Ayumi Hamasaki's Next Level USB Memory Encore Edition
Feb 27,2009
Ayumi Hamasaki USB Encore-Edition In Stock
Last week, Ayumi Hamasaki's Next Level [USB-memory] was sold out in a flash on its release date. But the encore edition is available now! Please order as soon as you can because we do not know when the manufacturer will stop accepting orders.
*Please note that encore edition will come in a clear case.
Well, today it's snowing in Japan and it is FREEZING. Speaking of coldness, Japanese take long bathes to heat up our body before we go to bed. Many people would be suprised if they have never seen a Japanese bathroom. Toilets are never placed in the same room with the tub. We have a separate room for the toilet. The bathroom has a bathtub and a space to was the body. It's like we have a shower room right next to the tub. Except that we have a little chair to sit down while we wash our body.
Unlike western bathrooms where the body is washed inside the tub, Japanese always wash bodies outside the tub. Then when the body is clean, we are able to jump in the tub. Then we go out once again to wash our hair and face. So basically we repeatedly go in and out. We use the same water for all family members. This is why we have to be clean before we go in the tub because everybody uses the same water in the tub. We do not drain for each family member. This may sound gross to you but Japanese can not understand why foreigners can wash their body and hair in the tub and still soak in the dirty water. But I'm OK with both.
Japanese just loves to take bathes. We go on trips to bathe at famous hot springs. I'm pretty sure the most popular tour in Japan is the one to go take a bathe at hot springs.
Last week, Ayumi Hamasaki's Next Level [USB-memory] was sold out in a flash on its release date. But the encore edition is available now! Please order as soon as you can because we do not know when the manufacturer will stop accepting orders.
*Please note that encore edition will come in a clear case.
Well, today it's snowing in Japan and it is FREEZING. Speaking of coldness, Japanese take long bathes to heat up our body before we go to bed. Many people would be suprised if they have never seen a Japanese bathroom. Toilets are never placed in the same room with the tub. We have a separate room for the toilet. The bathroom has a bathtub and a space to was the body. It's like we have a shower room right next to the tub. Except that we have a little chair to sit down while we wash our body.
Unlike western bathrooms where the body is washed inside the tub, Japanese always wash bodies outside the tub. Then when the body is clean, we are able to jump in the tub. Then we go out once again to wash our hair and face. So basically we repeatedly go in and out. We use the same water for all family members. This is why we have to be clean before we go in the tub because everybody uses the same water in the tub. We do not drain for each family member. This may sound gross to you but Japanese can not understand why foreigners can wash their body and hair in the tub and still soak in the dirty water. But I'm OK with both.
Japanese just loves to take bathes. We go on trips to bathe at famous hot springs. I'm pretty sure the most popular tour in Japan is the one to go take a bathe at hot springs.
Ayumi Hamasaki's Next Level USB Memory Encore Edition Comments
This USB stick is a pretty cool idea. It's just a shame that I've never really been an Ayu fan: if Ringo Shiina released a USB album, I would HAVE to own it! I'll be buying her Ringo EXPO 08 DVD.
I suppose the main way us westerners know about hot springs is through anime, since so many anime series have a hot springs episode. But since you mentioned both hot springs and snow, I remembered Yasunari Kawabata's book "Snow Country" (Yukiguni), set in a hot springs town in a very snowy part of the country. Have you read it, Mana-san? It's really excellent, though very sad.
I suppose the main way us westerners know about hot springs is through anime, since so many anime series have a hot springs episode. But since you mentioned both hot springs and snow, I remembered Yasunari Kawabata's book "Snow Country" (Yukiguni), set in a hot springs town in a very snowy part of the country. Have you read it, Mana-san? It's really excellent, though very sad.
by Sheepless : Feb 27,2009
USB would have been nice to collect, unfortunately I'm not a fan of Ayumi Hamasaki at all. If it were from my favorite artist I would die if I didn't get to order it.
Great blog by the way!!
Great blog by the way!!
by Jen : Feb 28,2009
YEAH!!! Thank you so much my dear Mana and all CDJapan for give us this new opportunity to obtain the USB stick. I`m really happy now(Yahoooo!!) My first USB and from one of my favorites singers. Maybe in the future Hikki or Kuu-chan make the same some day...
Totally apart, your tradition of baths is a complete routine and take MUUUUCH TIME. Japanese must have many problems to go at work every morning if you do this or maybe you are a very early rising people. Je,je.
Totally apart, your tradition of baths is a complete routine and take MUUUUCH TIME. Japanese must have many problems to go at work every morning if you do this or maybe you are a very early rising people. Je,je.
by Ken007 : Feb 28,2009
Gah! I already preordered elsewhere cuz it took CDJ a while to list it after another online store ;__; I already got the 2CD+DVD from here though, maybe I'll get a spare copy after my next pay though, it's such an awesome item! ^_^
Heaps of people appreciate your restocking though~
I can't imagine it to be so cold, I have been to Falls Creek though which was pretty cold, but that was only 10 days holiday - could I survive cold temperatures every day?
As Japanese have such long bath times, like cooking preparation and lots of study and work, is this why so many Japanese anime and TV shows have characters waking up so early? I wake up at 6.30am for work but I'm in my 20s! Do young kids wake up really early as well?
Heaps of people appreciate your restocking though~
I can't imagine it to be so cold, I have been to Falls Creek though which was pretty cold, but that was only 10 days holiday - could I survive cold temperatures every day?
As Japanese have such long bath times, like cooking preparation and lots of study and work, is this why so many Japanese anime and TV shows have characters waking up so early? I wake up at 6.30am for work but I'm in my 20s! Do young kids wake up really early as well?
by Kariya : Mar 01,2009
How freezing is it in Japan? It was -23 here the other day!
But anyways, I'm trying to understand your concept of bathing but I don't really get it. If your body is clean then why are you jumping back in the tub?
Unless if by clean you mean soaping up your body and jumping back in the tub to rinse. Wouldn't that make the last person rinse in a tub full of soapy dirty water? That to me is like not rinsing at all!
To kind of answer your foreigner question; we don't really take baths anymore. Everyone showers. It's quicker, more hygienic, saves water, and does less damage to your skin than taking baths. When we shower, the water drains as we shower so there's no dirty water reservoir. Besides, I find it rather difficult to wash my hair while bathing as there is no water current from a shower head to wash my hair so I'd have to be pretty acrobatic in order to dip my hair in the tub while inside. Bathing would be something I'd do when I was a child. But that's our culture.
But anyways, I'm trying to understand your concept of bathing but I don't really get it. If your body is clean then why are you jumping back in the tub?
Unless if by clean you mean soaping up your body and jumping back in the tub to rinse. Wouldn't that make the last person rinse in a tub full of soapy dirty water? That to me is like not rinsing at all!
To kind of answer your foreigner question; we don't really take baths anymore. Everyone showers. It's quicker, more hygienic, saves water, and does less damage to your skin than taking baths. When we shower, the water drains as we shower so there's no dirty water reservoir. Besides, I find it rather difficult to wash my hair while bathing as there is no water current from a shower head to wash my hair so I'd have to be pretty acrobatic in order to dip my hair in the tub while inside. Bathing would be something I'd do when I was a child. But that's our culture.
by wohjai : Mar 04,2009
>Sheepless
Wow, you read Yasunari Kawabata? That's very impressive. I should be ashamed that I haven't read that book when I'm the Japanese. Thank you for recommendig though.
>Jen, thank you for posting your comment! I haven't seen you before!
>Kariya I'm so sorry that you had to order is somewhere else. But I'm happy you got it! I know you are a big fan of AYU!
Wow, you read Yasunari Kawabata? That's very impressive. I should be ashamed that I haven't read that book when I'm the Japanese. Thank you for recommendig though.
>Jen, thank you for posting your comment! I haven't seen you before!
>Kariya I'm so sorry that you had to order is somewhere else. But I'm happy you got it! I know you are a big fan of AYU!
by Manababy : Mar 05,2009
>Ken, Kariya, and wohjai
Let me clarify this whole bath thing. I noticed that my explanation lacked a lot of details. Japanese rarely take baths in the morning. Probably 80 % takes long hot baths at night. People who prefer taking baths in the morning goes in the shower, so we don't wake up early to take a bath.
Also, we don't go back in the tub to rinse the soap. There is absolutely no soap in the water. Everytime we wash our body or use shampoo, we go out of the tub to the shower space and rinse everything off and then go back into the tub.
Let me clarify this whole bath thing. I noticed that my explanation lacked a lot of details. Japanese rarely take baths in the morning. Probably 80 % takes long hot baths at night. People who prefer taking baths in the morning goes in the shower, so we don't wake up early to take a bath.
Also, we don't go back in the tub to rinse the soap. There is absolutely no soap in the water. Everytime we wash our body or use shampoo, we go out of the tub to the shower space and rinse everything off and then go back into the tub.
by Manababy : Mar 05,2009
Wohjai, it's interesting what you have said because Japanese believe it is very good for the body to take baths. Many beauty books in Japan recommend taking long baths. It says it is good how Japanese repeatedly go in and out the hot water. It makes the blood circulation good, helping body temperature to rise and consequently helps to loose some weight.
Almost all Japanese models or actors say the key to maintain beauty is to take a long bath.
Almost all Japanese models or actors say the key to maintain beauty is to take a long bath.
by Manababy : Mar 05,2009
Yeah, first time posting here. Just wanted to say thanks for your great service. My CDs arrived in excellent condition (got them a while back; used your website twice).
I have a question about CD ordering: I noticed that a CD I want is out of stock here, but in other websites, it doesn't say it's in stock from their warehouse but it sounds like it's available but need to order it from the supplier. I'm thinking that the CD should come from the same supplier. If it's out of stock here, shouldn't the CD be out of stock everywhere else? Appreciating your help.
I have a question about CD ordering: I noticed that a CD I want is out of stock here, but in other websites, it doesn't say it's in stock from their warehouse but it sounds like it's available but need to order it from the supplier. I'm thinking that the CD should come from the same supplier. If it's out of stock here, shouldn't the CD be out of stock everywhere else? Appreciating your help.
by Jen : Mar 05,2009
Jen
Well of course the manufacturer are the same for all of us but we have different suppliers. And our supplier happened to go out of stock faster than other places I guess. I am really sorry that we don't have the CD you want though.
Well of course the manufacturer are the same for all of us but we have different suppliers. And our supplier happened to go out of stock faster than other places I guess. I am really sorry that we don't have the CD you want though.
by Manababy : Mar 05,2009
Hmm...well that's just from what I've heard. Your side could be true. But I just hear that since you're taking long baths, you're soaking your skin in the water for a prolonged period of time which will make your skin wrinkle and dry afterwards. But I don't know, you could be right too because people who swim are very healthy, have nice smooth skin, and can easily build strength and progress blood flow within their bodies and they're always in the water. Maybe you can ask a beauty magazine in Japan for me and find out :)
by wohjai : Mar 06,2009
I guess we are both right. You are probably doing the right thing for the skin type for your country and we are doing what is best for our skin type.
Japanese use bath powder to moisterize our skin. My skin definitely feels better when I take a long bath. Whenever I have a bad skin day, I take long baths and open up my pores with the steam. The next day, my skin gets so smooth! Japanese bath powder also contains herbal powder and makes us recover from exhaustion. So it's common sense in Japan to to take a long bath when we are extremely tired.
Japanese use bath powder to moisterize our skin. My skin definitely feels better when I take a long bath. Whenever I have a bad skin day, I take long baths and open up my pores with the steam. The next day, my skin gets so smooth! Japanese bath powder also contains herbal powder and makes us recover from exhaustion. So it's common sense in Japan to to take a long bath when we are extremely tired.
by Manababy : Mar 06,2009
