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7-Eleven Toyosu — Konbini in Toyosu, Tokyo
7-Eleven Toyosu is the first 7-Eleven in Japan, open 24 hours in Toyosu, and the store that started the country's konbini culture on 15 May 1974.
The first 7-Eleven in Japan
7-Eleven Toyosu in Toyosu, Tokyo, is where Japan's first 7-Eleven opened on 15 May 1974, and it still runs as an ordinary konbini today, open 24 hours every day. Expect a standard convenience store interior with no historical markers inside, a snack or bento spend of roughly ¥200–1,000, and a busier checkout during the morning rush.
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A working konbini with a first-store history
This is a branch of 7-Eleven, and the branch in Toyosu carries a fact no other one does: it was the first 7-Eleven store in Japan, opened on 15 May 1974. The neighbourhood knows it for that, and the store itself does not make a show of it.
Walk in and you find an ordinary convenience store interior. There are barely any special signs or markers inside, so without knowing the history it looks and feels like any other konbini. The original appearance is gone, and what remains is the date and the address.
The one thing the store is remembered for on the shelves is the display: products arranged neatly and in order, kept that way as a matter of policy at this first store.
Spending sits in the usual konbini band, ¥200–1,000 for a snack or a bento, so a quick meal or a bag of provisions costs little. Morning is the crowded stretch: the store and the checkout lines fill up during the rush, and the cutlery question at the register adds time when you are buying several items.
Staff leave you to operate the card yourself at the counter.
What to look for
First 7-Eleven in Japan, opened 15 May 1974
The store where the chain began in Japan; the date is the reason to seek this branch out.
Open 24 hours every day
Wednesday through Tuesday, the doors stay open around the clock, so a late arrival or an early start both work.
The neatly kept product display
Shelves arranged in careful order, maintained at this first store as a point of policy.
Who is this for
Travellers who want to stand in the store where Japan's konbini story started, and who are content with an ordinary interior and a date rather than a museum. Anyone arriving late or leaving early, since the doors never close. And anyone who needs a bento or a snack in Toyosu for ¥200–1,000 without planning around opening hours.
If you need fresh produce and fruit and vegetables at good value rather than a quick konbini purchase, Bunkado Toyosu nearby holds its produce sales on Mondays and Fridays.
The verdict
The history is the draw, not the shopping: the interior is an ordinary konbini with no markers, so it suits travellers chasing the first-store date and a quick purchase rather than a polished convenience stop.
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Researched across 2 public sources and confidence-checked November 2026, against our methodology, reviewed by the AisleTrotter editorial team. Spot an error? Tell us — corrections feed straight back into our verification system.
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