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Good place to buy vintage movie posters?
fwiw the outdoor antique markets at yoyogi park on weekends are worth a look, sometimes dealers bring boxes of old movie posters from the 60s and 70s for like 200-500 yen each. also there's a tiny shop near suidobashi station called film center that specializes in old cinema stuff, they have a drawer full of vintage posters sorted by genre and the owner is super chill about letting you dig through them
another spot is the flea markets like the one at oi racecourse, they happen on weekends and sellers often bring bins of old movie posters for like 300 yen each. also check book-off super bazaar in kichijoji, the basement sometimes has a film section with random posters mixed in with used dvds and magazines
yeah there's a place in daikanyama called t-site that has a small section of vintage posters sometimes, not a huge selection but they get some cool japanese ones in. also check out the used record shops in koenji, a few of them have random movie posters stacked in corners for like 500 yen
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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.