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Have you thought about a nice furoshiki wrapping cloth? Kunitachi has a few small fabric shops near the station that sell them, and you can pick one with a subtle pattern like cherry blossoms or bamboo. Wrap up a simple gift like a box of individually wrapped sweets from a local patisserie, say one from the shops along the main street toward the university, and it shows thought without being flashy. The cloth itself is a reusable gift too, which Japanese families tend to appreciate.
honestly for a kid's graduation ceremony at a hoikuen like that, cash is totally fine and actually way more common than you'd think. just get a nice envelope from a convenience store or loft, put maybe 5,000-10,000 yen in it, and write "otsukaresama" or "omedetou" on the outside in sharpie. kunitachi station has a loft in the shopping complex if u need one quick.
Oh, for a graduation ceremony, a nice bouquet of flowers is totally fine and actually really common. Just stick to something seasonal and avoid anything too flashy or expensive, and you'll be good.
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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.