Stay Overnight At Lawson Convenience Stores In Japan For S$21/Night — Buy Sandos & Snacks Anytime At Your Doorstep

One of the best things about a Japan holiday is undoubtedly the convenience store visits, whether you’re popping in to discover new snacks or to find hot favourites (egg sando! fried chicken!). 

But what if we told you instead of daily visits to convenience stores, you can now stay at one? 

From today (Jul 14), Lawson in Japan is renting out its parking lots to be used as overnight car campsites. Prices range from 2,500 yen (S$21.74) to 3,000 yen (S$26.09) per night. 

How to stay overnight at a Lawson convenience store in Japan

First things first: You should have a campervan or a recreational vehicle (RV) already rented for your Japan road trip. 

Visitors are required to book parking lots and pay for the service online at this website (Japanese only). 

Users are allowed to book a block of two adjacent parking lots at a time, enough space for larger RVs and campervans. 

What to expect when you book an RV camping space at a Lawson convenience store parking lot in Japan

Upon arrival, visitors check in at the store, and overnight campers will be able to rent power equipment and use the stores bathroom during their stay. Overnight accommodation slots are from 6pm to 9am the next day. 

Which Lawson outlets offer overnight accommodation in Japan?

This service will not be available across all 14,500 Lawson outlets in the country.

Instead, the program will pilot at six Lawson stores in Chiba, which is the same prefecture where Narita Airport and Tokyo Disneyland (book Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea passes here) are situated. 

The six Lawson outlets are: Ichinomiya Torami store, Onjuku Shinmachi store, Amatsu Kominato store, Tomiura Interchange store, Minamiboso Iwai Kaigan store, and Futtsu Minato store.

More outlets will be included gradually, with most of them being in suburban or rural areas where large parking lots are available. 

Lawson said it will target rural areas where there are public onsens nearby, but do not have many hotels or other types of lodging available in the area, according to media reports.

Prefer more regular accommodation instead? Check out Tokyo hotels here, and book attraction tickets and tours here.

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