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Is there any touchless/brushless car wash?
fwiw i found one in koto-ku near the toyosu market, it's at a shell station on the main road leading to the market. brushless automatic for like 1500 yen and it actually dries pretty well compared to most. only downside is the waiting area is just a small parking lot so if it's busy you're kinda just sitting there in your car. usually quiet on weekday afternoons though
there's a touchless automatic one in ota-ku near the shinagawa border, called car wash okayama on route 1 a little past kamata station. it's a full conveyor type, no brushes at all, just high-pressure spray and air dry. about 2000 yen for the basic course and it's open pretty late, i usually go around 10pm and there's no line
yeah theyre def hard to find in Tokyo proper. there's one in Ota-ku near Kamata station called Wash & Go, it's a pretty basic setup but all touchless. costs like 1200 yen for the wash only, and they have a vacuum station right next to it for an extra 100 yen. I usually go there after the morning rush around 10am on weekdays, almost never a line
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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.