Hi there!
I had a request on how to use coin laundry in Japan so will write about that on this post.
If you want to use coin laundry in Japan and do not know Japanese language, then this is the right post to read for you.
There are several types of coin laundry old and new so will write about what are found on the Internet + what is helpful.
Oh there are several useful YouTube videos that you can check.
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This one is old type that is probably at your hotel in Shinjuku Dina :D!
As you can see, there are laundry machines (white ones) and dryers (yellow ones).
You can bring your detergent (and softener if you want to use it) or buy it at the laundry place.
For this washing machine, it costs 200yen.
1) Check inside of the machine and make sure nothing is in there and inside is not dirty.
___Press “Cleaning washing tub” if there is (orange button on the video below).
2) Put detergent.
3) Put the money.
4) Put your laundry (you can probably put your laundry at step 2). If you want to dissolve detergent well then step 4)).
For the dryer, I could not see the fee.
1) Check inside of the machine and make sure nothing is in there and inside is not dirty.
2) Put your laundry (and softener if you wish).
3) Put your money.
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Newer type
OK, this one is new type of machine.
Usually there are more than one type of laundry machines with different capacity and price. In this video, there are 700yen laundry machine with 16kg capacity (at 0:50) and 500yen one with capacity 11kg.
The dryer is 100yen for 10 minutes at this place.
Looks detergent is automatically thrown for this machine. If you do not see detergent vending machine, then you can assume it will be thrown automatically.
Washing machine
1) Check inside of the machine and make sure nothing is in there and inside is not dirty.
___Press “Cleaning washing tub” if there is.
2) Put the money.
Dryer
1) Check inside of the machine and make sure nothing is in there and inside is not dirty.
2) Put your money.
It is not in either of the videos but there are machines with laundry and dryer together.
For this type, detergent and softener are thrown automatically.
Here is the steps for washing + dryer machine
1) Check inside of the machine and make sure nothing is in there and inside is not dirty.
___Press “Cleaning washing tub” if there is.
2) Put your laundry and close the door.
3) Choose the course from “Washing only”, “Drying only” or “Wash and dry”.
4) Put the money.
Time & money :
Average time to wash — 30 ~ 40 minutes (200 – 700yen : old machine seems to be cheaper)
Average time to dry — depends on the weight of laundry though,
________________________20 ~ 30 minutes for ordinary clothes (200 ~ 300yen)
________________________35 minutes for jeans (400yen)
Entire time, about 1 hour to 1 hour and half depends on the laundry.
Budget is about 1,000 ~ 2,000yen.
Tips :
Try to bring many 100yen coins (1,000 ~ 2,000yen) since usually they do not take bills (could be money changer but may not).
Bring hangers if there are shirts and such that you do not want to be wrinkled, so you can hang them after drying.
When it is crowded, people may take out your clothes from the machine. If you are washing your underwear you want to be back before the machine will stop. The remaining time is displayed on the machine so you will know what time to be back at.
Drinking and eating are prohibited in most coin laundries to prevent the laundry get dirty.
Japanese letters you may see :
You probably won’t see the last 2 kanji but if there are 2 machines set vertically then you will see this one. You need to choose which machine you will use.
P.S. There are coin laundry for sneaker as well XDD.
I didn’t know until I write this post.
