Japan Hacks
Find A Place To Stay In Japan With Gaijin House Japan
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Travelling in Japan? Want to save money on lodging? Why not try a guesthouse? Gaijin House Japan can hook you up. Jason from Gaijin House Japan sent along this information about their site and I think it will be useful to many readers. Check it out.
GAIJIN HOUSE JAPAN, GUIDING GAIJIN TO THE […]
Homemade Tofu Planting Pot
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Recently married Jason of j2fi sent this hack in a long time ago, and I think its about time I posted it up, since its a great idea. You know those little plastic containers that tofu comes in (the kind you can use to make a badass soap dish)? The ones that look […]
Get Cheap Stuff At The Recycle Shop
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Do you like Japanese stuff? Do you like to get it for cheap? If so, you are in luck! Ryan Coffey of www.movetonanaimo.com writes in with a great tip about how to get used (and not-so-used) stuff for very cheap: Recycle Shops. Here’s the scoop:
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How To Find Shoes That Fit You In Japan
Monday, February 18th, 2008My shoe size in Japan is 30 cm. Not many people in Japan have feet that big, so stores tend to not stock my size. I could go to ten different stores and it is possible that not one of them would have a pair of size 30 shoes. Even if they […]
New Year Equals Cheap Stuff: Fukubukuro
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008Happy New Year everybody. It’s the year of the rat! Thank goodness I know how to buy cheese in Japan.
New Years is a special time in Japan. I’m not talking about eating osechi, visiting the shrine for hatsumode or getting a week off from work. I’m talking about fukubukuro!!
Fukubukuro (福袋) means […]
Banks Will Close For New Years
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007Merry Christmas everybody. I hope everyone is enjoying the winter.
Just want to send out a quick reminder to pull out a few extra ichimans this week. Banks close for New Years. Don’t get caught with an empty wallet and only a bag of rice to keep you alive!
Enjoy yourselves!
More Places To Find Christmas Trees In Japan
Saturday, December 15th, 2007In response to my last post about finding a Christmas tree in Japan, some readers wrote in and shared their own Xmas tree tips.
User PK has a great tip:
On the American military bases they have full size trees shipped in. Sometimes you can find someone who will hook you up.
Pure genius if you happen to […]
How To Find A Christmas Tree In Japan
Monday, December 10th, 2007Christmas is almost here! Do you have a bunch of presents but nothing to put them under? Finding a Christmas tree in Japan isn’t too difficult. Read on.
Artificial Trees
Fake trees are easy to find. They are everywhere clearly the most popular choice for Christmas trees in Japan. I’ve seen them […]
UFO Catcher: A Guide To Winning
Friday, November 30th, 2007Japanese Culture blog Tofugu recently posted up a cool guide to winning stuffed animals from UFO Catcher. Apparently the trick is to use the claw to push down and roll the toys near the exit rather than trying to pick them up. They made a little video showing how to do it (the […]
Domain name, check. Webhost, check. NihonHacks.com launched!
Saturday, September 1st, 2007So here I am: a foreigner in Japan. What do I do now?
When I first came to Japan in 2002, I was overwhelmed with curiosity. Every little thing I saw here would raise a W-question. What does that sign say? Why are all the cars so small? Why do they […]