7-Eleven; Motohakone — Local services in Hakone

Here’s the deal: getting dinner in Moto-Hakone is a serious challenge. There’s only a handful of places that even stay open past 4pm and on a random Tues night, almost every single one was closed (some ran out of food, some were closed despite supposedly being open that night). The 7-Eleven across from Lake Ashi became practically the only place we could get food but as it was also dusk, we were very happy grabbing some ready-to-eat meals from this 7-Eleven and walking across the street to enjoy a beautiful sunset dinner at the lake. Was it the best meal I had in Japan? No. But it was one of the more enjoyable ones. 

Just to reiterate though: if you’re staying in/near Motohakone, be prepared to scrounge for dinner. The options...

Came across a very rude mid-aged female staff around 3-4 pm today, refused to listen and look even though I tried to translate my question into Japanese via my mobile, she constantly said NO without even understanding what was the question, very disappointed, and unpleasant after a a whole day travel. she is the ONLY one so far I met that was so unfriendly and rude in Japan during my 2...

The biggest 7-Eleven I've ever been in! It's also the most well stocked. It felt like I was walking through a movie set everything was so perfectly stocked and faced. The store and bathrooms were extremely clean. All of the food looked fresh and we visited multiple times throughout the day to grab drinks and snacks. There aren't many options in the area, so...