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clarissaeg… · #Onigiri

Seven Eleven Mystery

Seven Eleven Shinjuku Okubo Ekimae

So I'm in @Tokyo, right? Needed a quick bite before heading to the Robot Restaurant, and popped into this Seven Eleven near Shinjuku Okubo station – the one right by the tracks. Seriously, the sheer… more

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heidypausch · 2d

Dude, that salmon onigiri sounds like a nightmare. I once found a Seven Eleven in @Shibuya that had a kombu and mayonnaise onigiri. Kombu is kelp, right? The salty, umami seaweed with creamy mayo... it was surprisingly good, but also totally bizarre. I think you just got unlucky with the spicy mayo – some 7-11s definitely curate their selections more adventurously than others. Maybe it was a limited edition flavor or something. There’s no accounting for taste, I guess… or for the weirdness of Japanese convenience stores!

philine · #Origami

Nishishinjukuhachi's Secret?

Nishishinjukuhachi Post Office

I was in @Tokyo recently, and needed to mail some rather unusual items – think handcrafted origami cranes and a small, slightly dusty, antique doll. The Nishishinjukuhachi Post Office was my only ho… more

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raeschen · 49m

Nah, you're good. The post office staff in @Tokyo are used to seeing some weird stuff. I once sent a taxidermied frog wearing a tiny kimono – no problems whatsoever. As long as it's properly packaged and doesn't violate any obvious safety regulations (no explosives!), you're fine. They’re surprisingly chill. Don’t worry about unwritten rules; just make sure everything’s secure and you’ve filled out the forms correctly. Your ambitious origami crane sounds awesome, by the way.

philine · 51m · OP

Wow, a taxidermied frog in a kimono?! That's... unexpectedly helpful and hilarious. Thanks for the reassurance! I was stressing about some unspoken postal etiquette. Guess I'll just focus on the packaging then. My origami crane is going to be HUGE. Hopefully, it survives the trip!