A funky little supermarket that reminds me of Japan, like something out of Showa. Space is tight with little room to navigate a trolley through. They stock a reasonable range of necessary items and the prices can be at least three more times than in Japan. They have the basics to help cook Japanese home style dinners, like curry roux, teriyaki sauce, some salad dressings and thinly sliced pork. The frozen section is good, with udon and natto. It's good for Japanese to buy some ingredients, and it's exciting for locals to get a taste of Japan. Unfortunately, the alcohol section is a tad expensive. They do well with the space they have. Definitely worth...
Read moreNow of course, most things that are from Japan are quite expensive because of import tax and etc. Their selection is quite large compared to other Japanese super markets I have been to.
The staff are friendly and helpful as one would expect. As a man who for some reason cannot find his car keys, it's the same thing here, one of the staff members helped me find dried kombu when I spent a total of 7 minutes trying to find it...
If there was an item you saw before and you don't see it anymore, be patient as they probably have them on backorder and it'll take some time.
Since it is located at the Northbridge plaza,...
Read moreI have just visited your physical shop at Northbridge Plaza today to buy a Sake. I was looking at "Kikumasamune Hyakumoku Junmai Daiginjo 720ml" however the shop selling it for $75 vs $65 on your own website. I asked if i could pay for same price as online as even with shipping cost the online one still less than $75. Unforunately I was refused by manager at the store. Thats very suprise to me as you are not a franchise. Very dissapointed with your service at the store. At the end i bought Dassai 23 which is same price as online. I guess i will never comeback...
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