It looks like stockpiled rice will also be available at FamilyMart stores in Nishinomiya.
(Information provided by Kagayaki 509-go @ Nishi2 sp)
Each 1kg bag is 360 yen before tax (388 yen including tax), which seems just right for trying it out or for people living alone. By the way, I wondered how many go 1kg of rice is, so I looked it up, and apparently it’s about 7 go. That’s about 14 bowls of rice
List of FamilyMart Stores in Nishinomiya City
Sales apparently started today at 10 stores each in Tokyo and Osaka. For Hyogo Prefecture, it’s expected to arrive in mid-June. It looks like it will also be stocked at FamilyMart stores in Nishinomiya.
List of 42 FamilyMart Stores in Nishinomiya City
- Hanshin Nishinomiya Station East Store(Rokutanjicho)
- Tansen Yokodo Store(Yokodocho)
- Nishinomiya Todacho Store(Todacho)
- Nishinomiya Hazukacho Store(Hazukacho)
- JR Nishinomiya Station South Store(Ikedacho)
- Nishinomiya Kurakakecho Store(Kurakakecho)
- JR Nishinomiya Station North Exit Store(Saifukucho)
- Nishinomiya Sakuradani Store(Sakuradanicho)
- Nishinomiya Kubocho Store(Kubocho)
- Nishinomiya Miyanishi Store(Miyanishicho)
- Nishinomiya Higashimachi Kita Store(Higashimachi)
- Imazu Station Front Store(Tsuto Hozucho)
- Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station South Store(Takamatsucho)
- Nishinomiya Tsuto Ogocho Store(Tsuto Ogocho)
- Kofuen 1-chome Store(Kofuen)
- Nishinomiya Natsugicho Store(Natsugicho)
- Nishinomiya Kami-Koshien 5-chome Store(Kami-Koshien)
- Nishinomiya Notocho Store(Notocho)
- Nishinomiya Imazu Minatomachi Store(Imazu Minatomachi)
- Nishinomiya Kawaragi Store(Kami-Koshien)
- Nishinomiya Shishigaguchi Store(Shishigaguchicho)
- Nishinomiya Oyacho Store(Oyacho)
- Hankyu Mondo-Yakujin Station Front Store(Shimooichi Higashimachi)
- Nishinomiya Uegahara Store(Uegahara Gobancho)
- Koyoen Station Front Store(Koyoen Nishiyamacho)
- Koshienguchi 3-chome Store(Koshienguchi)
- Koshienguchi Store(Koshienguchi Kitamachi)
- Nishinomiya Koshienguchi Kitamachi Store(Koshienguchi Kitamachi)
- Nishinomiya Satonakacho Store(Satonakacho)
- Hanshin Naruo Station Front Store(Naruocho)
- Kamioichi 4-chome Store(Kamioichi)
- Nishinomiya Kamioichi Store(Kamioichi)
- Kotoen Station East Exit Store(Kotoen)
- Hyogo Medical University Hospital Store(Mukogawacho)
- Fukuda Higashi-Naruocho 1-chome Store(Higashi-Naruocho)
- Nishinomiya Danjocho Kita Store(Danjocho)
- Nishinomiya Naruohama Store(Naruohama)
- Nishinomiya Najio Store(Shiosecho Najio)
- Nishinomiya Kita Inter Store(Yamaguchicho Shimoyamaguchi)
- Nishinomiya Yamaguchicho Narai Store(Yamaguchicho Narai)
- Mukogawa Women’s University Store(Kasayacho)
- Imazu Mizunamicho Store(Imazu Mizunamicho)
Sales Schedule
- June 5: Early sales at 10 stores each in Tokyo and Osaka
- Mid-June: South Kanto and Kansai (← That includes Nishinomiya!)
- Late June: North Kanto, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa
- Early July: North Kanto, Chubu, and Hokuriku
- Mid-July: Hokkaido, Tohoku, and the rest of Japan
Quick Product Highlights
- Domestic rice harvested in 2021 (it’s older rice, but apparently the taste is good)
- Easy-to-carry 1kg pack
- Limit one per person / no reservations / limited quantities at each store
- It’s not rinse-free rice, so you’ll need to wash it before cooking
Lastly
If we find out exactly when it goes on sale, we’ll try to write another article about it. If you see something like “I was able to buy it at the XX FamilyMart!”, please let us know via Nishi2 LINE. We’d like to share with everyone what it was like.
*Kagayaki 509-go @ Nishi2 sp, thank you for the information!!
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