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Advice on where to live - stay in Mitaka, or move into the city?
One option is to stay in my current place. It's peaceful, the trees are huge, but it's about a ten minute walk to the station and about 50 minutes of a commute to the GSAPS building where all my classes are. Grocery options are pretty convenient and are lifesavers when it's late at night and things are super cheap. That said, there's really not a lot to do aside from bouldering or jogging or heading over to Kichijoji.
My other option is to move to a place in Nishiwaseda. 15 minutes walk to my building but it's totally free, and I don't have to wake up as early for class haha. Not as peaceful, though still fairly peaceful, and the accessibility is a really big plus imo. I'm walking distance to Shinjuku, Takadanobaba and my own Waseda campus (20 minutes is walking distance to me.) The room's also significantly larger than the place I found in Mitaka.
Honestly, in most cases I'm leaning towards moving to Nishiwaseda, but I just wanted to know what people in this sub think of both neighborhoods? Which do you like more between Mitaka and Nishiwaseda? Are there other neighborhoods I should be looking at? (I found another place literally next to my building but the area's pretty boring imo and the room isn't as appealing to me.)
About me - I'm a bit of a homebody who's also buried in school research work, but I do like going out and doing things, especially since I'm in a foreign country. I like peace and quiet, but I also like being near friends and activities and etc. Love museums. Sports too, and culture activities. I do cook, but I often buy bento so I can save time for my ten million hobbies between research. I also plan on getting a part time on campus, so that's a big consideration.
Your thoughts and recommendations please! Hope I'm asking this in the right sub!
I get the appeal of Mitaka's big trees and quiet streets, I really do. But as someone who did grad school around Waseda, that 50 minute commute will start to feel brutal once you're deep in research and just want to nap between classes. Nishiwaseda puts you right by that big Book Off in Takadanobaba for cheap reading material, and you can walk to the National Art Center in Shinjuku for your museum fix in under 30 minutes. The noise level difference between the two is smaller than you'd think, especially if you pick a side street away from the main Waseda-dori traffic.
honestly just go with Nishiwaseda. you're a grad student buried in work, having a 15 min walk to class and being close to everything is way more valuable than the peace and quiet of Mitaka. you can always go to Mitaka or Kichijoji on weekends for that vibe
yeah nishiwaseda sounds like the better call for you. you can always hop over to mitaka for those quiet vibes on weekends if you miss it
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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