In Japan, 100 yen stores are the counterpart to dollar stores, except filled with ingenious stuff. In this Japanese part of Torrance, this shop sells most items for $1.50, from the everyday to the irrepressibly cute: animal-shaped hats, notebooks, minimalist white dishes, Japanese folk toys and sushi key rings, snacks from Japan and thousands more items.
Daiso Japan
South Bay Beaches
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