生協

Still not driving in Japan. The roads are still too narrow (I guess they won't change) and my husband's BMW is still too big for me (I guess that doesn't change either unless he changes the car). So, how do I survive here? I'm getting a huge help from the weekly Seikyo food coop delivery service in terms of the grocery/supply shopping. This system is actually one of those things I wanted to try anyway while I'm in Japan. It's sort of like the Mennonite vegetable delivery but what they have are not only the vegetables and fruits but also milk and breads, cakes and sweets, beer and wine, fish and meat, specialty from Hokkaido or Fukuoka or wherever, underwear, socks, toilet paper, toothbrushes, kitchen utensils, vitamins and supplements,....basically, everything you need!

日本ではいまだに運転できずにいます。道はあいかわらず狭いし、ＢＭＷはあいかわらず大きいし・・・（左右はだいぶ慣れてきたけれど）。で、日用品の買い物でおおいに助かっているのが、週に一度の生協（おうちコープ）の配達です。実はこれも「日本で（一度は）やってみたかったこと」のひとつだったので、毎週楽しくカタログを眺めています（わざわざ札幌や福岡に行かなくても全国のものが載っている！　凄い！）。