A Few of My Favorite Things

Seeing as how the curse is so strong that most of my posts are "interesting stories," I decided I should compile a list of things I love here in Japan.

*Haagen-Daz Crispy Ice Cream Sandwiches. Recently discovered that the Caffe Latte is even better than the Macha-Red Bean

*Cheap heat packs. I'm currently using the foot ones, and they made my walk to school toasty.

*Onsens.

*Massage Chairs. Those at Onsens are the best - nothing is better than a hot soak followed by a massage chair.

*Takoyaki

*Amazing delivery turnarounds. Our air conditioner was delivered the same day [a Sunday!] and for about $5.00

*Muji- this store rocks! There are now branches in the States, so I sincerely hope Seattle gets one.

*Mushi-Kingu. I don't actually play this, but I love seeing anything related to it. It's a video game, but you buy cards to play. You pay about $5/card. You insert the card and discover how strong your bug is. You can fight other kids' bugs. Oh yeah, Mushi means bug/insect, so Mushi-Kingu means King Bug.

*Sushi and green tea are of much better quality here.

*Engrish. The total nonsense ones are funny, but I love the ones that are grammatically correct with really odd word choice.