What System?

This shop is near our home. Global Pimp System. Despite what you may think, this place is nothing more than a bicycle shop.




Or is it?

Shiba Cafe

We popped into a shiba cafe in Kamakura. It was really nice and the dogs were well taken care of. They had about 10 adults, and 2 puppies. I had one jump in my lap and start licking my face!

This puppy was mid-lick

Coffee!

We found a wonderful coffee shop in Kamakura last week. Delicious roasts from all around the world. They even have coffee flights! The place is called Verve, which we had never heard of before. We thought it was a Japanese business, but they are actually based out of California. Fun fact, Verve only has locations throughout California and Japan! I highly recommend them!

Coffee flight

Toby Trolly

Here in Japan, we use the train a lot. In order to bring animals on the train, they must be in an enclosure, like a carrier. When we first moved here, we got a doggy stroller for Toby! It's a lot easier to handle than a carrier that is bulky and heavy. In his stroller, Toby can be safe and warm and we can also put bags and other things in the storage area underneath, plus there are cup holders on top. We ordered ours from Amazon for next to nothing; pet strollers in Japanese pet stores are hundreds of dollars! The other night we decided to take an evening jaunt, and brought Toby along!

Festive Toilet Paper

I get so excited for this Halloween tp every year! It's sooooo cute, and the character is named Pickles the Frog! Precious!

Spooky Eggs

7-11 has Halloween packaging for their eggs. I love it!! And yes, I absolutely bought a carton!

Ramune

A lot of people back in the states are obsessed with Ramune, aka the Japanese marble drink. It's definitely interesting and fun to drink. Ramune was first created in 1872, and is a Japanese soda in a glass bottle that is sealed with a glass marble on top. It comes with a plastic top that you use to push the marble down into the bottle so you can drink. The bottles are codd-necked, which holds the marble toward the top and prevents it from  rolling all over the inside of the bottle. This design serves two purposes: if you happen to tip your drink upside down, the marble will stop up the opening and your drink won't spill, and it also prevents kids from guzzling their drink because if you tip the bottle back too far, again the marble will close the hole. A hundred years ago, this marble and codd-neck design was very common with most drinks in Japan, but nowadays only the Ramune drink still uses it. These drinks are very cheap too, at about .80 cents per bottle.
Ramune comes in several flavors, with the original being lemon-lime, which is what I got. Honestly, I don't detect any lemon or lime at all. To me, despite it being clear and colorless, it tastes exactly like the soda Big Red.

Marble-sealed top

Popped the marble down inside

I removed the top and got the marble out

Ramune flavored candy