In Japan

[cuddlefish]

(22:39:47) Olive: we will have to have
(22:39:50) Olive: five meals a day
(22:39:55) Olive: there is no other choice
(22:40:01) Robin: IF WE MUST. OH DEAR. HOW AWFUL.
(22:40:05) Robin: >:DDDDD
(22:40:43) Olive: I swear I will eat nothing but lettuce for a week afterwards if only some higher power will grant me an abnormally huge stomach and appetite for this one week

The old Japan entry

Clearly there will be a heavy food bent to this trip. Start figuring out what and where you want to eat now. Also figure out what you want to see and buy. I personally don't plan to "sightsee" as much as I plan to "eat" and "spend money like water on fannish things".

I still want to see:
Tsukiji fish market
IDEALLY, a Takarazuka performance
Akihabara, specifically whatever and maybe a maid cafe
A quick turn around Jinbouchou
Hachiko/109/Shibuya in general
Tokyu Hands
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1
Takeshita doori
Ueno park, specifically Shinobazu no ike and Bentendou
Ikebukuro, specifically Milky Way Cafe Terrace, Ice Cream City, and Otome Road
ADDED: Nakamise-doori

My guidebook says Isetan caters for larger frames, Daimaru's site says there's a section for larger sizes, and Keio has a "Lilac" range of clothing in larger sizes.

mabo tofu
yakitori
yakiniku
yakisoba
yakiudon
takoyaki
mackerel! bonito! yellowtail! preferably served raw
ramen
udon
soba
curry rice
hayashi rice
cutlets
croquettes
kara-age, tatsuta-age
fast food (McDonald's or Lotteria, and KFC)

ANNINDOUFU
mont blancs
crepes
melon pan
cream pan
melon cream soda
Ice Cream City
green tea-flavored
black tea-flavored
red beans
chestnut
pumpkin
millefeuille
flan

Comments

[runan.livejournal.com]

I'm fine with chopsticks--heck, I use them everytime I eat pork fried rice.

I...don't know where to get haori either. XD I just figured it'd be nice to have one to mooch around in come winter.

I don't really know any doujinshi places, either, so...yeah. XD Will we have parental units with us when we go shopping in places like that?

I doubt MP and Kithal could just up and fly to Japan because we're all "Hey let's meet up! :B" but I can certainly ask. XD

[moumusu.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful. I find pork fried rice is actually harder to eat than a lot of Japanese foods.

Do you want one of those haori they wear at festivals, or one with a normal pattern, or something that isn't too festive? I think if we tracked down a store with used kimono then you could get one at a reasonable price.

Generally all the volume and variety are at doujinshi events, like Comike. Animate Ikebukuro, for instance, carries some doujinshi, but their stock isn't especially large. If you just want teh gay pr0n, you might have more luck with non-fan-published works.

[moumusu.livejournal.com]

Oh, and go ahead and ask Kithal and MP. :B