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Fountain drinks in Japan

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The Japanese menu name “soda” covers a refillable fountain-drink offering, with choices that have included oolong tea as well as fizzy drinks. [1] [2]

Dated local observations and rolling menu reports; choices and supplier vary by time and place.

DOCUMENTED PRICE90 JPY(≈ $0.57 USD)Refillable fountain drink · Japan; dated local fountain-drink evidence · date not established

Nutrition: no verified local serving data.

Pepsi cola at Costco Kawasaki, August 1, 2024, photographed by ウィ貴公子. A dated local serving, not a picture of every Japanese fountain choice.
Pepsi cola at Costco Kawasaki, August 1, 2024, photographed by ウィ貴公子. A dated local serving, not a picture of every Japanese fountain choice. · ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0. Original Commons file; no editorial alterations. · License · Resized for web display.
THE RECORD

identity

Customers can buy the drink separately, while the documented hot-dog combination includes one. The tea is grouped here because it shares the fountain offer, not because it is carbonated. [1] [2]

THE RECORD

history

GIGAZINE’s December 2011 Kyoto Yawata visit listed a refillable fountain drink with 10% orange drink, Fanta Lemon, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola and oolong tea. It is an early local menu record, not a Japanese launch date. [1]

The licensed August 1, 2024 Kawasaki photograph shows a Pepsi-branded cup identified by its photographer as Pepsi cola. It documents that serving rather than the complete dispenser lineup or a national supplier arrangement. [7]

THE RECORD

nutrition

No matched Japanese fountain nutrition panel is included. Calories depend on the selected drink and amount served; neither can be inferred reliably from a cup photograph. An undated menu image prints “20oz (292ml)”, an internally inconsistent pair. Both readings are preserved, with no calculated serving size or calorie conversion. [6] [7]

No serving-specific nutrition verified.

THE RECORD

prices

The table preserves the early Kyoto Yawata price, Hisayama’s January 17, 2025 takeaway observation and later guide entries. Hisayama’s contributor noticed a replacement sticker but did not identify the increase date; the post appeared the following day. The undated board supplies no additional date. [1] [2] [5] [4] [6]

THE RECORD

distinctions

Mochiko’s January 2026 report contrasts an earlier lineup of Natchan orange, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, oolong and white grape with Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Sprite, orange, peach and oolong. The writer welcomed Zero and Sprite. The article does not identify its warehouse or establish a nationwide changeover date. [3]

That report places a ¥10 increase around 2025–2026, whereas Hisayama already reported ¥90 in January 2025. The accounts therefore cannot define a single nationwide transition. Earlier Coca-Cola choices in the 2011 report also make a simple countrywide Pepsi-to-Coca-Cola chronology unreliable. [3] [2] [1]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • 60 JPY(≈ $0.38 USD) · Refillable fountain drink, including oolong option · Kyoto Yawata; inferred from linked visit series · report published 2011-12-09; sale date unknown. Report publication date; two inventory choice rows merged into one priced offering. [1]
  • 90 JPY(≈ $0.57 USD) · Refillable soda; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · menu observed 2025-01-17; report posted 2025-01-18; sale date unknown. Explicit menu-observation date; contract lacks observation enum, so offer kindunknown while linked claim retains observation. PostedJanuary18. [2]
  • 90 JPY(≈ $0.57 USD) · Refillable fountain drink · Japan; dated local fountain-drink evidence · report published 2026-01-12; sale date unknown. Article publication date, not a verified sale or nationwide price-change date. [3]
  • 90 JPY(≈ $0.57 USD) · Refillable fountain drink · Japan; dated local fountain-drink evidence · date not established. Preserved prior store-check snapshot, warehouse unknown; not freshly observed this turn. [5]
  • 90 JPY(≈ $0.57 USD) · Refillable fountain drink · Japan; dated local fountain-drink evidence · date not established. Reported store-check date; exact warehouse unstated. [4]
  • 90 JPY(≈ $0.57 USD) · Literal printed label: SODA 20oz (292ml); volume unresolved · Japan; dated local fountain-drink evidence · date not established. Tax-inclusive printed price; source photograph undated, warehouseunknown. Do not silently correct volume. [6]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-15 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

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Sources & photo rights

The full visit report, local forum menu and dated guides supply separate evidence for prices, choices and refills. The Kawasaki photograph is reproduced under CC BY-SA 4.0 with creator credit. Its original composition and dated caption distinguish the photographed Pepsi serving from later reported fountain selections. [1] [2] [3] [7]

  1. 1. GIGAZINE food-court visit Open original source

    GIGAZINE · Published 2011-12-09 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Publication date; KyotoYawata inferred through explicit linked visit series. No measured volume or nutrition.

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  2. 2. Hisayama refillable soda90JPY Open original source

    土日は北九州 / Costcotuu · Published 2025-01-18 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. One warehouse takeaway observation; exact price-change date and prior amount not given.

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  3. 3. Reported fountain-drink choice changes Open original source

    Mochiko / Costco Johokan · Published 2026-01-12 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Warehouse and capture dates unstated. Claimed2025to2026price rise cannot date a nationwide change: Hisayama already90inJanuary2025. No national supplier rollout inferred.

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  4. 4. October11,2026 rolling menu guide Open original source

    Mochiko / Costco Johokan · Published 2026-10-11 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Warehouse unspecified. Source mixes current and past material; not a nationwide menu census.

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  5. 5. Preserved October10 menu-table snapshot Open original source

    Mochiko / Costco Johokan · Published 2026-10-10 · Checked 2026-10-11 UTC. Historical source version retained from saved research inventory, not a fresh October10webpage retrieval. Current page has since advanced toOctober11; exact warehouse unknown.

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    Saved JAPAN_WHOLE_MENU_INVENTORY_20261011.json row46 and source_review.recent_article; original checked_at preserved

  6. 6. Undated Japanese menu photograph Open original source

    Mochiko / Costco Johokan · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Original1600x1200 pixels inspected. Capturedate/store unknown; URLmonth not a date. Volume labels conflict; no normalization or nutrition derivation. Evidence only, image not licensed for reuse.

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  7. 7. Pepsi cola at Costco Kawasaki, August1,2024 Open original source

    ウィ貴公子 / Wikimedia Commons · Published 2024-11-28 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Local dated photo only; no volume/refill/calorie/price or nationwide supplier inference.

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