Toe part of my shoe was broke. The rubber sole has come off (peeled) partially. To fix it, I bought glue for rubber, then paste it between the shoe sole and the shoe body. The price of the glue was 105 yen ($1.12 €0.88). Glue Fixed shoe Toe

I visited my parents' house to celebrate my father's birthday. We ate a birthday cake (20 cm diameter size). It cost 5000 yen ($53.19 €41.67). My mother asked a shop clerk to divide the cake into 10 pieces.

My son wanted have a computerized dictionary (electronic dictionary) and I bought one for 13800 yen ($146.81 €115.00). Model name is PW-G5200 made by Sharp. This is a very domestic product. And Sharp does not sell it outside Japan. This di…

From March 26th to April 4th, my son is enjoying his spring break of school. He and his mother went to a local small museum, Shinagawa historical museum. Admission fee is 100 yen ($1.06 €0.83) for adults, free for local kids. The museum di…

My son wanted to have a calculator and we went to a 100 yen shop to buy it. It cost 105 yen ($1.12 €0.87). It is run by a battery. An expensive calculator has a solar battery, but unfortunately we can not afford a such calculator in 100 ye…

Recently many coin parking lots are opened in Tokyo. Parking charge is 200 yen ($2.13 €1.64) per 30 minutes. Generally, these coin parking lots are narrow. Only 1 - 8 cars can park. That parking lot does not have a human bill collector and…

I bought a pack of bean sprouts for 28 yen ($0.30 €0.23). We call it "moyashi". I boiled them and ate them with a ramen noodle. To make soybeans into bean sprouts, it is necessary to germinate soybeans under the darkness.

I paid 1000 yen ($10.64 €8.20) to enter Idemitsu museum which is located near Imperial Place. There is no charge for junior high student or under. When I visited, the exhibition of Art of Orient was held. The founder Mr. Idemitsu loved Geo…

Dorayaki is a Japanese snack which consists of pancakes and red bean paste. The famous Japanese anime character, Doraemon loves dorayakis. It is his favorite. You can see other images of dorayaki in Google search, to see them, click here.

In the cherry blossom season, many people come to a park where cherry trees blossom out. Then people mat sheets and drink alcohol. Anyone can get place to sit and drink. The first to come will be the first to be deserved good place. Someti…

I bought a pack of boiled soybean (123 g) for 145 yen ($1.54 €1.19) at Ito-Yokado. That soybean is from Taiwan. It is salty taste.

I bought walking shoes for 3990 yen ($42.45 €32.70) at ABC mart. In Japan, shoes' size is described in "cm", neither inch nor UK standard nor French standard. Here is a conversion table of shoe size. For Men Japan 25 27 29 USA 7 9 11 UK 6.…

I bought 3 cups of milk puddings for 150 yen ($1.60 €1.23) at Ito-Yokado. You can see other images of it in Google, click here.

In order to send an envelope letter via Japan Post, we have to paste a 80 yen ($0.85 €0.66) stamp on the envelope. In case of sending a post card, postage charge is 50 yen ($0.53€0.41). Mail service used to be run by the government until 2…

Disaster Prevention handbook was dropped into my post yesterday. That free handbook is delivered by the local city official. The book describes an earthquake simulation, countermeasure against tsunami, fire prevention, first aid, counterme…

Ring shaped potato chips costs 60 yen ($0.64 €0.49). This is a small size version. The bigger size costs 90 yen ($0.96 €0.74). This is salty taste. You can see other images of it in Google, click here. If you want to know something about T…

Yokohama city (2nd biggest city in Japan) official runs three zoos. The oldest one is Nogeyama zoo. You can enter Nogeyama zoo without fee (admission fee is 0 yen). Other two are Kanazawa zoo and Zoorasia. Admission fee of Kanazawa zoo is …

I love sweets, this time I bought cream puffs for 150 yen ($1.60 €1.23) from a super market "Ito Yokado". This set has 4 puffs. My daughter does not like puffs, so I ate 2 of them. In Japan, we call cream puffs as "chou cream". Chou is Fre…

To wash my fish tank, I bought kitchen sponges for 105 yen ($1.12 €0.86) at a 100 yen shop. It includes 8 blocks of sponge. This is made by plastic. Vivid color side has hard surface and light color side has soft surface. I use vivid color…

This small cup of ice cream with chocolate flavor costs 98 yen ($1.04 €0.80).

To feed tadpoles I bought a pack of feed for gold fish. It cost 105 yen ($1.12 €0.86). Those are thin flakes broken easily. Its volume is 30 g. Having gold fish is common hobby in Japan. Many types of feed are sold in a 100 yen shop. If yo…

In order to keep tadpoles I bought a fish tank for 525 yen ($5.53 €4.20). Its size is 30 cm * 20 cm * 20 cm. It is made by plastic. You can feed small fish or insects in this tank. Frog is a common creature in Japan. I captured tadpoles fr…

Men's hair cut costs 4000 yen ($42.11 €32.00) at a common barber shop. © 2012 RICOH JAPAN This price includes a hair cut, face shaving, and washing your hair. I went to a cheaper barber shop today. Hair-cut cost 1000 yen (one fourth of sta…

I bought blank DVD-R made by TDK for 105 yen ($1.05 €0.80) at a 100 yen shop. It includes 2 disks. In Japan, they say DVD made by Taiyo-yuden is most reliable. Actually I am using Taiyo-yuden's DVD for my important data which has to be kep…

March 14th is White day. This is the day of returning gifts. Person who was given a gift by friends on February 14th has to hand over returning gifts to the friends. On February 14th I was given small gifts from my colleagues, so I had to …

The latest water bill (water price) of my family was 3000 yen ($31.58 €24.00) per month. It includes sewage bill. This payment is withdrawn from my bank account automatically once in every two months. If you want to know something, ask me …

In rich cities, there is no charge for medical treatment for kids (under 12 or under 15). It means I do not have to pay doctor expense of my children to a hospital. Instead of me, city official pays that cost. Usually we pay 30% of medical…

Yesterday, when I was in downtown of Tokyo, haze (dust storm) was coming suddenly. I bought face masks quickly to prevent myself from dusts. It cost 200 yen ($2.11 €1.60) for 7 pieces. When that haze was coming, most of us including my son…

Admission fee of Tokyo Tower Aquarium costs 1000 yen ($10.53 €8.00). Tokyo Tower is a broadcasting tower currently. However a brand-new tower Tokyo Sky Tree will succeed its role from mid of this year. Tokyo Tower has an aquarium at the gr…

My son and I have been to a small community zoo, named Adachi-ku Seibutsu-en, today. Its admission fee was 300 yen ($3.16 €2.40), 150 ($1.08 €1.20) yen for under 15 years old. The zoo feeds approximately 50 kinds of lives, including big sn…