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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 [...]