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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Gaijin’s first haircut
We got our first haircuts in Japan yesterday at Hair Techno. We stood perplexed at the ¥8500 after the word “cut” on the sign since we were lead to believe this place was reasonably priced. Somewhat skeptical and a little … Continue reading
Some things never change
I may have moved 7,000 miles away, but I’m still being stupid. This is what my day is like while we’re just hanging around in the apartment. I’ve been watching this in my spare time. A compelling story about a … Continue reading
Shinjuku (re)visited
Tuesday night we made a somewhat impulsive decision to visit the Shinjuku section of Tokyo in the morning. Now, I know we’re not in New York, but I think subconsciously I felt the need to stock up on goods on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear Pond Espresso, Japan, Oyama, Shimokitazawa, Shinjuku, Tochigi, Tokyo
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Christmas weekend
Christmas night we went out to a bar with our neighbor & friend Mark. Oyama’s pretty boring for the most part. The restaurants are nothing special, the people tend to be older & don’t speak English, and everything closes early … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade, Christmas, Christmas in Japan, game center, Japan, Joypolis, Kurisumasu, Odaiba, Oyama, pasmo, Tochigi, Tokyo
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Kurisumasu
Merry Christmas, everyone! With the sun shining on our faces & a truck scaring us by driving over the cement-plate gutter on our street, we got up out of bed to find what Santa had left for the day. We … Continue reading
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Tagged A Cook's Journey to Japan, Christmas, Christmas in Japan, Christmas morning, cooking, Garlic Chive Pancakes, gifts, Japan, Kurisu, Oyama, presents, Tochigi
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Christmas Eve
Today was Christmas Eve in Japan! We did a bit of last minute Christmas shopping for each other and I decided to hit up the 100 Yen store (dollar store to you ‘mericans). In Japan, Christmas isn’t really the family … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas Eve, Engrish, Japan, KFC, love hotel, Mosburger, Oyama, Starbucks, Tochigi
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Cookin’ mama
Last night’s culinary adventure wasn’t all that interesting. It was okay, but a bit bland. Sort of a shame since I spent probably a half hour trying to yank skin off a chicken thigh & chop it, carrots, veggies, and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Cook's Journey to Japan, cooking, food, Japan, Oyama, recipe, Tochigi
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Officially gaijin
Following a barely noticeable earthquake last night (it felt like a large truck drove by – don’t worry. I actually didn’t even notice it… Mike woke me up to tell me), we woke up at 9 to go with my … Continue reading
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Tagged A Cook's Journey to Japan, cell phone, cooking, food, gaijin, hanko, inkan, Japan, Japanese bank, mobile, Oyama, recipe, SoftBank, Tochigi
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Training (so far)
I’m about to finish my first week of training. I’ve been observing the current teacher, Mark (also our neighbor until January 11). The hours are better than I originally thought. I’d put up my full schedule, but I left it … Continue reading
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garrulous gaijin 