Jonelle Patrick's Only In Japan
Every day, stuff you'd never see anywhere else.
Ooo, cherry blossoms, ooo, ooo! Hey, look, there’s a little sailboat on the water! No, haha, it’s a guy paddleboarding the untamed canals of Tokyo. …No. No, it’s not. It’s…it’s a … Continue Reading In Which We Discover That Nothing Is Sacred
…is definitely going to be a Shoe Car. I hope they come in pink. • Read a novel set in Tokyo…
Um, you’re supposed to glue these multi-culti “nail caviar” Prom BonBons where exactly? Saw these at Don Kihote store in Shibuya. If you’d like to be amazed by the weird goods … Continue Reading Most Confusing Nail Deco Package Award
I ask myself, is extra-hardness something I’ve been longing for in a mint? • Read a novel set in Tokyo…
Is there no end to the indignity Japanese idols must suffer? I mean seriously – can you imagine someone saying to Nirvana, “Hey, for your next release, we think it’d … Continue Reading What Are We Trying To Say Here? Pop Star?
Juicy bits of tender flame-grilled chicken on a stick, dripping with savory sauce: pretty hard to make that unappealing. And yet…chicken heads accusing me with their beady little eyes and … Continue Reading Somehow, I Do Not Feel The Urge To Eat Yakitori After Seeing This
I was standing on my train home the other night, idly trying to read the ad on the doors and swaying with the six other people occupying my square meter … Continue Reading Suddenly Cursed With X-Ray Vision!
AHAHAHAHA! No! Seriously? Packed like sushi into my morning commute train, I didn’t even have enough room to hold my kanji flashcards in front of my nose and flip through them cross-eyed, so I … Continue Reading Subway Trololo
In America, stomach remedies are usually accompanied by the image of someone who ate too much. In Japan, the need is greatest among those who overindulged at last night’s office … Continue Reading Help! I’m On The Subway And I’m Gonna Hurl!
