8 unique medicines in Japan’s pharmacy

There are three things you absolutely have to do when coming to Japan: gourmet, sightseeing, and…checking out drug stores! There?s no way to fly back home without having bought Japanese drugs and cosmetics. A drug store actually offers an authentic ?unique Japan? and ?Japanese quality? experience! A lot of people make a list of things they want to buy before going on a trip. However, once actually confronted with the selection, you might find yourself struggling what to pick because you don?t know which products are the best. In these situations, it?s best to rely on the recommendations by the locals! Drug stores can be found dotted around pretty much every larger Japanese city. Among them is Matsumoto Kiyoshi, a top-class drugstore chain that boasts a particularly large selection and reasonable prices. While it has always been popular with Asian tourists, people from the West have discovered the drugstore as a treasure trove for medicine, cosmetics, and more as well in recent years! LIVE JAPAN interviewed Mr. Yamanaka, the store manager of the all-new Medicine Matsumoto Kiyoshi Ginza Miyuki Ave. Shop, opened on June 15, 2018. We asked him about the drugstore?s most popular long-selling products to enhance your trip to Japan! Surely, you?ll be able to pick up a thing or two for your shopping list!