JET Program Vlog supplement - stealth visit to grocery store

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Uploaded by on Jul 16, 2008

Hey Gang -

This one is kinda wacky. :)

A few people have asked me what grocery shopping is like in Japan; what kind of selection is offered; etc.

So I thought I would bring my camera along as I did some light shopping at my local market (the one I mention at the beginning of my "morning commute" video here on my channel).

But I noticed a sign as I walked in saying basically no photography.
So I went into stealth mode, trying to surreptitiously film as I walked the aisles, and the you'll see the results here. Anyone that works at MI5 or the CIA can rest easy - I have no talents for being a spy. LOL

I missed a chance at filming the 2500yen watermelons as I walked in, but I got some decent footage in other areas of the store.

Enjoy the silliness, and email or comment if you have other food-related questions.

Cheers,
Jason

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  • HAHA I thought I'd seen all your videos, obviously not. made me laugh. I love the music in the markets. we don't have that in the UK. That is reason enough to go to Japan!

  • @monkeystu52 well, with 300+ vids on the public site, I hope you haven't seen them ALL...that's just too much Jason for any one person... :)

  • That American style food must really put a dent in your budget, eh? Since I've moved to Japan I've totally given up cheese completely. It's just wayyyy too expensive. I'm also dismayed (and surprised) how expensive regular yellow mustard is here (about 200 Yen for a teeny-tiny bottle). I've remedied that lately by developing a taste for some varieties of miso paste which can be used in a similar fashion to mustard. Although a little "odd" I like mixing miso and mayo together often as well.

  • being back in the States for a while now, I'm starting to realize just how much I was paying for certain things like tortillas and cheese, but in a way it was still worth it to me.

  • With limited Japanese is it hard to figure out what you are buying or are there detailed enough pictures for you to tell?

  • it can be tough at times - but you can ask - or bring a dictionary along the first few times - and many of the packages have some English on them, which is a big help. It really, really helps to learn katakana for grocery shopping.

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  • Taking elevator music TO THE NEXT LEVEL!!!

  • lol at the music! XD

  • 105 yen for pepsi....Dream come true

  • Hey, if you ever want to try out some delicious Japanese chips you should buy コーンポタージュ. Simply delicious. The コーンポタージュ soup is really good too. I usually eat it for breakfast with a piece of toast and an egg on top. : )

  • @myargonauts Honestly Jason you have no idea! - I only found you in the last 8 months, I had a lot of catching up to do, and being a student, I had to find a good source of procrastination! Think I've seen them all now (aside from the sumo!) and it's never "too much Jason"! - plus means i don't ask questions you have allready answered!

    As for this video I keep looking at things (like the rice!) and thinking "man that's expensive", but I guess it's all relative.

  • lol that is wht my dad does

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