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Where to buy large area rugs at a decent price?
Any recommendations for places to buy large area rugs (roughly 140x200cm) for <50000 yen? I'm not a huge fan of the options at IKEA and Nitori, but don't want to spend a massive amount tha… Hello all.
Any recommendations for places to buy large area rugs (roughly 140x200cm) for <50000 yen? I'm not a huge fan of the options at IKEA and Nitori, but don't want to spend a massive amount that you see at a lot of stores.
Thank you.
try the rug section at tokyu hands in shibuya, they have a pretty solid selection in that size range for around 40k-50k. also check out the big loft in shinjuku, their home goods floor has some nice machine-washable ones that hold up better than nitori tbh. if you don't mind used, the recycle shops in kichijoji (like hard off) sometimes have decent finds for way less
i'd check out the secondhand rug shops in omotesando, there's a small place near the hilltop area that imports persian and turkish rugs from auctions. they usually have 140x200cm wool ones for 40k-50k if you're okay with slight wear, and the quality is miles ahead of anything synthetic. also tokyu hands in shinjuku has a clearance corner near the back of their rug section where floor samples go for 30-40k, pretty random sizes but worth a dig
if you're near kichijoji, check out the rug shops in the yamashita area, they have a few smaller stores that carry persian-style and modern rugs in that size for around 45k. also the home center at tokyu store in futako-tamagawa has a decent selection, sometimes on sale for 30k-40k. ngl the quality at those places is way better than ikea for the price
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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.