The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store

Re:The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store by kalleboo on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:25AM (#20028487)

Japan has lots of public water fountains, they're just all located in local parks where kids play (not places tourists typically go)

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Re:The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store by CydeWeys on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @10:17AM (#20030223)

That tended to be the only place I found them, and yes, I definitely filled up my water bottles there.

This tip tends to work for all countries, not just Japan. Look for green parks on Google Maps, especially named ones, if you're trying to find water fountains.

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Re:The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @10:29AM (#20030409)

That tip doesn’t work in China (or at least Beijing and Shanghai). But bottled water is one or two kuai, and someone should be selling somewhere.

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Re:The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store by CydeWeys on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @10:33AM (#20030455)

Apparently you wouldn't want to drink the tap water there anyway, based on some cursory research.

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