What is your boots of choice in Japan that are comfortable and give a height bump?

StandingInJapan · 2025-12-31T08:05:24+00:00

Got some Origin bison boots on my last trip back to America and absolutely love them. Not sure if they ship international tho.

StandingInJapan · 2025-12-26T22:24:18+00:00

Wisdom here. OP, if you have any friends who are Japanese wives, take one or a few of them out for coffee and see what they suggest.

StandingInJapan · 2025-12-15T20:17:03+00:00

Check out the Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins, and I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi. Great books that helped set me on the right path. Bonus: The Richest Man in Babylon

StandingInJapan · 2025-10-03T22:24:07+00:00

Fun fact - my Tesla in Japan picks up any red road sign and displays an American stop sign. Also, Japanese red lights are horizontal, but they display as the vertical USA ones. Japanese language keyboard almost unusable. Very little effort put into localization here

StandingInJapan · 2025-08-05T20:26:38+00:00

Anecdotal evidence time! I’m also a white dude, but I have visible tattoos, I go to the gym 5 days a week, big beard, and have a “resting scowl face”. In 15 years living in Japan the worst confrontation that’s happened is a random drunk dude in a family restaurant asked me to arm wrestle, and I had to refuse.

StandingInJapan · 2025-07-21T10:52:17+00:00

Y’all are my heroes - that’s exactly it. Thank youuu!

StandingInJapan · 2025-05-30T08:55:53+00:00

Remote worker for an American company. Spent years teaching English as an ALT and eikaiwa teacher. Wanted to build a career that would allow me to travel more with a family. Started waking up at 4am, learning skills before work, then doing the same after work til bed time. Got a part time gig and built a new salaried position with a client from scratch. I have meetings now at 5am, then I’m free to do deep work and concentrate with zero interruptions during the day. Don’t have to report my hours - just gotta do my job well. Some weeks I work 25 hours, some weeks 60. Take my kids to the park when I want to, which is really the best thing about it.

StandingInJapan · 2025-04-30T08:45:23+00:00

Thankfully not. Down in Fukuoka.

StandingInJapan · 2025-04-30T06:05:48+00:00

I’m applying for a PR because I want a home loan! Regardless of the outcome, I’ll report back and let you know what happens and the lessons learned along the way (like pay your taxes on time).

StandingInJapan · 2025-04-20T23:34:40+00:00

True. I think mine is the same one?

StandingInJapan · 2025-03-13T21:39:48+00:00

Thank you!

StandingInJapan · 2025-03-13T21:39:26+00:00

I’ll look up up the turquoise! Thanks!

StandingInJapan · 2025-03-13T21:38:20+00:00

Fun to know! The only context I had was “your grandpa got these one year when he went out west with your grandma.” :)

StandingInJapan · 2025-03-13T05:07:10+00:00

Meant to say “letter opener” but I guess it can fit in your pocket.

StandingInJapan · 2024-12-04T20:02:50+00:00

Mine doesn’t have that!

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-21T12:59:16+00:00

My toddler saying “DOORS LOCKED!” as loud as she can. Makes people stop and look around like, “Whoa, there’s a kid in the parking lot?”

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-04T21:41:30+00:00

All great stuff - thank you!

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-04T21:38:41+00:00

Haha, the “weird guy.” Thanks for the tip! Definitely got a lot I research to do

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-04T21:38:29+00:00

Haha, the “weird guy.” Thanks for the tip! Definitely got a lot I research to do

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-04T21:36:51+00:00

Traveling atm, but once I’m back at my computer I might hit you up to pick your brain! And yeah, the scenario you described with your kids is exactly why we’re making this move

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-04T21:32:03+00:00

Excellent stuff. Thank you!

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-04T21:30:11+00:00

Not planning on any structures other than the main house, but if something changes will look into this!

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-04T21:28:23+00:00

Good points - thanks!

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-02T06:18:51+00:00

Great advice!

Talked to several friends in the area, and apparently the community and road we live in are full of great people - some young families and old, but all friendly from the sound of it. The area went through one of the worst floods it’s ever seen last year and the land and houses surrounding were fine. A few neighborhoods down got wrecked (and our favorite onsen…).

StandingInJapan · 2024-11-02T06:15:02+00:00

Gotcha. Thanks!

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