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I would skip Daily Yamazaki entirely for weird snacks. Head to the Don Quijote on Kabukicho-dori, it's a few blocks east of the station and open until 5am. They have an aisle near the register with limited edition Kit-Kats, usually stuff like purple sweet potato or soy sauce, plus random regional ramune that changes every few weeks. I've seen wasabi cola and curry soda there before, things you won't find at a konbini.
honestly skip the daily yamazaki and head to don quijote in shinjuku instead. they have a whole section of weird kit-kats like wasabi or baked potato that change every month, plus random ramune flavors like curry or yogurt. the daily yamazaki is fine if you're already passing by but don quijote's selection is way bigger and weirder, and it's open late so you can browse without rush
Skip the Daily Yamazaki hype. If you want truly oddball snacks, go to the FamilyMart on Meiji-dori near Shinjuku Gyoen, the one attached to the hospital. That location gets test market items that never hit the bigger chains, I found a squid ink flavored Kit-Kat there last fall and a ramune that tasted like natto. The selection rotates fast because they stock for the hospital staff, so grab anything that looks weird on sight. Don Quijote is good for volume but that FamilyMart has the real one-offs.
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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.