Candy Boy GiveawayI read DC because it neatly covers a whole group of my interests in one site - anime and manga, Apple, figures, Japan and dolls. I really like the community aspect to the site, which separates it from other blogs. I appreciated the addition of the ne...
Japan Influenza ProtectionThose look pretty heavy duty. I wonder how well they even work. If I saw anybody in a suit like that I'd stay well clear of them, so I guess it might be quite effective at warding off the flu in an unintended way.
I sat amongst a large group of kids...
Ryomou ShimeiI'd definitely get one at $100, but then I've just spent an awful lot more than that on a Super Dollfie so even the current prices don't deter me.
Portion Sizes in JapanI prefer smaller portions because I'm scrawny and don't have much of an appetite normally. I always feel guilty in UK restaurants because I end up having to leave at least a third of the meal uneaten because they always serve giant portions.
Japan HairdressersI have to get my hair cut soon and I'm dreading it because I don't have a particularly simple style, nor do I know anything about the local hair salons.
Even talkative hairdressers aren't talkative with me - I'm really quiet and apparently it can be...
Moe Moe KyunI don't think they want to stop their customers having a good time, they just don't want the women working there to be treated disrespectfully or prevented from doing their job properly. I honestly wouldn't call any of the forbidden behaviours friend...
Moe Moe KyunYeah, there are people around who won't follow the rules no matter what, but there are also people with the courtesy to keep to them, so posting the rules will at least keep the amount of trouble lower than it would be otherwise. Plus it's harder to...
Wrong Rest RoomI can't imagine any girl would really be taking off her top in a public bathroom unless she was locked in a cubical!
I have invaded the other bathroom en masse with a load of other people when there was no other option due to stuff breaking down, wh...
Japanese SceneryWow, that looks amazing. It almost looks unreal it's so pretty.
I'm neither a city dweller or a country bumpkin - I grew up in a seaside town in a fairly rural county, so I got a bit of both with the ocean mixed in too. I've been living in cities fo...
Living in JapanI live in dorms, which I guess is kind of half way between the two. I have my own room that I can do what I want with and I can keep whatever hours I want, but I have to share facilities like the kitchen, toilets and shower with other people. I hate...
KotobukiyaI was going to be in Akihabara today (and had planned to make a trip to the Volks store there) and would have been able to go to the signing, except one of my lecturers went and rescheduled one of my classes to a Saturday.
Fly in FoodWhen I was eating with my family in the UK I'd have problems with insects whenever we had salad because we got it as part of an organic box scheme and there were always insects attached, sometimes even living ones! The worst things I've found in food...
Japan DesignI prefer number 2. DC has a lot of content to fit onto the regular users' page, but the second layout managed to fit everything together in a way that was easy to understand. I especially liked the side-box for the live bloggers.
Aki TakanoriI'll +1 them, since although I'm not a big Reborn fan, they would be fun as figures.
I think there's a bit of a gap between dedicated figure communities and places like Livejournal where a large part of the female anime fan base can be found, but th...
Aki Takanori+1 on both of those!
I'd love to have a Figma of C.C. to go with Lulu and Suzaku, and it would be nice to see some more PVC figures of her as well. It would also be good to see more Figmas of popular male characters - I know that the existing ones a...
Apple in JapanI'm definitely an Apple fan. I come from a family of Apple users, and have been using them since about the age of nine or ten. The first Mac I had that was actually mine (rather than merely being allowed to use my dad's computer) was a G3 iMac in Ind...
Flea Markets in JapanThere's a flea market club at my university. I haven't seen much of particular interest at any of their sales though. Mostly just clothes.
KarinShe's really cute - the blue eyes are beautiful. Her hair is a nice shade as well.
I was going to save to get a Dollfie gradually but seeing all the lovely ones posted here and at Figure.fm makes me want to get one as soon as possible, and convenien...
Japanese College Towns: OchanomizuI'm a third year university student, and what I enjoy the most is probably the opportunities it has given me, like being able to study abroad and learn to live on my own (as even in my home university I was still five hours away from my family, and n...
Japanese stationary otakuI'm terrible with notepads. I buy them even when I don't need them and have piles lying around my room in the UK. I like any kind of paper as long as it's reasonable quality, but my favourite is probably really smooth plain paper that I can use to dr...
Christmas in JapanI've seen a few UK shops (garden centres are the worst for this) with the decorations up from the start of September in past years, and I'm sure it's the same this year. It's ridiculous - we haven't even had Halloween yet.
Import food JapanI think it depends a lot on the person and the region. I'm from the UK and I don't know anyone who cooks with lard - they all use the alternatives you suggested already. Food prices vary quite a lot depending on the area. My home town is a very middl...
Import food JapanI miss being able to get a decent range of caffeine-free fruit teas. There's plenty of tea in Japan but very little of the sort I drink. I'd love to be able to get some English cheeses as well, but even a small amount of processed cheese is really ex...
Hokkaido GuideHokkaido looks lovely. I really want to take a trip there while I'm in Japan because we have a lecturer at Sheffield who's quite an expert on the Ainu, and I heard a lot about them when taking one of his modules on ethnic minorities in Japan, and end...
Japan Train ServiceOne thing I'm definitely not missing about the UK is the public transport. Not only are trains in Japan far more efficient and convenient, they're also impressively clean. They're a little uncomfortable when crowded though, and as an obvious gaijin,...
