What did you do while you were in Tokyo, Rodney?

Um, went to the 100 Yen store, mostly.  Why? Because it is my favorite place in Tokyo, if not on earth.

Molly took us to the 100 Yen store in our neighborhood on our first full day in Tokyo.  In the 5 subsequent weeks, we've been dozens of times; sometimes twice in a day.  We've taken visitors, bought gifts, and spent rain soaked hours just browsing the aisles.

The concept is akin to the dollar store but there is more of a focus on crafts and home decor and the stuff is amazingly high quality.  As I've been packing up today and organizing the apartment, I'm astonished by how bad ass the stuff we bought there is.  A brief summary of my favorite scores, each for about $1.20:

Fleece lined winter hat, which is actually cute and I'm wearing as I type.
Soy sauce
Bathmat
Crazy high quality nail polish that didn't chip for weeks
A set of 4 prettily painted wooden chopsticks
Package of 10 arty cards to accompany gifts
Sharp knife for cooking
Speakers for the the laptop
Surge protector
Black leggings
Set of 2 handtowels

I could really go on and on about this place and its awesomeness.  Suffice it to say, our stay here was made far more comfortable by the creature comforts afforded to us at rock bottom prices, courtesy of the Sensa store in Sangenjaya.