Speaking of supermarkets in Shiga…

Thank you for your hard work!

This is Umino.

Finally, we are in the last few days of this year.

For myself, I had an abundant of changes this year.

I started working at Shishin, as well as meeting numerous people online and starting self-help activities for people with developmental disabilities.

Unfortunately, I have had to quit the self-help group activities and almost cut off my online connections due to various reasons, but I think it was good experiences for me.

Throughout the year, I learn once again that I am still not good at interacting with people and inevitably get stressed out.

Although a lot of things eventually get there, and I’ve never been able to keep a job at all (my last job lasted less than three months, about six months at the most) I think the reason why I feel that more than half a year has already passed since I started working at Shishin and it feels so fast, is because I am working alone at home.

I thought it was really important to know my own characteristics. (It is difficult, though.)

Well, I have many occasions to go to supermarkets for shopping in this season, one of the supermarkets I go to is “Heiwado.”

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Umino is a resident of Shiga Prefecture, but it is a representative supermarket of Shiga that no one in the local community (probably) knows.

Not only in Shiga Prefecture, but also in the Kinki, Tokai, and Hokuriku regions, with 18 stores in Kyoto (156 stores in all, including a whopping 76 in Shiga Prefecture alone! I have the impression that they are located in local areas.) Incidentally, in Kyoto City, there are two stores in Fushimi Ward and one in Ukyo Ward.

In addition to regular stores, there is a large “Al Plaza” store and smaller “Friend Mart” store, the two types of business in Kyoto City.

Al Plaza Daigo Shop

Friend Mart Umezu Shop

Friend Mart MOMO Teras Shop

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The good aspects I think Heiwado has are mainly two points. The first is the quality of the fruits and vegetables, and the second is the store’s own point card, the “HOP Card” (almost all residents of Shiga Prefecture have one).

First of all, Heiwado offers a wide variety of fruits and vegetables of excellent quality, and when you go to the store, fresh fruits and vegetables are the first thing you see.

Umino is fond of vegetables and fruits, so it makes me excited just going to their sections (smile).

It has recently started to have its own farm, and I believe the quality will continue to improve!

And second, Heiwado’s own point card, the HOP Card, has an electronic money function (HOP Money), which allows you to smoothly make payments while receiving points.

Its amazing point is the high redemption rate of 1 point per 100 yen (excluding tax)!
In addition, it regularly offers 3X and 5X point sales, and if you use these sales together, you can accumulate more and more points.

The accumulated points can be exchanged for cash, which is also rare (1000 points for 1000 yen), and incidentally, every 500 points can be exchanged for 500 yen of HOP money.

It means Heiwado is the wonderful shops where you can purchase quality vegetables and fruits with gains using HOP Card.

How is it? Did you get to interested in shopping in Heiwado?

There are stores in Kyoto and other southern areas, mainly in Uji City, so if you live in the neighborhood, why not visit?

And so ends the Umino’s blogs for 2022!

Thank you very much for reading this article to the end. See you next year! Have a nice year end.

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Author

海野さざなみ(Umino Sazanami)
A "Awamijin" (Shiga Prefecture resident) suddenly appeared on the "Kyoto People's Blog.
He is a man in his 30s with a shaved head and glasses. His hobbies include reading, creative writing (novels), and cooking.