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Shinjuku Branch Enigma
honestly the slow elevator thing is real but it's not the worst part of that building. the real issue is the layout on the 2nd floor, the branch office entrance is tucked behind this weird partition that looks like a supply closet. i missed it twice my first time there. also the guy at the information desk near the main entrance is famously grumpy around 2pm, prob his coffee break or something. for the inheritance stuff though they're pretty efficient once you actually find the right room
Fifteen minutes? Nah, that's a massive exaggeration. More like five to ten, depending on the time of day and how many people are using them. It's an old building, the elevators aren't exactly... speedy. But a mythical fifteen-minute wait? Come on. You'll be fine. Just maybe don't schedule anything immediately after your meeting, to give yourself a buffer for potential elevator delays. More importantly, congratulations on the inheritance! That's awesome.
oh yeah the elevator thing's real, i used to work in that building like three years ago. it's not always 15 minutes but during lunch rush it's easily 10-12, people just round up. pro tip: there's a service elevator around the back near the loading dock that no one uses, just look for the door marked "staff only" by the vending machines and act like you belong there
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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.