A curated pick, not a complete list. Tokyo’s 100-yen chains have branches in nearly every neighborhood, so these 22 stops across ten areas are the ones closest to where visitors already go, from the big DAISO floors in Ginza and Kinshichō to fixed-price Seria, Can★Do and Watts.
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Tokyo’s 100-yen shops are useful for far more than souvenirs. They sell stationery, kitchen tools, snacks, toiletries and the small travel fixes that are easy to forget at home. Most basic items cost ¥110 with tax, and while DAISO, Can★Do and Watts also carry higher-priced products, Seria keeps to ¥110 for goods and ¥108 for food. This guide maps 22 stops near the places visitors already go, including floors where DAISO, Standard Products and THREEPPY are side by side, two independent neighborhood shops and one kitsch detour in Kōenji. For design shops and 300-yen chains like 3COINS, see the Tokyo variety and lifestyle store guide, and for late-night discount megastores, the Don Quijote guide.
Find your angle
22 stops in 10 areas
2 locations·Ginza-itchōme Station / Ginza Station
Ginza is the easiest place to compare DAISO with its sister brands. The 6th floor of Marronnier Gate Ginza 2 puts DAISO, Standard Products and THREEPPY side by side, and a few blocks south on Chūō-dōri, Seria at EXITMELSA keeps every item at ¥110 or ¥108.
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3 locations·Harajuku Station / Shibuya Station
DAISO Harajuku is a short walk from the Takeshita Exit, so it works as the first or last stop of a Takeshita Street walk. In Shibuya, the Mark City DAISO connects to the station and has Standard Products right beside it, and Can★Do on Inokashira-dori gives you a second chain to compare.
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rated well.
rated modestly.
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4 locations·Shinjuku Station / Shinjuku-sanchōme Station
Shinjuku has four chains within reach of the station. Seria and Watts are on the Shinjuku-sanchōme side, all three Daiso brands fill a floor of Bic Camera by the East Exit, and Can★Do is the nearest option for anyone staying at the west side hotels.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
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2 locations·Ikebukuro Station
On the west side of Ikebukuro Station, Tobu Department Store puts DAISO, Standard Products and THREEPPY together on its 6th floor. Can★Do by the East Exit is the quicker stop if you are heading toward Sunshine City.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
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3 locations·Asakusa Station / Asakusabashi Station
Two chains are a short walk from Sensō-ji, DAISO in the ROX building on Kokusai-dōri and Seria above Tōbu Asakusa Station. Two stops south, Watts in Asakusabashi is in the district known for bead, craft and doll wholesalers.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
2 locations·Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station has an option on each side. Can★Do is in the basement of OAZO by the Marunouchi North Exit, and on the Yaesu side, Standard Products and THREEPPY run as one connected shop in the Yaechika underground mall, handy before a shinkansen.
rated modestly.
rated well.
1 location·Nakano Station
Nakano Broadway’s basement DAISO is an easy add-on to a visit to the building’s anime and collector shops upstairs.
rated modestly.
2 locations·Kinshichō Station / Oshiage Station
East of the Sumida River, DAISO Arcakit Kinshicho has the largest DAISO sales floor in Tokyo, according to Daiso, and has held Standard Products and THREEPPY in the same space since its September 2025 renewal. NATURAL KITCHEN & on the ground floor of Tokyo Solamachi adds kitchen and home goods to a Skytree visit.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
2 locations·Ōyama Station / Shibakōen Station
Away from the main shopping districts, these two show the everyday side of Tokyo’s 100-yen shops. Pickup Oyama is an independent on the Yuza Oyama shopping street in Itabashi, and FLET’S in Shiba is a Watts-run 100-yen shop above a small supermarket.
rated modestly.
rated modestly.
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1 location·Kōenji Station
This one is not a 100-yen shop, which is why it has a section of its own. Zakka! Mikansei is a kitsch goods shop north of Kōenji Station, worth the walk if your budget shopping runs toward the odd and the imported.
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What ¥100 Costs at the Register
Since April 2021, shops in Japan must show the tax-included price, so a ¥100 item is labeled and charged ¥110 with the 10% consumption tax. Food and non-alcoholic drinks for takeaway are taxed at the reduced 8% rate and come to ¥108. Seria keeps to those two prices, while DAISO, Can★Do and Watts also sell items at higher prices, each with its own label.
Daiso’s Sister Brands
Standard Products and THREEPPY are separate brands owned by Daiso, not price departments inside a DAISO. THREEPPY centers on ¥300 items with a colorful look, and Standard Products leans toward pared-back everyday goods. Where they share a floor with DAISO, in Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Kinshichō, this guide lists the building as a single stop.
Stock Varies by Branch
DAISO, Seria, Can★Do and Watts are separate companies with their own product lines, and even two branches of the same chain carry different stock. A shop appearing in this guide does not promise a particular item. The DAISO app shows stock by branch, which saves a wasted trip when you are after something specific.
Bring a Bag
Plastic shopping bags have carried a charge at checkout across Japan since July 2020, so a folding reusable bag is worth keeping in your day pack on a 100-yen shop run.
Paying
Payment options vary by branch and by the building a shop is in. Daiso’s listings for its Ginza and Bic Camera Shinjuku floors show credit cards, e-money and QR payments including PayPay, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Independent shops like Pickup Oyama may be cash-first, so carry some yen.
Look for the Floor Number
Most stops here are inside a larger building, on an upper floor or in a basement, and many have no street-front sign. Follow the floor on the card, and in malls and department stores check the directory by the elevators.
Lawson Store 100 for Groceries
Lawson Store 100 is a convenience store chain built around produce, prepared food and daily basics rather than household goods. It is not fixed-price, and its own site lists items like bread at ¥127 and berries at ¥430 with tax, so treat it as a cheap grocery run rather than a 100-yen shop.
Not quite. Prices must be shown with tax, so a basic item is labeled and charged ¥110, or ¥108 for food and non-alcoholic drinks. Seria keeps to those two prices. DAISO, Can★Do and Watts also sell items at higher prices, each with its own label, and Daiso runs separate brands called Standard Products and THREEPPY whose ranges sit above ¥100.
Start with whatever is on your route. DAISO Harajuku is by the Takeshita Exit of Harajuku Station, Marronnier Gate Ginza puts all three Daiso brands on one floor, and Daiso says Arcakit Kinshicho has the largest DAISO sales floor in Tokyo. If you are leaving by shinkansen, Tokyo Station has Can★Do on the Marunouchi side and Standard Products with THREEPPY in Yaechika.
All three belong to Daiso, but they are separate brands rather than price departments. DAISO is the 100-yen chain. THREEPPY is a lifestyle brand centered on ¥300 items with a colorful, playful look. Standard Products sells pared-back everyday goods, mostly above ¥100. Where all three share a floor, this guide counts the building as one stop.
No. Seria is the fixed-price chain here. NATURAL KITCHEN & runs from ¥100 to about ¥2,000, and Zakka! Mikansei in Kōenji is listed as a separate detour because it is not a 100-yen shop. For design-led shops at the 300-yen level, see the variety and lifestyle store guide.
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