Japanese Costco

New Years line at Costco

Many of us buy our food from Costco but what do Japanese people usually buy food from? Surprisingly they go to their local super market everyday unlike most Americans who go to Costco a few times a month. However, there are some Japanese people who love Costco especially those who know about America or like American culture which is the reason why Japanese Costco is always super packed with people.

※You can use your American Costco membership when you go to Costco in Japan. All you need to do is sign something after you purchase your products. (You might not have to sign anything now since I did this over 9 years ago)

Japanese people prefer fresh over frozen. They also prefer to buy small every single day rather than buy in bulk and eat for a long period of time.

Whether you are just visiting Japan for travel or you live in Japan, I recommend to go to Costco. They have foods and snacks that you can buy in bulk only in Japan. Japanese snacks like Market O Brownie, Jagabee, or Black Thunder can be bought in bulk and you can easily share it with your friends/family when you return home.

Unfortunately there are no locations in Tokyo but the closest one is in Kawasaki which is on the…