Daiso Industries Co., Ltd. is a large franchise of 100-yen shops founded in Japan. Its headquarters are in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.
A Daiso store in Japan
Daiso store on Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia
Daiso in Malaysia
Daiso - South Korea
100-yen shops are common Japanese shops in the vein of American dollar stores. Stocking a variety of items from clothing to stationery, housewares to food, each item is priced at precisely 100 yen, which is considered attractive to Japanese consumers because it can be paid for with a single 100-yen coin. However, the current Japanese sales tax of 8% or 10% is also added, making a 100-yen purchase actually cost 108 or 110 yen. Larger items, like furniture and tools, may also cost more yet are still relatively affordable, usually costing less than 1000 yen.
Daiso at Hanaten Osaka-City
100-Emon at Kohnoike Higashi Osaka-City
Japan's first 100-yen shop