The must be the tool you’d need when pulling into the glamping spot in your pristine 4-wheel drive, to, I dunno…shovel a few more steaks onto the barbie? Return your cocktail garnishes to the earth from whence they came? Bury bodies above your pay grade? • Are you as delighted by all things Japan as […]
Tag Archives: weird Japanese product
January
03
And This Year’s Winners In The Tournament Of Weird Japanese Appliances Are…
posted by Jonelle Patrick
In for the gold by a mile: the Electric Sweet Potato Roaster In the steamy competition for Most Japanese Appliance Ever, I think you’ll have to agree that the electric sweet potato roaster owns the podium. Not only is it good for making one thing (and one thing only), that thing is the most Japanese winter […]
December
06
Cat Feet Chair Socks!
posted by Jonelle Patrick
I know that you’ll be super envious to hear that my kitchen chairs are now prancing around on little cat feet! Gone are the days when the awful screeching sound of chair on floor could drive guests away faster than a pot of soup generously endowed with all four kinds of cow stomach. These “Tiger Feet” […]
December
13
Top Ten Crazy Holiday Gifts from Japan 2017!
posted by Jonelle Patrick
It’s that time of year, when everyone who’s easy to buy presents for already has a big satisfying check mark next to their name, but the ones who don’t are driving me crazy, because I just can’t think of anything that will surprise and/or delight them. Or at least make them scream when they open […]
August
14
The Meat Washcloth
posted by Jonelle Patrick
Still looking for that perfect souvenir to surprise your friends back home? Well, they certainly won’t be expecting this. Saw these at Don Kihote store in Shibuya. If you’d like to be amazed by the weird goods there the next time you’re in Tokyo, a map to all Don Qi locations in Tokyo is on […]
May
11
A Leopard For Your Butt
posted by Jonelle Patrick
I’ve seen fruit for your patootie and warriors for your derriere, but this is the first time I’ve encountered top-of-the-food-chain predators for your butt. Am trying hard not to imagine the Japanese bathroom where this would fit right in… • Read a novel set in Tokyo
April
11
I’m Sure They Didn’t Mean To Suggest…
posted by Jonelle Patrick
• Read a novel set in Tokyo…
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