So this past Thursday, I had a meet-up with my Japanese partner in crime Aki~ Our schedules rarely coincide, so our hangouts are pretty far between, but she's still one of my closest and best friends I've made since I moved to Japan. Anyway, she was heading out to a Simple Plan show in Osaka, and invited me...
Exhibit A: An eraser shaped after a post box.. Just sitting on my desk.. I want to take a moment to address a serious problem in Japan. It's called the 'komono' or 小物 in kanji. It literally means small things but I think it would be better defined at knick-knacks or small-crap-you-don't-really-need. And in Japan, it's an endemic...
Finally!! I've been thinking about writing this post for.. about a week now. :) But I needed to put the video together first, which unfortunately takes forever on my poor, old computer. So a couple weeks back, we traveled all the way back to Nabari (in Mie Prefecture) to visit Shota's family for a little shogatu fun times....
See the Spotaka sign? Yea, you know where this is. Whoa, just get hit with a whirlwind of work, and I am pooped :/ But it's much better to be busy then bored out of your mind I suppose. I do wish I had more gaming time (I just got Playstation PLUS so I want sum free gaming!!...
New Years celebrations in Japan last for a pretty long. And when I say celebrations, I really mean bargains!! :D Bargains in Japan usually run for one week (from Jan. 2nd - Jan. 9th) but I've also seen post-bargain bargains go on until the end of the month. But I'm not really one to wait, and got most...