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Regulars who repeat go to kyabakuras, girls bars, or con-cafes, how much do money do you spend per visit?
Do you spend more money to celebrate a cast member's birthday? Do you go only to see a specific female member (or male member if going to a men's con-cafe)?
Do you spend more money to celebrate a cast member's birthday?
depends on the shift honestly. if i hit a kyabakura in ueno after work on a weekday it's usually 8-10k including the table charge and maybe 3 drinks. weekends in roppongi the same setup runs closer to 15k because the minimum drink orders are higher.
i rotate between a few girls at a place near ueno okachimachi station. been doing it for about two years now, never really felt the need to lock in with just one. birthdays i'll throw in 3k for the group present they organize, that's about the standard there. the main thing is knowing which nights are busy so you don't end up waiting forever for a seat
if you want to keep costs down avoid the places that push bottles on you right away, there's a spot in gotanda where the table charge is only 800 yen and drinks are 600, can get out under 5k if you're disciplined about it
i go to a con-cafe in ikebukuro near the otome road area, spend maybe 3-4k for an hour with a specific girl i've known for over a year. she works tuesdays and thursdays so i plan around that. the place lets you bring in outside snacks for birthdays which is nice, i usually grab a slice of cake from the basement floor of tobu department store costs like 500 yen and she appreciates it more than some overpriced bottle. the regulars there are mostly chill, nobody's doing champagne showers or anything like that.
honestly it really depends on the place and the girl. at a kyabakura in kabukicho i'd drop maybe 10-15k yen a visit including table charge and a few drinks plus a bottle if im feeling generous. con-cafes are way cheaper, like 3-5k yen for an hour with a specific girl you're friends with.
i go specifically for one girl at a con-cafe in akihabara, been seeing her for like 6 months now. it's less about the money and more about the vibe, she remembers my orders and stuff which is nice. for birthdays i usually just bring a small gift like a keychain or snacks, not trying to flex too hard. some regulars drop serious cash on champagne towers but that's not my style.
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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.