Do you prefer tap water or bottled water for drinking?

Saturday 11th July, 04:50 AM JST

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studebaker at 06:11 PM JST - 11th July

Save water, drink beer.
Sarge at 08:50 PM JST - 11th July

"Of course if you shop at Costco then a year's supply of bottled water will only run you about 20,000 yen"

To shop at Costco you have to spend 4000 yen for a member's card, so if you buy a 3000 yen water purifier you save 21,000 yen, plus all the trips to Costco and lugging those bottles of water.

Jordan fades back...
Cos at 09:24 PM JST - 11th July

That depends where. You mean in my secondary house in Vietnamese jungle or in town in Osaka ?

Sitting weeks in PET pollutes the water, not much, but we drink a lot over a lifetime. And the whole thing of bottling, merchandizing, recycling is pure waste. Getting glass bottles or big ballons is possible for a restaurant or a business, but that would cost an eye and a leg at home. So the local tap water + brita filters for drinking is the best here. In addition of sanitary controls, a citizen group double-checks it regularly in case the water company would cheat and the officials would be corrupted. Nobody controls as much the bottled water. I don't need to filter the water to boil pasta, etc.
Xinef at 11:12 PM JST - 11th July

I prefer some brands of bottled water, but can only afford tap water...
MeanRingo at 12:37 AM JST - 12th July

I used to use the "Cooking Water" from the refilling station of the local Kansai Super because I felt the tap water smelled and tasted funny (though the water in the area was considered higher quality than most areas in Kansai). When I mentioned this to a colleague she almost fainted. Does anyone know why she may have reacted in this manner? I just chalked it up to the regular Japanese paranoia when it comes to doing something outside of their stringent parameters, but maybe I was wrong. What is it that they do to this water that makes it better than tap water for cooking, but worse than tap water for drinking? Any ideas?
jigjapan at 02:23 AM JST - 12th July

We drink tap water in our apartment rather than spending another money for bottled water...For almost a year and a half of drinking tap water here in Sasayama Shi, Japan nothing happen in our health. I believe that tap water here is safe to drink.
TheMarion at 10:38 AM JST - 12th July

I nave a third tap in my sink that delivers water that is processed though reverse osmosis and it is very satisfying. It absolutely filters out all nitrates and nitrites which do cause pancratic cancer.
gaijintraveller at 11:05 AM JST - 12th July

The taste of tap water seems to vary according to area, maybe even building. Many buildings have tanks on the roof, some of which are not cleaned for a long time. I think this explains why Tokyo tap water often tastes disgusting and even undrinkable. Mind you one brand of tap water produced by a famous American soft drink company doesn't taste much better.

I drink filtered water using a decent-sized triple filter which I purchased overseas for less than the price of the pretty useless small toy filters sold over here that need replacing every couple of months.
TokyoHustla at 02:09 PM JST - 12th July

Bottled water, of course!
griff at 07:05 PM JST - 12th July

the fact that water, one of the most abundant substances on the planet, i now a consumer item is surely an indicator of the impending downfall of the capitalist system... anyway, bottled water is certainly useful at times, but in case it escaped people's notice, both bottles and water are available separately. the industrial process used to combine the two isn't nearly as complex as some people must believe it is
blvtzpk at 07:50 PM JST - 12th July

tap water for drinking Evian for bathing
EUgirl at 09:16 PM JST - 12th July

Tap water. Bottled water is most useless item in consumer society.
dammit at 09:18 PM JST - 12th July

Tap.

Betting, surely all the minerals in bottled water makes it worse for you with only kidney? Unless you buy the bottled tap water some companies probably sell, (even coca cola did that in the UK until consumers found out the truth.)
helloklitty at 12:04 AM JST - 13th July

There is no bigger waste of money than bottled water.
bdaniel08 at 09:38 AM JST - 17th July

Tap water ? You have to be kidding !

I only drink bottled french water :)

To tell the truth, 35 years ago when i was living in a house, i was drinking tap water...at that time, tap water was clear, pure, fresh and cold...that was for about 20 years. After that, since i move in an old mansion with very old (40y) tube (water pipe ?), i have been advised to never try to drink this tap water...so i dont.