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Does anyone have extra tickets for the Coldplay concert tonight? TIA
If you're near the dome already, go to the ticket counter on the 1st floor by the 3rd base side. They sometimes hold unclaimed fan club tickets until about 30 minutes after the show starts and sell them at face value. It's a long shot but I've seen it work for big shows before. Also the Tully's coffee right outside the korakuen station ticket gates is where some people meet for last minute handoffs, might be worth lingering there for a bit.
fwiw the official resale on ticket board sometimes has last minute drops, people cancel up to like 2 hours before. you gotta refresh the page like crazy though, it's a pain. also if you're near tokyo dome city, the coin lockers near the laquor side sometimes have people leaving spare tickets with notes, saw it happen for a baseball game once
i'd check the tokyo dome city twitter account, they sometimes tweet about last minute ticket releases or unclaimed seats right before showtime. also if you're near the korakuen garden exit, there's a little ticket booth by the baseball museum that takes returns from season ticket holders, might be worth a look even for concerts since they handle dome events too
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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.