. |
English and Japanese: Indojin |
Shops
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Kaldi (in Aeon Mall, Miyazaki City or Miyako City) Lots of coffees but also dry goods, cheese, wine and holiday items (like Advent calendars for Christmas). |
Kaldi store website (Japanese only) Kaldi in Aeon Mall website (Japanese only) On the first floor in Aeon Mall, across from the coffee shop. |
Sunseal Sano Supermarket (Kadogawa) A regular supermarket but has a few interesting imported products scattered around the store. |
Driving north through Kadogawa the supermarket will be on your left. It’s just past the Kadogawa train station. |
Foodaly (Miyazaki) A supermarket chain in Miyazaki, usually has a small selection of foreign foods. There are a number of locations within the prefecture. |
Locations of Foodaly in Miyazaki (Japanese only) |
Donki Hote (Miyazaki City, Near the Miyazaki Shrine Station) A store with a lot of random stuff variable supply of foreign foods. |
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Bookworm Nobeoka (Nobeoka) English bookstore and book exchange venue in Nobeoka city. Has a very helpful, friendly owner. |
Website Close to Nobeoka station |