My friend Hiro deals with a pesky infestation of ninjas. Follow the directions posted on the wall next to each life-size, optical illusion painting at the Trick Art Museum in Odaiba, and your life will instantly look way more exciting than it actually is! A deadline sneaks up on the novelist Defying gravity with rigorous ninjaContinueContinue reading “Where To Get The Most Killer Profile Pix Ever”
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Mommy, When I Grow Up, I Want To Be A Burger Flipper!
So, what does it say about Japanese society that five years ago the toy store shelves were filled with make-your-own squid ink popcorn, fancy jello desserts and sushi rolls that look like Anpan Man, but now the big seller is “Let’s pretend we work at MosBurger”? This is the traditional version of “I want toContinueContinue reading “Mommy, When I Grow Up, I Want To Be A Burger Flipper!”
Your Very Own Electronic Monk!
Tired of petitioning the Powers That Be every day for world peace, a winning lottery ticket, and for them to still have your size when those purple Fluevog boots you desperately want go on sale? Rest easy! Now you can let the Electronic Monk do your chanting for you! You’re just a couple of AAContinueContinue reading “Your Very Own Electronic Monk!”
Sleepover at the Comic Book Cafe
It was 2:30 in the morning on a rainy Shibuya night. Not a cab in sight. And if there had been, chances are, one of the hundreds of other people straining their eyes searching for one in vain would have beaten us to it. What to do, what to do? Fortunately, my friend was Japanese,ContinueContinue reading “Sleepover at the Comic Book Cafe”
Curry Cheese Pizza Chips?! Nooooo!
Nevermind that putting cheese on top of Japanese curry sounds about as appealing as stirring a spoonful of peanut butter into my coffee, the idea of serving that flavor mashup on a pizza-flavored potato chip has me running for my stash of purloined air discomfort bags. And in case I want to make this aContinueContinue reading “Curry Cheese Pizza Chips?! Nooooo!”
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Moves On To Cooking
If only I could instruct various ingredients to assemble themselves into yum-looking dishes like this with a wave of my magic wand! (Hint, hint, Xmas wish list: MAGIC WAND) Saw these at the plastic food model store where I learned how to make tempura and lettuce last December. And in case you’re wondering about theContinueContinue reading “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Moves On To Cooking”
Yes, It’s Exactly What It Looks Like
If you guessed squid guts, squid guts and squid guts, you win the trifecta! But very tasty ones, apparently, since they sell a mountain of these at the Hokkaido store in Sugamo. I’ve occasionally been faced with these at the Japanese restaurants called izakaya, where you’re served a small snack with your drink order whetherContinueContinue reading “Yes, It’s Exactly What It Looks Like”
Only In Japan 