コンビニの便利さ - What you can do besides buying food at Conbini

日本のコンビニは日本のどこにでもあり、東京だけで10,000コンビニがあります。英国のコンビニエンス店のように、食品や軽食を販売しています。コンビニはまた、様々なコーヒーを販売しています。 これらのコーヒーは派手ではないが、彼らは安くておいしいです！24時間営業、週7日営業のコンビニでは、いろいろなことができます。ここでは、コンビニでできることのいくつかの例を示します。

１．座席 - コンビニには座席があり、顧客が購入した食べ物を食べてコーヒーを飲むことができます。 まるで小さな喫茶店のようです。

２．ワイファイ - 日本の多くの場所で無料ワイファイが提供され始めており、コンビニはその一つです。

３．プリンタ - コピーを作り、コンビニで物事を印刷することができます。多くのプリンタにはUSBスロットがあり、いくつかは携帯電話にも接続できます。

４．切符 - 旅行を予約して、イベントの切符を購入した場合は、コンビニで切符を集めることができます。このサービスにはバス切符、コンサート切符、映画の切符を含めます。コンビニで切符を買うこともできます。

５．家賃と経費 - 新しい国に移動するときに家賃と経費を支払う混乱することができますが、コンビニは家賃と経費を支払うことを容易にさせます。単に行う必要がありますレジ係に請求書を与え、現金で支払うことです。

６．国際ATM - コンビニには、いくつかの国際カードを受け入れ、24時間利用可能なATMがあります。日本では現金が最も一般的に使用されていることを覚えておくことが重要ですので、常に現金を手元に持っていることが重要です。

７．郵便サービス – コンビニは郵便サービスを提供しているので、郵便局に行く必要はありません。送料の切手を購入し、荷物を送ることができます。オンラインで荷物を注文する場合は、近くのコンビニに発送することができます。

８．トイレ - コンビニには公衆に開放されているトイレがあります。トイレを使用するために何も購入して、料金を支払う必要がないので、必要なときにトイレを使用することができます。

Convenience stores are everywhere in Japan, with 10,000 conbini in Tokyo alone. Similar to UK convenience stores, they sell food and snacks. Conbini also sell a variety of coffees. These coffees are not fancy but they are cheap and tasty! However, you can do many different things at conbini, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It can be said that Japanese convenience stores are more convenient that UK ones, here are some examples of what you can do at conbini.

1. Seating Area - Conibini have seating areas so that customers can eat the food they buy and drink their coffee. It is like a small café with a microwave to heat food up and a kettle.

2. Free Wifi – Many places in Japan are starting to offer free wifi and conbini is one of these places. When you are out in public and need to use the internet, you can go to

conbini. You can also work, study or enjoy some Netflix while you eat at the seating area.

3. Printing and Copying Services - You can make copies and print things out at the conbini. Many printers have USB slots, and some can also connect to your phone too. You can choose to use English language settings, after you chose your language setting you can pick which service you need. To pay you use cash, as using card is not common in Japan. This service would be very useful for students who may need to print out their classwork!

4. Buy Tickets and Collect Tickets - If you have booked a trip or bought tickets to an event, you can pick up the tickets at the conibini. This service includes, bus/plane tickets, concert tickets, movie tickets and many more. You can also purchase tickets at conbini, with terminals selling tickets to popular destinations such as Toyko Disneyland. This is a good option if you prefer to buy your tickets using cash or find it difficult to navigate the Japanese website.

5. Paying Bills - You can pay your bills which can be confusing when you first move to a new country. Conbini makes paying bills easy - all you need to do is hand the cashier the bill and pay in cash. The cashier will stamp your bill in 3 places and tear it up into sections. One section is for you, one is for the store’s records, and one is for the bill’s company. You should keep your section as the stamp is proof of bills being paid.

6. ATMS - Conbini have ATMs which accept some international cards and are available 24 hours a day. These machines always have the option of English, but other language options vary between machines. However, there will sometimes be a small withdraw fee. It is important to remember that cash is most commonly used in Japan, so it is important to always have cash on hand.

7. Postal Services - Conbini offer postal services, so you don’t need to go to a post office. You can purchase stamps for shipping and send parcels by filling out a form and paying a fee. You can even send your luggage to a location before travelling or moving! If you order a package online, you can choose to ship it to a nearby convenience store. Conbini will store the package for up to 10 days.

8. Toilets – Conbini have toilets that are open to the public. You don’t need to buy an item or pay a fee to use the toilet, so you can use the toilet whenever you need. A bonus is that Japan public toilets are clean, unlike the typical UK public toilet.