The other day, my wife attended a full-day kyudo event, so I had the day to myself. I could either stay home and do nothing or go outside and be a little more productive. I had to admit, the former option was very tempting, but I had a dentist appointment at 2 PM, so I…
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Tax Free Counters and 220v Rice Cookers
The other day, I went to visit BicCamera in Yurakucho and saw this floor plan near the escalators. Notice anything weird? In the English and Chinese translations, you can clearly see two items highlighted in red – Tax Free Counter, and 220v Rice Cookers. Tax Free Counter, I would understand why tourists would be looking…
Nitori vs Ikea
Nitori is a Japanese furniture shop while Ikea, as most of you might know, is Swedish. I buy stuff from both although for a long while, I preferred Nitori because it is more accessible, there are less people, and they offer free delivery. I didn’t really like the first time we went to Ikea because…
Finding Wii-mote
On December 2, I set up for a mission… to get me a Nintendo Wii on Release Day in Japan. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but I planned for it anyways. Option 1: Yodobashi in Akihabara At 5:15 AM, I took the first Hibiya line subway from Kamiyacho to Akihabara hoping to be one…
Enrico in Tokyo 