I went to Omori Nori Museum (Omori district, dried laver seaweed museum). There is no charge for elementary school kids to enter the museum. People used to culture seaweed until 1960's in Omori seaside where is southern part of Tokyo. Engl…

I bought an imported DVD, Herculoids for 2877 yen ($30.61 €22.83) through Amazon.co.jp. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Gifu June 29 34-year-old male teacher set a hidden camera in a room whe…

We can borrow DVD without charge at one of the library near my house. There are two city libraries near my house. One lends DVDs, another not. I borrowed two DVDs from the library recently. The left one is Red dragon, the right one is The …

My wife bought a water spray bottle for 105 yen ($1.12 €0.83) at a 100 yen shop. It is for watering flowers. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Hokkaido June 27 Handicapped 7-years-old boy died …

My son went on a school trip and he bought sweets as souvenirs. The following strawberry cake cost 250 yen ($2.66 €1.98) and the sponge cake cost 520 yen strawberry cake sponge cake ----------------------------------------------------- Tod…

My daughter bought a fancy memo pad for 250 yen ($2.66 €1.98). ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Gufu June 25 46-years-old woman was attacked by a bear when she was fishing by the river. She ha…

I bought disposable razors for 105 yen ($1.12 €0.83) at a 100 yen shop Daiso. It includes 3 razors. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Tokyo June 24 Famous sushi restaurant in Ginza, Sukiyabashi…

Today the election for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was held. I went to a nearby elementary school where was the voting station to vote my ballot. We do not have to pay any money for the election. But each candidate has to pay deposit for c…

Junior high school in Tokyo also provides school lunch. It costs 60,160 yen ($640.00 €477.46) per year. My daughter eats 188 lunches in a year. It means one lunch costs 320 yen ($3.40 €2.54). In Yokohama city where is the 2nd biggest city …

My son eats school lunch when he goes to his elementary school. Lunch is cooked by school cooks at the school kitchen. School lunch costs 53,240 yen ($566.38 €422.54) per year. He eats 190 lunches in a year. So one lunch costs 280 yen ($2.…

I bought a cup sweet for 69 yen at MyBasket. It was a 30% discount price. The original price was 99 yen ($1.05 €0.79). It consists of 4 layers of sweets. You can see other images of it in Google search, to see them, click here. -----------…

Last Sunday, Mr. Shii, the secretary-general of Japan communist party came to my neighborhood and made his speech on the street. Anyone can listen his speech without cost. The secretary-general is the highest rank person of Japan communist…

My wife bought a backpack for my son. It cost 4935 yen ($52.50 €39.17). My son is going to a school trip this month. The backpack is for the trip. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Hokkaido Jun…

I went to Ito-Yokado with my son and bought his pants for 1690 yen ($17.98 €13.41). Before purchase, he tried on it. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Kyoto June 17 Soldier of Japanese army had…

I bought my kid's underwear (Tank-top type) for 597 yen at Seiyu. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Tokyo June 16 The suspects of yesterday's news reported to the police office by themselves. T…

There was a sports day at the elementary school my son goes to. I went to the school to see it. Students' family can enter the school. There is no charge to watch the sports festival. I am not sure whether strangers are officially allowed …

Television set owner must have a Broadcast Receiving Contract with NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, its meaning is Japan Broadcasting Association). NHK is the public television organization, in addition to it there are private broadcasting station…

My son goes to school. In addition to it he also studies correspondence course for elementary school kids. It costs 5000 yen ($52.63 €39.37) per month. Every month text books and supplemental learning tools are sent from the correspondence…

One of my senior schoolmate at high school is a novel writer. He wrote a novel recently. I bought it for 1700 yen ($17.35 €13.08) at a bookstore. Here is the cover of the novel. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's…

Last Sunday, Japanese prime minister Abe came to my neighborhood and made his speech on the street. Anyone can listen his speech without cost. Blue shirt person is Mr. Abe. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's head…

My wife bought a sponge brush for 105 yen ($1.07 €0.81) at a 100 yen shop. It is for cleaning cups and glasses. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Tokyo June 10 Early morning 50-years-old man wa…

My son ate soba noodle at Aiya. It cost 619 yen ($6.45 €4.87). He also ate sashimi (raw fish) of tuna for 514 yen ($5.35 €4.05). soba tuna ----------------------------------------------------- Today's headline of Japan Hokkaido June 9 Drun…

I ate a combination meal of pork cutlet at Aiya with my family. It cost 1459 yen ($15.20 €11.49). The plate consists of pork cutlet, rice, miso soup, "steamed egg hotchpotch", Japanese pickle, and sauce. -----------------------------------…

I bought a bouchée for 49 yen ($0.51 €0.39) at Seiyu. Bouchée is a kind of cake. It consists of soft sponge cakes and cream which is between sponge cakes. You can see other images of it in Google search, to see them, click here. ----------…

Common school in Japan has Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). This association consists of parents and teachers. It facilitates parental participation in a school. Its annual fee is 2000 yen ($20.00 €15.27). I participate in some PTA activi…

I have severe allergy of house-dusts. My nose is always clogged. I can not breathe with my nose. Yesterday I went an otolaryngologist （nose doctor) to take a prescription of anti-allergy drug Clarityn (Claritin). It cost 850 yen ($8.50 €6…

My son is going to make a 3-days school trip to Nikko. It costs 6000 yen ($60.00 €45.80). In elementary school, 5th grade (10 or 11 years old) and 6th grade students make school trips. At my son's school, 5th grade and 6th grade go on trip…

I bought an ironing borad (ironing table) for 770 yen ($7.55 €5.92) at Seiyu. Its size is 60 cm * 36 cm. It is the cheapest borad. There was a 1770 yen board with the same size. ----------------------------------------------------- Today's…

I bought a simple wardrobe for 10,500 yen ($102.94 €80.77). When it arrived at my house, it was not assembled. Just parts were delivered. My son and I assembled them. Then my daughter is using it. ------------------------------------------…

Today I have been to a Japanese pub to drink sour, talked with my friends. I spent 3 hours at the pub. It cost = 5000 yen ($49.02 €38.46). We ordered the following foods. fried fish cake yakitori, grilled chicken on a skewer calamari, squi…