Confessions Of A Shiba Stalker
Okay, I’m going to come right out and admit I don’t actually have a dog. You would, however, be forgiven for assuming that I was knee-deep in shiba inus, on account of I own a scary amount of stuff that is almost exclusively bought by fanatical pet owners who, uh, own shiba inus.
But if that wasn’t bad enough, it gets worse. I stalk them. I stalk shibas with my camera. Forget those big game safaris in Africa, I just slink around the parks, shrines and streets of Tokyo, pretending I’m aiming at that super fascinating thing RIGHT NEAR THE SHIBA and…
I know. Pathetic. And I’ll quit, I will, just as soon as I get that really cute shiba apron I spotted near Komagome Station…
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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!
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WoW I could totally buy the pot and onigiri set!!! Will my jack russel be angry ???
I feel quite sure that Jack Russells are the forgiving type! (*´꒳`*) (And they are also exceedingly cute, I have to admit)
Thanks I just don’t understand why we don’t have jr shaped kitchen ustensils on sale in France 🤓
Yeah, what’s their problem? （笑）On the other hand, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen jr-shaped cookie cutters in Japan!
Quite an amusing admission! 😉
It’s my secret vice ( *｀ω´)
We’ve come full circle! That cooking pot is what initially got me here, reading this blog. I never could find it, though. 😦
I only saw it once at Tokyu Hands, and was distressed to discover it wasn’t a permanent product offering! Welcome to Japan – land of buy-it-now-because-tomorrow-it-will-be-gone (><;;) (In fact, sometimes the entire STORE is gone, but I digress.) Once I gave some friends who live in Hawaii a really cute mosquito-repelling incense burner, and when they ran out of incense coils, they asked me to get them some more. This was in January. I discovered that they don't sell mosquito repelling incense in January, and no refills would be available until Mosquito Season, which starts in June. ARG