{"id":21130,"date":"2018-11-21T11:06:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T11:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/?p=21130"},"modified":"2018-12-05T07:15:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T07:15:03","slug":"japan-shikoku-japanese-neighbourhood-supermarket-tour-at-takamatsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2018\/11\/japan-shikoku-japanese-neighbourhood-supermarket-tour-at-takamatsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Shikoku : Japanese Neighbourhood Supermarket Tour at Takamatsu"},"content":{"rendered":"

During my self drive trip in Shikoku Island, I choose to stay in a remote area called Yashima<\/a>. A roof top mountain about 20 mins away from Takamatsu city. Because Yashima<\/a> is so remote, there is no restaurants and no shops operating after 5 pm so we decided to buy the food in the supermarket in Takamatsu city and bring up to our hotel to eat. Our hotel has nice sea facing view and the room is really spacious and comfortable. The good thing with self driving is you get to explore to more remote part of Japan. Usually hotel that is situated far away from the train station or out-of-town offer really spacious and serene environment to attract their guests.<\/p>\n

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Now, lets got back to shopping in the local supermarket in Takamatsu city. The Supermarket is called Direx. Outside the supermarket, it has two big words saying “\u85ac\/ kusuri \/ medicine” and “\u9152 \/ sake \/ alcohol”. It is basically a normal supermarket which offer food, vegetable, snacks, alcohol and medicine. Expect very little home stuff such as shampoo and soap and clothing as those thing are selling in Daiso. The supermarket here is solely focus on food.<\/p>\n

Things are actually cheap\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When tourists visit Japan, they usually don’t visit the local supermarket instead they dine at the restaurant. Visiting the local supermarket is one of the best part in our travel in Japan. We love to see what the local eat and use. We have discovered things in Japan actually is quite cheap, especially if you buy them in local supermarket.<\/p>\n

Imported vegetables and meats are usually cheaper than the local product. This is to protect the local farmer and Japanese prefer to consume their local vegetables and meat as they have more trust on their own local food.<\/p>\n

Ready-made Dishes\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ready-made side dishes are particularly popular and can be seen in most supermarket. Unlike convenience store food, they are often made right there in the supermarkets for maximum freshness.\u00a0 Check out their ready-made side dishes and I have rounded the price for easy reading.<\/p>\n

Sushi @ 400 yen to 800 yen \/ USD 3.60 to USD 7.10\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Sashimi @ 300 yen to 400 yen (USD 2.70 to USD 3.60)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Assorted Nigiri Sushi <\/strong><\/h3>\n