grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 When I first came to Japan - and was not in the city - there were so many things I wanted but couldn't get here. Even simple stuff like English books were difficult to get. Cheese? Plastic 'cheese' aside, no way. Clothes or shoes?! Joking! But now with t'inta and everything, there's only a few things that I still miss and feel I need to stock up on from back home. Some things are admittedly very expensive here, but still you can get hold of them if you really want. Just bought a pair of very large 'my size' Nike trainers online for 4000 yen. Not only big size, but cheaper than back in UK. I'm trying to think: HP Sauce English mustard Some chocolate Certain beers Coronation Street In a way I actually want a few things to remain unavailable - just so I can go back and enjoy them as a treat once a year. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pickled onions Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pies (* or, the quality I want) Picalilly Beetroot Rhubarb Indian meals & kebabs Fine chippys Cheese The bread section (though I do like lotsof bread here, just different) Battenburg Fabulously fab customer service in shops On the other hand, there's no Abenomics in England, which is a real downer. Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pepperami Iron Bru Monster munch Sausage rolls Patsy's (Was gonna put tea, but import shops have them at a high price, also found a place selling Yorkshire Tea in Sapporo the other day!) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pies (* or, the quality I want) Picalilly Beetroot Rhubarb Indian meals & kebabs Fine chippys Cheese The bread section (though I do like lotsof bread here, just different) Battenburg Fabulously fab customer service in shops On the other hand, there's no Abenomics in England, which is a real downer. You can get beetroot in Seiyu and Jupiter (the international store.....sadly I think the planet still can't get it's hands on the purple gold) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pepperami Iron Bru Monster munch Sausage rolls Patsy's (Was gonna put tea, but import shops have them at a high price, also found a place selling Yorkshire Tea in Sapporo the other day!) Irn Bru.......mmmmm You used to get it in Minpla but there's a colouring in it that's illegal here so it had to be pulled Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I said this in the Chocolate thread: Maltesers Crunchie Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yorkshire puddings Cordials (specifically, summer fruits and ribena) Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Those Monster Munch.... Pickled onion flavour, right? Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oh, and Heinz baked beans! (They used to sell them at the Seiyu in Niseko, like ¥500 a tin, but couldn't find them when I looked in March) Link to post Share on other sites
sapporo 8 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pickled onion, or the spicy red ones! Also, Branigans crisps! And Worcester Sauce flavor crisps (just make my own now with Lea & Perrings sauce) Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Betroot amd Rhubarb I have both. I grow them every year well beetroot every year, rhubarb grows every year anyway. I make rhubarb crumble and have that with birds eye custard. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Turkish delight chocolate and bounty can only get those when I go back to the UK. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I ponder whether the postage really is that expensive, or if the companies that specialise in feeding your expat needs just add an unreasonably large great big chunk on for their trouble. I can see that postage would be expensive though. It's certainly not cheap. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Lions Midget Gems and Sports Mixtures, the world's greatest chewy sweets Liquorice Interesting beers on tap Brands of Pastis aside from Ricard Big cheap bags of Haribo that you can get at Poundland Cheese at prices I'm prepared to pay Seedy bread Deli stuff like hummus, bologna sausage, salami, etc. Good quality, thick cut bacon Them online media things like Hulu, Spotify, etc. Deoderants in sizes that last more than two weeks Shaving oil like Somersets Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oh, and Heinz baked beans! (They used to sell them at the Seiyu in Niseko, like ¥500 a tin, but couldn't find them when I looked in March) They aren't Heinz but Seiyu (again! ) across from Sams Bikes sells pork n beans in small cans for about 140$ Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Lions Midget Gems and Sports Mixtures, the world's greatest chewy sweets Agreed!! Sports mixture rocks! Deli stuff like hummus, bologna sausage, salami, etc. Good quality, thick cut bacon Hummus is really easy to make yourself, get some tahini/goma paste, can of chick peas, mash em up, mix it tahini, salt pepper, lime/lemon juice and Robert is ur fathers brother. Bacon is best when made yourself and then you cut it as thick as you like Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 You can get Heinz baked beans and tomato soup on amazon here. If you are prepared to take out a long term loan, and be prepared for a sore bottom! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 ...and he isn't referring to the result of all the subsequent farting, either! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 - school textbooks that mention Japanese war atrocities - competent leaders ('cept Abe. He's god's gift) - clean panties vending machines - apologies and compensation for wartime sex slaves - yanks out of Okinawa - decent kebab Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 We make our own bacon too, and have a meat slicer I got off Amazon US to slice it with, but sometimes it's nice to buy things in a shop. If I'm on my hols and there is nice bread and cheese and deli stuff, preferably from a bakers and a charcuterie or a market, I'm not fussed about going to restaurants for lunch. Or for dinner, for that matter. Link to post Share on other sites
Peetan 10 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hobnobs. Caramel digestives/tunnocks caramel wafers. Match of the day Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I've only seen it a couple of times but I think the highlights programme on Sky Perfect is better than Match of the Day. More footage and less babble. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hobnobs. Caramel digestives/tunnocks caramel wafers. Match of the day You can easily get Hob Nobs, Jupiter and Kaldi stock Hob Nobs Tunnocks Caramel wafers and Caramel Logs can only come from home Link to post Share on other sites
634-maru 4 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 'Easily'?! If I knew what Kaldi actually was, I might be able to investigate. But unless I'm missing something I can't easily get Hobnobs here in Niigata. Link to post Share on other sites
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