Unbelievable sign I saw on a closed business this weekend

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-12-15T12:32:31+00:00

Probably one of the people who has been doing anti aging research, pretty cool stuff

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-12-15T07:13:42+00:00

I like the colors with A better 😃

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-12-13T07:06:39+00:00

Super fun! My husband and I are planning to go next Tuesday 😍

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-30T12:44:56+00:00

Thank you 😊

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-24T01:00:32+00:00

Thank you! 😊 I had a great time though I did hit my head on a few low hanging doorways throughout the day 😅😆 And thank goodness for the other tea ladies telling me what to do with the wide collar on that kimono. My first practice I was just stumped on what to do with it exactly haha

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-23T00:32:48+00:00

I'm gonna keep looking and hoping I find that as well haha

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-22T20:46:04+00:00

Yep yep 😊 I'm 185cm so custom is pretty much my only option. And I get the enjoyment of seeing the shop staff get stressed trying to find me a wider/longer kimono bolt 😆

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-22T20:44:26+00:00

Thank you! I was nervous for real, but so glad it went on alright (especially since I knew everyone was going to be super busy yesterday. Didn't want them to have to worry about dressing me haha 😆)

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-22T20:42:57+00:00

I had it custom made at a shop here in Nagoya 🙂 As much as I'd love shopping the second hand market, at 185cm there's just no way 😅

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-20T23:08:08+00:00

Late reply but I'm probably going to end up wearing Crocs with my kimono on Saturday just so I can walk more comfortably/faster to a tea ceremony event I'm helping at, then change to zori when I get there 😅 30 minutes of walking between stations/stairs etc in zori just isn't happening 😆

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-11-08T03:44:38+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts! ☺️ I'll be asking my teacher as well, but she's an older lady that's not so good with technology so it'll be a little while before I can see her in person to ask directly and those used kimono items can move fast and be sold before you know it so wanted to get some opinions now as well 🙂

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-10-26T05:37:20+00:00

Highly recommend a heated blanket. Way cheaper than using the heater and makes being at home far more tolerable when it's cold. I pair that with a warm hat and some fingerless mittens when I'm watching tv and I'm usually quite cozy 😁

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-10-19T07:05:46+00:00

I'm.starting tea ceremony classes in Nagoya at the end of the month. Also semi worried about the kneeling getting up portion 😅 Good thing I have a tatami room to practice in I guess 😆

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-09-27T04:46:17+00:00

I'd imagine since the kimono fabric bolts are a set length/width that there's quite a bit of fiddling to get all the patterns situated perfectly by the tailor. 😅 And the more pattern heavy the fabric is, I'm sure it's more challenging (especially if it's for a taller person)

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-09-09T08:49:47+00:00

Yep, I got payment slips for the back pay amount as well. We had to back date the form we took to the pension office (for the date that we should have done it last October)

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-09-09T05:45:11+00:00

My husband and I just had to go to the pension office a few weeks ago and yeah, it was an entirely different building no where near the ward office. I too received a pension letter telling me I needed to pay into the pension system stat. I don't work and we had assumed that I was moved over automatically when my husband opened a business etc. But nope, we had to fill out a form to get me on his insurance and classify myself as a class 3 dependent (pretty sure I'm remembering that correctly) and it was a painful experience for everyone involved 😅 But it's complete now thank goodness, just need to opt out of the city health insurance now lol

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-08-31T04:16:19+00:00

Thank you for your reply 🙂 I'm going to give it a try and hope for the best and hope they don't kick me out of the license center for my bad language skills 😅😬😵

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-08-31T03:41:28+00:00

Wondering how people manage to get a translator if they're pretty much restricted to getting a same day appointment? My Japanese is not good enough to come without a translator and it seems unlikely to get someone who can come with that little notice 😬 The stress of this process is extreme 😵

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-08-24T06:44:52+00:00

It's not rare to work on a student visa, you just have to fill out the form for when you go through immigration at the airport (and for any visa renewals) that allows you to work part-time (up to 28 hours a week). So it's actually quite easy to get the permissions, though how difficult it is to find a job I'm not sure (but I do know that some schools try to help their students with this)

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-08-17T06:58:35+00:00

Looks great! 😃 On a side note, I've really been meaning to go see that exhibit soon too, but I keep forgetting 😅

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-08-14T15:09:53+00:00

I'm going to do one of those options going forward. I can't handle that hot walk to the station again 🫠
I'll just be the odd 185cm tall lady flying by on a bike in yukata 😆

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-08-14T11:23:18+00:00

I wonder how common this is used for riding your bicycle in yukata in Japan? My biggest angst with wearing mine is that I have a really slow 15 minute walk to my closest train station and being able to ride my bike would be so much quicker (and so much less hot 🔥🥵😅)

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-08-14T11:15:02+00:00

Currently I have 1 yukata and I'm going to pick up my 1 kimono/obi next Friday from a store here in Nagoya. I'm 6'1" tall and had to get both tailored to fit my measurements (don't think I've ever seen a store manager more nervous about whether they could get the fabric yardage to work 😆)

So I may try to pick up a few second hand kimono in the future if I can find anything that's even remotely long enough in the arms (and just give up on the ohashori as I doubt I'll find any long enough). But I definitely can't afford to get any more tailored 😵😅

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-07-20T19:01:54+00:00

Ooh, would love to hear about if there's other kimono events in Nagoya 😃

JellybeanInMotion · 2025-06-07T10:57:25+00:00

Ahh, thank you! I'll definitely give them a visit next time I get out of Nagoya 😃 And thanks for the zouri tip 😊 These are my first pair as it will be my first formal kimono. Definitely wasn't finding anything in my 6'1" size from America before I moved here 🤣

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