The RoggBlog

The topic of convenience in shopping in Japan is one that quite honestly deserves far more space than I’m actually going to give it.

Suffice it to say:

• It’s 1:14 am.
• I leave for home in 4 absolutely jam-packed days.
• I need a motorbike cover for Betty to cover her shame while I’m gone.

A quick Google reveals a 24-hour Don Quixote a 10 minute ride from my house, that manages to fix me up for about 3700 yen.

That, my friends, is convenience.

(Thanks to Cam and Taka-chan for the heads-up.)

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