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Also a struggling artsy type living in Japan here..
I make original postcards crafted on eco-friendly Japanese paper.
They are great to send to friends or little accents to display around the home!
Would mean the world if you check them out!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1369579841/
Have a great day Imgur & Love from Japan! ^_^
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Onna stick!
HoneNathan
OK
CityYeti
I always wanted to try a squid on a stick
ChillaAquila
I guess they don't have flies in Japan
EggSavior
Mmmm Sewer Grease
AtsaMattaForMe
DorkJedi
God I miss these. Amazing food, especially on a drunken walk home from the clubs.
nickelrocket
SassySailor
Where is this?? I also live in Japan
KrvMoses
I've come from Japan a few days ago. I would like to visit local markets and restaurants. But I was too shy to enter without speaking any japanese and with zero knowledge of the culture of those places.
rbudrick
Anthony Bourdain wrote about similar fears his first day in Japan in his book Kitchen Confidential. He knew he'd very much regret not trying so he went into a small restaurant, and just winged it. He was very glad he did.
bathtubdronestrike
God damnit Japan stop having amazing food markets because I'm very jealous.
Thresholdpush
I'd love to visit Japan. Alas, I've never ventured father than about 1300km in any direction from where I was born. Not because I wouldn't love to, but because travel cost is egregious.
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
SocialWorkerOfDeath
Cute postcards! Just placed an order!
Come2Japan
Thanks soooo much!!!
ToiletShaper
I will be there in 2 months. And I will definitely do that <3
3ifish
My wife and I will be there mid-September to mid-December, visiting former Japanese home-stay students who are now friends. Was well as the markets try takoyaki and Akashiyaki our favourite fast foods.
tarquinious
I'll be there end of October and will also be visiting as many markets as we can find
knoramorse
@op postcards are neat if you had pokemon themed ones I'd buy in a heartbeat
Hellstorm99
Are those grapes over ice? Also, the Japanese food we get here in the us is basically suishi, ramen, or tempura… this appears to be a line of meat skewers…. I want this!
Come2Japan
Its mochi or dango.
Hellstorm99
Ah Thank You
TheRealEh
Be there in a week. The markets are great. I love fresh dango.
TankardHoot
I'd like to try a couple of everything
n7334zjt8c1337
Natsukashii!😍
Sh4dowWalker96
god, I wish I lived in Japan.
Draenic
Fuck I wish I could afford visiting. You can get a whole, legit, real ass ramen meal from a corner store for like $2
cabalin
If you like ramen, watch the movie Tampopo
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
I’ll pass on the ass ramen, thanks, I’d prefer to try the miso ramen.
Thecynicalspud
Tonkotsu is amazing. Unless you don't eat meat.
ReposterCallerOuterMan
Bruh
clankthegray
In Korea I could buy a roll of sushi at the train station for a dollar. Granted that was back in 2007, so 🤷♀️
TheGoatEmporium
Pho is the real way.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
I can't read what any of those are, and I'll take one of each, please
OctoValentine
I don’t vacation to other countries because 1. I’m poor And 2. I always get the feeling I would be unwelcome, like “oh god it’s a fucking American”
itsjustplaid
I feel that.
LuciusNeedful
Just tell them you are Canadian, and say 'eh' and 'sorry' a lot.
Seanspeed
Dont act like an obnoxious American/Brit and nobody will care man, seriously. Yes, you'll get see as a 'tourist', but they'll likely be entirely used to that.
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
I can't do much about the poverty but rest assured it's only the loud, obnoxious Americans who get shit.
HamburgerWelper
Very few people out in the real world will openly or even privately hate you for being American like you see in negative online circlejerks. Many people love to share and teach people about their cultures (See: this post), especially if they're respectful, curious and enthusiastic. Believe it or not, other countries have just as many poorly behaved tourists. Tl;dr just don't be an asshole and you'll be fine.
Onsvaltti
What..... What if I dislike seafood
Fendeezy
Did you...not watch the video? Or are you assuming cause it's Japan, everything is seafood?
Onsvaltti
No no, I'm just stupid as fuck. And the closest food on the camera is squid, can't identify pretty much anything else, and fish markets are a HUGE thing in therre. 😅
Come2Japan
This is mostly chicken…
Onsvaltti
Ooh! Karage? 👀
Come2Japan
That and lots of yakitori/yakiniku!
Onsvaltti
I wish I could eat the deep fried meats and veggies and stuff one day 😔
Malibloo
As much as I'd love to try out everything I'm seeing in there, I'm revolted by the idea that everything's out in the open, ready to be covered by germs and bacteria.
Moxx
Your whole body, outside and especially inside, is covered and teeming with microbiology. You have so much microbiology in your stomach that there is more dna inside you that is non-human than human. You rely on bacteria to a huge degree to function normally. Germophobia is very irrational, overall. There are of course bad bacteria, but you need to see a therapist to help yourself of your phobia. The world is not nearly as dangerous as you feel you know. It is just a feeling
WynnCreek
Eh people need a little bit of bacteria every now and then
Malibloo
I'd rather lick the pavement outside my home than try my luck at food where dozens of people have coughed upon.
Sh4dowWalker96
That entire street has better health quality that most fast food places in the US, I'd wager.
Malibloo
Low bar.
Bladedrummer
Meanwhile you eat fast food in the US which has lower food safety standards
Malibloo
I'm neither in the US, nor eat fastfood. Absolute dumbass bigot.
HamSlamwich
People in Japan have manners dude. They don't walk around coughing on other peoples food, nor do they lick the pavement in front of their homes. Fairly basic common courtesy type stuff.
Malibloo
Says who? All it takes is 1 in the 100. When's the last time you've met 100 people in a row who have common courtesy?
HamSlamwich
You're a fucking idiot.
HommeDeFeu
You do realize that this is in Japan and not the Denny's down the street from you.
Malibloo
What, are the Japanese incapable of coughing? Cool, will try some door there then.
ArmoredWanderer
In Japan it's considered polite to wear a face mask if you're going out while ill in any way. Even just for a simple cold. And from what I understand it's not a "it's polite but no one actually does it" thing, it's something they actually do.
SageOfDepth
How the fuck did we end up at Denny's? It was all a blur after that white wine spritzer.
nimodium
i would love to if i could afford the plane ticket :D
kaygem360
You just need to learn how to make original postcards crafted on eco-friendly Japanese paper.
Sashimikun
The nice thing is if you play your cards right Japan gets very affordable once you're past the plane ticket.
Hemelsblauw
How?
Sashimikun
You can get a hotel for well under $100 USD, especially if you stay with something basic like a Toyoko Inn. Food is cheap, under $10 for fast food meals (western and Japanese styles), same at conbini and supermarkets (even less with end of day discounts). If you want to eat at fancy restaurants do lunch, I paid under $50 at Iron Chef run restaurants for multi course meals incl. drinks and dessert. The JR rail pass saves tons of money if you're going between cities since it covers most shinkansen
Hemelsblauw
Thanx
CuddleMonsterWithKnives
My landlord just asked if their maintenance crew can come in 3 weeks early from our move out so she can go to Japan "without worrying" about it. With us still here.. full rent price. Got upset when we said f no.
Renafoxtrot
Landlord problems really are different. As in, they have no real problems
4vie
I mostly agree, but it depends on the landlord itself and what they do with their rent money....
CuddleMonsterWithKnives
We've begged for things to be fixed while we live here but she had 100 excuses not to fix them.. now all of a sudden she has 2 contractors that just can't wait to start. She asked the day after we gave our 60 day notice lol. Our privacy fence was broken for 2.5 weeks before she tried to get someone to fix it -- they basically screwed it back in and didn't fix it. $2k rent baby.
HandoB4Javert
Go to Japan regularly?
4vie
That would be a textbook example of a "probably bad" landlord >_>
CuddleMonsterWithKnives
This is their 2nd time taking a 10 day trip to Japan in the last 3 years :) I've lived here for just over a year :,)
Weblord
Go to a local market wherever you go.
SassySailor
As a cook and foodie I always go to markets and grocers in new countries I visit. It’s a great way to dive into the culture.
Wolfos
Read travel advisory before you go. In some countries it is recommended not to partake in local foods.
unluckyandbored
Shop local whenever practical.
LurkingIntensifies
Did that in Egypt, pure chaos, the locals swarm tourists, most of it was cheaply made goods, huge culture clash.
Seanspeed
I think they're talking mainly food markets.
TheGoatEmporium
In 2003 went on a tour of Germany, Austria, and Czech Rep. with a music group my family was in. We ate in many many beautiful spots. One place in Viena had celebrities autographs on the cieling including Mozart and Mark Twain. But my favorite meal of the whole trip came in Salzburg. Around the corner from Mozarts childhood home museum, there was a big farmers market. My parents and I had a dried sausage, peach, currants, big wedge of cheese, and wine. All handmade and unwrapped and local.
Enoan
Surely the three gas stations within 15 miles and Walmart have something like this in the back
gotchasucka
Except Wuhan.
splungedude
This is great advice! When we were on honeymoon in Ukraine (2018) we visited a local market in Odessa to buy some lunch for a picnic. No one spoke any English and our Russian and Ukrainian didn't go much further than yes/no/hello/thanks. We had a great time communicating with our hands, everyone was very helpful and nice and the lunch was terrific!
swedeonamoose
Altough dont if you got a easily upset tummy, made that mistake myself.
parabolic000
still visit, just don't partake.
swedeonamoose
I mean that would be like walking into a candy shop and being told everything is free but you cant have any.
parabolic000
Well then, I'm sorry for your dilemma.
ZebraCockSandwich
whoops. My husband had similar issues, I could eat junkyard cardboard and be fine. Turns out he had a gut biome issue. You might want to look into your gut flora, he had too many bad bugs and not enough good bugs. Probiotics and natural anti-bacterial supplements (garlic, olive leaf, oregano based ones etc) kill bad ones and support good ones. He hardly ever has issues anymore. His biggest issue was overgrowth of candida, which happens from high sugar consumption.
SkyeIngram17
How did he find out?
ZebraCockSandwich
He had both a blood test and stool sample done. The blood test he used is called ALCAT, they draw a bunch of blood and pin point food sensitivities that cause inflammation in the body. There are foods that are advertised as natural anti-inflammatories, like almonds, turmeric, avocados etc. Well due to his DNA, those foods were actually severe inflamatories. They still have anti-inflamatory properties, but other things in them he was so sensitive to they did the opposite. When your gut is 1/
ZebraCockSandwich
inflamed, even things you aren't sensitive to and have may never had a reaction to before can become an irritant, and you can develop sensitivities you wouldn't have if your gut wasn't inflamed. The blood test and stool sample also revealed that he had a huge overgrowth of candida (due to high sugar consumption) and because of that, all his good gut flora were struggling and extremely low in numbers. That overgrowth combined with inflammation is what caused the problem. His first step was to 2/