[SapporoChris]

I am in Sapporo, the cost of a black and white print is 10 yen, a color print is 50 yen. My print needs are very low. I recently printed 36 color prints, and 30 bw prints. (Less than $20 USD) It's been more than a year since my last need to print anything. Store was 3 minute walk from apartment.

I know in USA there are many print shops with comparable prices, but the time required to use the services is a larger factor.

I'm glad for the convenience, and for my low print needs. Space and cost of a printer would be annoying.

I speculate there are large numbers of people that don't fully utilize their printers and could be served by a print service better.