I was craving a bubbly soda and I’ve hit the jackpot! I’ve seen soda in the (estimated) 16oz/500ml plastic bottles just like the U.S. but they run about 150 yen. A while ago I went from convenience store to convenience store to see what the different stores offered and I found a 500ml can of Coca Cola at the Daily Yamazaki for just 100 Yen!
I’d say it’s smaller than this huge Coke I saw at a crepes store. And it’s only 47 yen more than the 160ml can of Coke I found at Sunny (a grocery store chain).
First of all before your journey you’ll need 100 Yen. That’s right, tax is already included in the price!
Next, you’ll need to find a Daily Yamazaki convenience store. It looks like this (I got the picture from Wikipedia)
And here are some pictures of the beast of a drink!
For the ultimate cheap snack I recommend this 100 Yen Coke and the 105 Yen Tiramisu. Both combined are cheaper than the Ishiyaki Imo from the back of the traveling guy’s truck.
haven’t seen that deal since the summer of 2005
Wow … I can already feel my throat burning from the thought of drinking half-a-liter of Coke
That said, it’s a great price and hard to beat on those sweltering summer days. Have you found any place that sells normal Pepsi? I can’t find anything but Pepsi Nex(t) or Cherry Pepsi (which I thought they stopped producing in the early 1990’s).
claytonian - um… HAHAHA! Awesome.
ジェイソン (Jason) - So far I’ve seen just Pepsi Nex but I haven’t been looking for regular Pepsi. I’ll let you know if I spot anything.
I remember those 150ml cans. I love em! I plan on visiting Okinawa again this summer. Can’t wait.
Travis - They’re kind of cute, that’s for sure. And something out of the ordinary. Have fun in Okinawa when you go! I heard it’s a whole other world there.
That’s awesome! I’ve seen the 500mL cans here in my town, but they sell for 150 yen. 100yen is a great deal!
thomas - Yeah, great deal for sure. Nick said they’re at his 7-11 too.