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Japan has a reputation of being an incredibly expensive country and over the past month or so I’ve done my best to give you money saving tips. Don’t worry there are still a few more pointers coming but for this post I thought I could write about other “options.” Therefore in order to save […]

Today’s report was made possible by the the good people of Japan’s Family Mart. You can find Family Mart nearly everywhere in Japan, and believe you me, they have some interesting items to sell you! For starters, perhaps you are a “fashionally” challenged man and want to know what all the “cool kids” are wearing… […]

I have no idea what this store, school, club, meeting place, church is… I just saw it in a town somewhere in Japan. I wonder what they might sell, watch, play, teach, do, or talk about in there. Although now that I think about it, it kind of scares me.

Chris G has written 8 random facts about himself, and has tagged me in his post so here goes nothing!
1. I’ve been to Japan 6 times. 3 times for business, (when I say “business” I mean teaching English) and 3 times for pleasure. I definitely prefer pleasure.
2. Much like Chris, I also ride my […]

Japan is known for their video game and amusement industry. If you like arcades and playing video games then going to Japan is like going to heaven! The technology is amazing but there are some games that although considered low-tech are classics and will always be around like the “teddy picker” game.

You know the game […]