Sailor Moon Merchandise in the Wild, April 2014 Edition
As the lead in to the new anime comes closer, the merchandise has picked up steam. This week everyone was in a tizzy over the Isetan Sailor Moon boutique. Honestly, […]
As the lead in to the new anime comes closer, the merchandise has picked up steam. This week everyone was in a tizzy over the Isetan Sailor Moon boutique. Honestly, […]
I got my Sailor Moon stationary! Of all the merch coming out for the 20th anniversary, this is the stuff that has got me most excited so far. There’s […]
Let’s face it. While the new ramp up of Sailor Moon merch for the new revival series allegedly coming this winter is an amazing thing, not all merch is created […]
Just off the crossing from Shibuya Station, the decorated sign into the shopping district.
In the first of many such Christmas posts, here we have a Japanese Christmas cake catalog from the Tokyu Department Store. In Japan somehow Christmas is a cake holiday. On […]
The Christmas lights came out early at one of the local train stations. They had a lighting ceremony on November 2nd. Why? I guess the worst parts of Christmas hysteria […]
I love Cozy Corner Ginza. It’s my favorite sweet shop. There’s one at the train station I have to pass through for work meetings. After every meeting, I buy cake. […]
This right here is why none of my students can correctly identify a burger. Every freaking sandwich I bring into school they say burger burger burger. Ham and cheese? Burger. […]
It’s a rainy weekend. So, we went out for dinner. Omuraisu and chocolate parfaits make the weather less painful.
Halloween started in September in all the local shops. As far as early holiday starts, I prefer too much Halloween to too much Christmas any year.
At a busy intersection in Saitama, a reverent display for traffic safety. Elementary school kids cross here every morning. Fresh incense, clean clothes, and always with the brush cleared. I […]
While browsing Shimachu Home Center, found these happy bath mats. Yes, I bought one. They’re really fluffy, ok?
The janitor at one of the elementary schools where I teach English here in Yokohama is a young dork. He’s either in his 20’s or 30’s where as all the […]
One of the perks of working as a lowly human Speak and Spell in a public school is that you’re around a lot of highly educated people with close ties […]
Japanese movie theaters are a whole different experience than American ones. For one, they cost more. They cost a TON. As a result, they are much fancier. They serve alcoholic […]