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I'm visiting Japan in November and theres a couple of items on Yahoo Japan Auctions I want to buy. Anyone know of a service where I can pay to have items delivered to a location and then colle… Hi all
I'm visiting Japan in November and theres a couple of items on Yahoo Japan Auctions I want to buy. Anyone know of a service where I can pay to have items delivered to a location and then collect them later?
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Another option is to use a service like JAPAN POST's Yu-Pack "hold at post office" option. You can have the seller ship it to a specific post office near your hotel or wherever you're staying, marked with your name and "to be held for pickup." They'll hold it for about 10 days and all you need is your passport and the tracking number when you collect it. Just make sure the seller is willing to ship to a post office address rather than a residential one, and check the post office hours because some smaller branches close early on weekends.
You'd probably want to use a forwarding service like Tenso or Blackship, both of which have warehouse pickup options. Just have your Yahoo Japan purchases sent to their Tokyo address, then go pick them up from their facility in Koto-ku during business hours. It's cheaper than international shipping and you get to inspect the items before flying home. Keep in mind you'll need to register and verify your ID with them before you leave.
Honestly, you could also try reaching out to a local proxy buyer directly instead of using a big company. There are small services around Akihabara that will let you ship stuff to them and pick it up in person for a flat fee, often cheaper than the big forwarding services. Just search for "Yahoo Japan pickup service Akihabara" on Google and you'll find a few blogs or forums mentioning specific shops, though it's a bit more of a gamble on reliability.
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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.