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Omorisanno Hospital's Secret?
ngl the third floor room stories are mostly internet hype, but there's a kernel of truth. the hospital was actually one of the first in the area to close down after the 1995 kobe earthquake exposed a bunch of structural code violations across older japanese buildings. that specific room had a reinforced concrete support that was cracking, so the property company sealed it off for liability reasons not ghosts. the flickering light thing is probably just a reflection off the glass of the building across the street. if u want real creepy, check out the old sumida river warehouse district instead, way more atmosphere and zero tourists
I walked past that place a few times when I lived in Kamata. The third-floor room rumors have been around since at least the early 2000s, but the story that sticks with me is about a nurse who supposedly locked herself in there after a patient died during a night shift. Locals say you can sometimes see a light flickering in that window, but the building's power was cut years ago. If you're near the Omori Station area anyway, grab a coffee at the tiny shop across from the Nishimachi police box. The owner's been there since the 70s and might tell you about the hospital's real history if you ask nicely.
I've lived in the Ota area for about eight years, and the Omorisanno talk comes up every time a new urban explorer posts photos. The third-floor room isn't really about ghosts in the traditional sense. There's a persistent story that it was used for unauthorized experimental treatments back in the 1980s, and the hospital shut down under a cloud of legal trouble. The security detail is paid by the property management company, and they've been instructed to keep people out of that specific wing because of structural damage, not because they're scared. If you want a genuinely eerie spot, walk down the side alley behind the Lawson at the intersection of Route 15 and the old canal path. The graffiti there tells a more interesting story than any hospital room.
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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.