Sexy Red Undies Opposite Day
So, there’s this street in Tokyo I’ve written about before that’s known as the “Grandma & Grandpa’s Harajuku” because it’s where all the oldsters go to stock up on the … Continue Reading Sexy Red Undies Opposite Day
How To Make Poisonous Dried Snake Tea
First, you take a dried snake. A dried poisonous snake. Then you chop it into little pieces. Add some dried ginger and garlic and a few other secret ingredients. Powderize … Continue Reading How To Make Poisonous Dried Snake Tea
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 … Continue Reading Yes, It’s Exactly What It Looks Like
The Peril Of The Red Panty
“Notice: When sleeping, “Red Panty” may cause you excite and make you sleepless. So put on ordinary color underwear when you sleep.” A thousand apologies for not immediately publishing this … Continue Reading The Peril Of The Red Panty
Magic Umbrella
Yesterday when my phone’s weather app completely failed to warn me that as soon as I stepped off the train I would be assailed with buckets of rain and Dorothy-Goes-To-Oz … Continue Reading Magic Umbrella
Potato Candy
Yes, please, I think I’ll have another! Before stopping at this shop in Sugamo, I’d only encountered sweet potatoes in their ordinary form – roasted over a charcoal fire and … Continue Reading Potato Candy
The Honorable Duck Butt of Sugamo
Yes, it’s exactly what it looks like: a giant, stuffed, fake fur duck butt enshrined in a hut. Apparently, the Sugamo merchant’s association created a duck character named Sugamon as … Continue Reading The Honorable Duck Butt of Sugamo
Time For Your Sand Bath
Forget the bubbles and the aromatherapy oil – there’s nothing like a nice hot sand bath to put you back in fighting form! Like the sign says, “It feels really … Continue Reading Time For Your Sand Bath
Big Red Underwear
This store is called Red Underpants, and as you can see, we’re not talking lacy thongs, here. It’s in Sugamo, a neighborhood that caters to the post-retirement crowd. Wearing red … Continue Reading Big Red Underwear
