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Where can i rent an old car?
I have experience with old cars. Doesn't have to be sporty - a jag or the likes.
I checked omoren, seems a little boring. I wanna go up to lake Otome and back, so 180 miles or so (280km)
I have experience with old cars. Doesn't have to be sporty - a jag or the likes.
I checked omoren, seems a little boring.
Funamizu Rent-a-Car in Hachioji has a few older European models, I've seen an old Mercedes and an Alfa Romeo in their lot. They're not flashy but they're well maintained and you can take them on longer trips without much hassle. The drive up to Lake Otome from there is about 90 minutes on Route 411, nice winding roads that suit an older car well.
check out Kuruma no Mori out near Sagamiko, they've got a weird mix of old import stuff and kei cars. i saw a late 90s XJ8 sitting there last month, wasn't for rent but the guy said they sometimes rotate stock to their rental fleet. might be worth a call, they're not big on updating their website. the drive up from there is mostly on the toll road so you'll get some nice views without beating the car too hard.
There's a place called CarLife in Chichibu that sometimes has older JDM stuff for rent, not sure if they'd have a Jag specifically but worth a shot since you're heading that direction anyway.
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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.