Sanwa — Local services in Yokosuka

Don't go on Sunday. Since the big mall closed for renovation, this place is a mad-house on the weekends. There are about 5,000 people crammed into the grocery store, the speakers are blasting the worst karaoke cover songs at a way too loud volume, and at the end of each row, a little speaker box is screaming at you in Japanese. It is sensory overload and if you have anxiety...you will get triggered as it is the least comfortable shopping experience I've ever had. Every Sunday, the place is like Black Friday. It's absolutely insane. Other than that. It's a decent enough grocery store and cheaper than More's City or Saikaya downtown. Just go at a random time to...

Expensive and not fresh. I went shopping with my daughter. She was nervous in the shop that day doing all kinds of misbehaviour, so I did not have time to watch the expiration dates on the products. I bought bread which expired the next day, lunch pack and fish which expired the same day (usually this type of fish can be kept few days when one buys it in other shops) and everything was full price! Nothing to say, some food is unreasonably expensive from the start. Before I also bought shiitake and meat which became rotten before the expiration date and went to trash can. I am using a special bag for food and live 5 min from the shop and it is not...

The store itself was quite clean and tidy. Any staff that interacted were very polite. Santa offers a great variety of produce at reasonable prices. They make it easy to tell what produce is in season. The meat and seafood department also offers a good selection of different cuts of meat. Even the dairy section was quite nice. They offer a larger cheese section than most grocers in this area. I would say selection is comparative to Aeon stores and often the prices at Sanwa appeared...