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Non-sensual ball massage (today) where to go attend someone else's session?
You might be looking for the Sumo Wrestling Museum in Ryogoku. They have exhibition matches most days and you can watch from the stands, it's about a 20 minute train ride from Shinjuku on the JR Chuo-Sobu line. The actual basho tournaments are held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena and tickets go fast, but today's non-tournament practice sessions are usually open to the public for free. Just be quiet and respectful if you walk in on a training session, sumo is taken very seriously here.
honestly i think you're talking about the sumo thing. there's a sumo stable in ryogoku called arashio-beya that sometimes lets visitors watch morning practice if you show up early enough. get there before 8am and just stand quietly outside, someone might wave you in. from shinjuku take the chuo line to ryogoku station, it's about 25 minutes and 280 yen. just don't try to touch anyone or take photos during practice, that'll get u kicked out fast
if you mean sumo practice, the kokugikan in ryogoku is the main spot but there are smaller stables scattered around tokyo too. the tomiyama stable in tokyo's sumida ward sometimes lets people watch morning keiko if you're quiet and respectful. from shinjuku it's about 30 mins on the chuo-sobu line to ryogoku then a short walk. just don't expect a show, it's training not a performance
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.
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