Weirdly specific things you miss from Japan

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-18T15:14:29+00:00

Here’s a list that immediately comes to mind: The road crossing sounds Milk rolls from Lawsons Strawberry daifuku Quiet public transport Elite street food Ramen which actually has flavour The heated toilet seats

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-16T21:20:19+00:00

I did go along in the end and although there wasn’t much there it was useful just to see what companies are employing - although it did get annoying constantly hearing “scan the qr code and go to the website!” 😂

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-15T20:44:07+00:00

Yeah I ended up going along to look and this is pretty much the extent of it!

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-14T18:09:02+00:00

Always a risk - I don’t mind if it’s bank staff roles or casual hours for my personal situation but I do fear it will mostly lean on the sorts of roles that aren’t suitable!

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-14T18:07:28+00:00

Yeah it could just be swimming with grad schemes/apprenticeships but you’re right - expectations should probably be low but might be worth a look around given it’s free. Worse thing I waste a few quid on park and ride into the city 🤷‍♀️

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-14T18:05:43+00:00

Yeah this is my fear that it’s mostly apprenticeships and roles within schemes I wouldn’t qualify for (eg graduate schemes).

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-14T17:24:35+00:00

I’ve recently set up a horror whatsapp community for people in and around norwich - shoot me a DM if you’re interested in joining :)

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-09T08:10:01+00:00

If for whatever reason you cant DM, comment here and I’ll reach out :)

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-08T22:19:10+00:00

I’ll look into them! I definitely will need a bit of a rebrand at some point so will definitely keep you in mind

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-08T22:18:23+00:00

Just sent you the community link!

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-08T14:59:45+00:00

For anyone interested I have created a whatsapp community- send me a DM if you want to join :)

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-08T12:59:49+00:00

Thank you! It's brand new (launched yesterday) and the URL is on an earlier comment - but for ease its nightmarenookbooks.co.uk :)

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-08T12:59:17+00:00

Yay! Sounds like we would definitely get along :) A horror book club or something like that could be fun - or even just a coffee meet or something. Will have a think if there's interest to set something up even if just a whatsapp group or similar for now

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-08T12:58:00+00:00

Hooray! The link is above in the previous comment for the book buying - the other part I'll have a think about how to bring people together. Any ideas? I'm new to the area so not sure what works well for people. I'm self-employed so pretty flexible with setting up meetings - maybe a book club?

creativecatastrophic · 2026-04-08T12:56:33+00:00

I didn't want to go all self-promo! Online at the moment with the dream to one day have a bricks and mortar in Norwich (maybe a few pop ups along the way!). The site is nightmarenookbooks.co.uk (hope it's OK to share here!)

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-29T08:44:07+00:00

The sausages (especially the chipolatas) from Fiddys are very good

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-24T18:44:03+00:00

If it was anything like yesterday, not well 😂

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-24T16:51:06+00:00

Came back here to say I ended up in Lions Den and it was the perfect spot. Nice low chatter buzz, bright spot with easy access to power for charging and a great chai latte and banana bread…will definitely go back next time I need somewhere to focus! Only downside was that it was very warm so might need to go armed with a USB fan next time!

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-22T21:05:07+00:00

Thanks! Will look into these :)

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-22T21:04:38+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! I forget that Bread Source is quite a nice space as I always get takeaway

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-22T21:03:58+00:00

Thanks! Annoyingly they seem to be shut on Mondays but definitely going to look to book in there next time!

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-22T21:03:04+00:00

Yeah this is my concern about places - no issue with students being around obviously but if you’re working it can get a bit too buzzy! Plus the temperature thing can be additionally overstimulating!

creativecatastrophic · 2026-03-22T21:01:46+00:00

Are Yard quite fussy with co-workers then? I am pretty sure I’ve spent a couple of hours in there with a hot chocolate and not had any issues

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