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Leaving a small bag for 20 days?
Staying in a hostel in shinjuku but willing to go out of my way to store it. I have family in Nagoya I could ship to but my only point of contact with them lives in the US making that very complicated. TIA
honestly just ship it to a Yamato or Sagawa counter in Shinjuku. they'll hold it for up to 30 days for like 300-500 yen a day depending on size. the big Yamato near Shinjuku station west exit does it, just tell them you want takuhaibin ryoyaku (宅配便預かり). way easier than coordinating with family in Nagoya
if u want cheaper, some coin lockers at Shinjuku station go up to 7 days max but 20 days is too long for those. there's also a luggage storage place in Kabukicho called "Ecbo" that does monthly rates, think it's like 2000 yen for 20 days for a small bag. never used it myself but friends have said it's fine for random clothes
The Yamato counter suggestion is solid but you could also try the baggage storage counters at Tokyo Station. They're about 700 yen a day but they do long term holds no problem, just show up with your stuff and tell them when you'll be back. There's one near the Marunouchi south exit that's less crowded than the Shinjuku spots.
If you really want to keep it cheap, some of the internet cafes in Shinjuku have coin lockers that aren't technically for long term but nobody checks them. I've left a bag at Manboo near Kabukicho for two weeks once and it was fine, just costs like 300 yen per 12 hours. Not the most secure option but for a grocery bag of shirts it works.
just ship it to your family in Nagoya anyway. send it to their local convenience store pickup point, they can grab it whenever they get back. way easier than messing with storage fees
Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.
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