Ramen Ticket Vending Machine

You choose what you want and buy the ticket for it outside the store, then just hand the ticket to the person behind the counter when you walk in. This seems to be pretty common and I guess it's convenient not to have to deal with money in the restaurant.

Even the Best Can't Mess with Fuji

September 26th 2006
I am so behind in my blogging that I was going to abridge all the events from the last couple of weeks so you wouldn’t have to spend an hour reading this entry. But how can you abridge a Fuji story?! Plus, there’s not much more to add except that I spent $1000.00 on new furniture last weekend after feeling a bit of disgust and depression at the oldness (and consequent bugginess, mousiness, m ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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