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#Supermarkets & Drugstores

Where travelers actually end up spending money, from Don Quijote to Matsumoto Kiyoshi. How tax-free shopping works with your passport and what changes in November 2026, how to pick sunscreen and bug spray by active ingredient, and which aisle the summer cooling products are in.

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Budget cosmetics on a Japanese drugstore shelf beside a Tax-Free sign

Shopping

Japanese Drugstore Cosmetics: Budget Skincare, Makeup & Tax-Free Basics

Aug 28, 2026

Shelves of over-the-counter medicine at a Japanese drugstore, where cold medicine and painkillers are sold without a prescription

Shopping

Buying Medicine in Japan: What's Over the Counter, and What You Can't Bring

Aug 26, 2026

Suntory's limited-edition soft-drink bottles featuring newly drawn Chiikawa artwork (C.C. Lemon, Pepsi Nama and more)

Food & Drink

Chiikawa x Suntory Collab Bottles 2026: All 24 Designs, Prices, and Where to Buy

Aug 9, 2026

Neon signs lighting up Kabukicho in Shinjuku, Tokyo at night, with a Don Quijote store and taxis at a busy intersection

Shopping

Don Quijote (Donki) Tax-Free Shopping Guide 2026: How Tourists Save with a Passport — and What Changes on November 1

Jun 22, 2026

Insect repellent being sprayed from a pump bottle onto a person's bare forearm outdoors in a sunny park

Know-How

Where to Buy Mosquito Repellent in Japan (2026): A Traveler's Guide to DEET vs. Icaridin

Jun 15, 2026

A collage of six Japanese summer cooling items: cooling gel sheets, handheld fans, a wearable neck cooler, OS-1 oral rehydration drink, salt tablets, and a cooling towel

Know-How

Surviving Japan’s Summer Heat (2026): Beat the Heat, Avoid Heatstroke & Where to Buy Cooling Gear

Jun 5, 2026

Four Japanese sunscreens—ALLIE, ANESSA, Biore UV, and Skin Aqua—lined up against a sunny summer beach-and-sky background

Know-How

Best Japanese Sunscreens in 2026: What to Buy, Where to Find Them, and How to Shop Tax-Free

Jun 3, 2026

#Supermarkets & Drugstores

Japanese Drugstore Cosmetics: Budget Skincare, Makeup & Tax-Free Basics

Buying Medicine in Japan: What's Over the Counter, and What You Can't Bring

Chiikawa x Suntory Collab Bottles 2026: All 24 Designs, Prices, and Where to Buy

Don Quijote (Donki) Tax-Free Shopping Guide 2026: How Tourists Save with a Passport — and What Changes on November 1

Where to Buy Mosquito Repellent in Japan (2026): A Traveler's Guide to DEET vs. Icaridin

Surviving Japan’s Summer Heat (2026): Beat the Heat, Avoid Heatstroke & Where to Buy Cooling Gear

Best Japanese Sunscreens in 2026: What to Buy, Where to Find Them, and How to Shop Tax-Free

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