kenleewrites in 日本

Here are some interesting numbers for you. Real 100% buckwheat soba (本十割そば) for 1 costs ¥680. 80% buckwheat soba (八割そば) for 4 costs ¥840.

And I had a bowl for ¥500. ^^.

Having spent most of my younger days in single season countries, namely Malaysia and Singapore, I’ve come to really appreciate the change in seasons. My first real experience with seasons was during my years in Sydney.

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What do you do if you don’t want dog poo in your B-class Mercedes-Benz?

I don’t know. You think this also helps against tailgating?

Bumped into everyone at Kawasaki Lazona during dinner time. They were all there to catch a glimpse of J Soul Brothers, a splinter group from popular Exile, perform their new single Best Friend’s Girl.

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It’s no secret. I’m a hikki fan. So I was delighted to find out about her new single and PV (MTV) from fellow blogger Yonasu. From what I’ve read, it seems that she directed the whole video herself! I like it. Reminds me of 光. I like that video too by the way. I don’t know, there’s just something very natural about it. It made cleaning dishes fun. ^^.

Although the name of the song is Goodbye Happiness, it’s not really all that sad. It’s going straight into my playlist.

She’s going on a break after the release of her latest best-of album Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.2. I wish her well and hope she gets a good rest and recharge.

You can check out the song and video on her YouTube Channel.

There are references to many of her earlier songs in the video. How many can you spot? I’ll start. For example, the yellow armchair is from Automatic. See any others?