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Rent Prices in Tokyo, Am I Overpaying?
I just moved to Tokyo a couple of weeks ago and am staying for a couple of years to do my masters degree. I have been looking for places to live and have been having pretty bad luck so far due… Hello!
I just moved to Tokyo a couple of weeks ago and am staying for a couple of years to do my masters degree. I have been looking for places to live and have been having pretty bad luck so far due to the fact that I hold a student visa, and I am bringing two cats along for the ride with me (or so the realtor says).
I had a hard upper limit of 150000yen when I was searching, as that's about what my stipend covers, but when I did find places, they would be pretty close to that limit for a pretty pitiful selection which were all relatively claustrophobic to say the least. I definitely understand that living conditions here are different from our countries as foreigners (I'm coming from the US so maybe especially so haha), but it feels like compared to some of my peers I have to pay more for a similar sized apartment.
Recently I found a 1LDK in Kiyokawa (between Minamisenju and Asakusa) charging 160k, and decided to go with it as my time to find a place is running out and I have a good amount saved up from my time in the states. It's pretty big all things considered and has a pretty nice view of skytree at night, but I can't help but thinking I'm overpaying. Wanted to see if anyone here had any experiences or opinions on this (area, finding apartments as a foreigner). Thank you!! :)
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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