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I would love to see a craft store in Japan that would be similar to JoAnns, Michaels or Hobby Lobby here in the States. Or, better yet... an independent yarn store. I'm a crochet person who makes all of my own sweaters and what nots.
I’m the feminine hygiene girl! That’s exactly what I meant! So interesting to see the tampon selection. And the packaging IS cute! Pricing seems way more affordable than here in Canada. This was such an interesting video! My son would die for that Pikachu toothbrush. 😍👌
So interesting!! I would be interested in seeing if they have menstrual cups or discs and what the take on is there. Seems to be getting more mainstream here in the states and a lot more options and brands coming up with more sustainable products. Love this drugstore series!!
@@crysmopal using a tampon would be a crazy concept for most Japanese women so can only imagine what the reaction would be to menstrual cups! Actually impressed they had tampons. Used to be very hard to get in Asia.
Do you have a video on travelling to Japan etiquette? Like things that are considered disrespectful and stuff not to do. Basically like a whole travel guide to Japan. I feel since you came from North America and moved to Japan it would be really beneficial to hear the things you have learned since moving to Japan. I would love to visit as soon as I can and want to make sure I’m as educated on how to respectfully travel there!
Hi Caitlyn, I've been following many RU-vid channels from Japan for many years. This is the best video from a Japanese drugstore I've ever watched. I really loved how you showed us each of the aisles and sections. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. It was as if we were walking around the store ourselves. 😊😊😊
Visited Japan a few times, and their "tourist souvenir" shops are like drugstores, too! I always find myself stocking up on facial sheet mask, gel warming pads, collagen drinks, etc - because they're pricey in Singapore! I miss visiting these shops. Thanks for sharing this vid.
As a pharmacist I would love to see a more detailed view of the OTC section of the pharmacy. Ps I found myself cracking up with your description of the foundation range since as a redhead with milk pale skin I have been buying Japanese makeup especially foundation for years.
These stores are amazing! Shelves neatly & fully stocked! So many varieties to choose from. You can even buy contact lenses?!? How is it that we can't in the US??!!
My experience with Japanese stores is that they have a crazy number of staff for everything so obviously that helps. But I think salaries are much, much lower there. I don’t think it would be possible without low salaries. Also, while I found food very cheap (minus fruit), I found drug store products really expensive in Japan. So I guess you get what you pay for.
I’m not sure if anyone has said something about the garlic yet, but black garlic is considered a superfood! It has a lot of antioxidants and boosts the immune system while also reducing inflammation, it’s also said to help prevent cognitive diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia, hence why it’s marketed towards senior citizens (usually there’s a picture or a drawing of older people on the packages haha). I would suggest doing a Google search on the benefits because there’s many articles that would be able to explain it more than me :)
I LOVE this. Such a fun video and so informative, as all your videos are!! Our drugstores in the US are sorely lacking and I long for the day when I can just wander around a Japanese drugstore.
Yes! Take us shopping, touring, pressing our faces against the proverbial windows of all the stores 😂. It’s so cool. Any stationary stores around (because call me obsessed with all the pens and paper). And are there dog stores that you can take GusGus into, like Petsmart’s in the US?
I miss going to the drugstore and getting my skincare! I would always go to matsumoto kiyoshi. They always had a lot of discounts and promotions and limited seasonal items. Sometimes it was overwhelming but hands down they always had the best skincare selection!!
I love these kinds of videos. I’m Canadian so when I go to the states I love just wandering around target, ulta, walgreens etc. Maybe one day I’ll make it to Japan!
@@zpclosangelesgraffiticafe Yes & also no, it depends what province you’re in. Where I am a lot of the restrictions have been lifted. Even more are meant to be lifted March 1.
Loved the department store in Kanazawa. It had three floors, and there was a elevator attendant to push buttons, and announce what was for sale on each floor. She pushed the buttons, and gestured with lovely, white gloved, hand motions. Can you do a video of a department store please? Thank you for bringing Japan to me again. I wish I could go back…🥰
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I Would love to see you cook a traditional American Dinner (meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green peas, etc) for your neighbor or friend and they in return cook a traditional Japanese dinner for you. Would be interesting to see the differences. Though you would need to find someone okay with being on camera. Just a thought.
you need a Nightlife / Darkside yakuza world vlog ...... Kibakuchiro Shinjuku nightlife Roppongi etc. I know a decent amount of that dark world . . . I'm 40 y/o now and retired from that world but have plenty of misadventures during my 20's . . .
Okay but now I want a video of the instant coffees like do they have only standard flavors ? Thanks for sharing its very enlightening to see the differences 🤩
I absolutely love how you show some insights into your life in Japan 🥺💚 could you explain more about the transportation system? I've always found it interesting how it looks in japan
This is insane! In Western Australia this would be a supermarket. Our drug stores are called pharmacy's or chemists and only stock medicine, toiletries, makeup, baby formula and nappies, weight loss products and vitamins. They are mostly all quite small in size
I would love to see inside a ¥100 shop, maybe Daiso. It has been forever since I’ve been in one. Thanks Caitlin for sharing these glimpses of your life there.
I think non-stick deodorants is actually the norm in a lot of places outside the US! I'm in the UK and most options here are sprays/aerosols as well. Drives me crazy 🙃
I of course would love for the products to be in glass containers but even though they are still both plastic I understand the refill stuff because it’s a lot LESS plastic cause it’s all thin. No need for strong thick walls of the bottles, and no (big) caps. So they’re getting there! Slowly but surely lol
could you do a video on like the price difference yen and dollars??? like when it’s 748 yen how would you like figure out what it would be in dollars exactly? or like 1,540. 12,70?
If you google "JPY to USD" (JPY=Japanese Yen, USD=US Dollars) you can punch in numbers and it'll tell you the equivalent at the current exchange rate Currently, 100 yen = $0.87 Hope this helps!
Looove going to the pharmacy in Japan! We had a separate shopping time for groceries and pharmacy, they have super cool items especially the seasonal ones 💕 also, I had to research about some of the items if they have good reviews or not before buying them. It was definitely an experience! The garlic ones I think are supplements/vitamins? I'm not really sure. But my former boss told me that garlic is really good for the health and that was while he was eating a bunch of grilled garlic (we were having a company dinner at that time).
1) Do you consider Japan as a highly developed and advanced country ? 2) How would you personally rate Japan (from culture to technology, architecture, food, local products, scenery/landscape, standard of living/quality of life, etc.) on a scale level of 1 to 10 ? 3) What is your overall impression with the Japanese people ? 4) If you have 3 words or more to describe Japan, what would it be ?
I love Japanese drug stores, beauty supply stores and supermarkets in general. They never get old! My poor, patient husband is such a sport going round and round and round and round them with me...I love these sorts of videos, thank you so much for showing me what's on the shelves, what to mark down in my travel notebook and most importantly THE PRICES. Thank you! Edit: I've never seen any videos or comments where Western women discuss their experiences and opinions on Japanese tampons so I'll be candid and simply say: not good. They're horrible. Note to self: never again forget packing tampons when travelling to Japan.
I had a yeast infection from an antibiotic on one of my trips to Japan. Had no idea how to even ask, so waited two weeks til we got home. Thank god for Japan's amazing toilets! So I'd love to see what the packaging looks like!
1) Do you consider Japan as a highly developed and advanced country ? 2) How would you personally rate Japan (from culture to technology, architecture, food, local products, scenery/landscape, standard of living/quality of life, etc.) on a scale level of 1 to 10 ? 3) What is your overall impression with the Japanese people ? 4) If you have 3 words or more to describe Japan, what would it be ?
coming from Argentina, riteaid, cvs and even target were like a dream! there's nothing like that here and there's a very limited variety of brands and products :( I was also a big fan of seven eleven when I lived in Bangkok for this same reason. but between the US and Asia, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand are definitely the best when it comes to drugstores and convenience stores haha!
Hi! What is the issue with toothpaste there that you need to buy it online? How is sustainability in Japan? You've said before that everything is wrapped in plastic, is it very hard to try to be sustainable? (the plastic refill pouches are better because they take up less space in a truck when transporting them to it means less emissions, as they can fit more, and even though it's plastic I think it's less plastic than the bottles. But yes, it seems silly, they could make them in glass or metal)
Black garlic is considered to be really healthy in Japan. It's considered: anti-carcinogenic, hangover-preventative, hangover-treatment. It is high in antioxidents and considered to lower cholesterol. The only thing that I would vouch for is the level of antioxidents.
Where do you order your dog food from if you don’t mind me asking? My husband and I are getting stationed in Japan and have two large dogs. We’ve heard it’s hard to find dog food for large dogs out there so any tips would be much appreciated!
i wonder if you could go to universal big box stores if they have them (like target or walmart or whatever else) so we can see how they are set up differently
I would love to see a McDonald's and other fast food from the US that they have their and the difference of food they have their and here!!! And how much it costs their
iknow this might be weird , but try like a spray test deodorant? A spray deodorant test? 🤓 🤔🧐 after you showed it I was wondering what which one would be a good one to have? 🤷🏾♀️
Have you ever found eyebrow dye? I usually do it myself, but can’t find the little tube of dye in combination with a tube with developer! I am not sure if I would dare getting them dyed professionally because I feel like the style in Japan is lighter and different shape! So would love to be able to do it myself
Oh and about the plastic bottles/refills, sometimes glass is less sustainable!! Because glass is very heavy compared to plastic it can cost more gas and stuff to ship it, and you have to use it for a veeery long time to make it more sustainable, but possibly a lot of people would use it as long as supposed to to reach that effect! So I think it is still great to refill the plastic bottles. Same for canvas totebags, reusing a plastic bag can be better than having multiple canvas totebags because they should be used maaaany many times before it is the same!
They have them at Walmart in Canada now? What brand? Does your Walmart serve an especially large Asian population because sometimes certain stores stock different things?
@@amyseaden9069 yes they have a lot of Asian skincare brands now! I was specifically talking about the HATOMUGI skin conditioner she showed in the video. My Walmart does have a large international selection as well and I do live in a major city! Hope that helps!
are the options for tall men as far as clothing and shoes. Also do normal clothing stores have large sizes or are the japanese large equivalent to medium in US
I live and grew up in L.A. + Shibuya What about the "(illicit) Drug" stores ?? "taima" the marijuana ... headshops used to (and some still do) sell peyote cactus and magic mushrooms ... in usa highly illegal, lol ...
