February 28, 2008
As an update, we are now living in our place, for about two days now. We have only the basics that we bought about a week ago. Today, I’ve been marveling at my kitchen appliances.
Friends, this is my washer. (It’s in the kitchen, separated by a little baker’s rack).
These are my washer buttons.
As you can see, its a Toshiba washer, and according to my U.S. knowledge, Toshiba only made really complicated things, like computers. Here, Toshiba makes ANYTHING: rice cookers, denki pots (hot water pots), heaters, and apparently, washers. I think you need a closer look at these buttons.
I have no idea what these buttons are for. Only after several (maybe 12) wrong choices did I find the one that turns the washer ON. This one in particular really baffled me today.
When it was lit, the washer only filled for 30 seconds, and as the light blinked, the washer moved around inside until I pushed the button again. Who knows.
This is my fridge. High tech, eh? (Naturally, its Toshiba. They make fridges, too, I guess.)
I’ve never seen a fridge with so many compartments. The bottom is a freezer.
Complete with Coffee Roaster Panama roast and pepperoni. :) The second drawer is a crisper with a removable tray.
The third and fourth compartments are made up of an ice maker and another little freezer.
These are the buttons I push to get my fridge to pop open. There was another “eco-friendly,” high-tech fridge were the doors would close and seal themselves with a light tap.
This is the inside. As you can see, its a little sparse, as we just moved in.
..and this is where you put the ice maker water.. and eggs. 
And — perhaps my favorite part of the kitchen — a DISHWASHER! We didn’t even have one in the States, so I am really excited about this tiny little thing. It’s so cute.
The entire top rack folds up and away if I want to put anything “big” in the bottom (not American standards, here — think small).
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February 28, 2008 at 5:37 am
Looks like there’s another way to work that washer… Do you know Braille, Jamie?
Love the pics! The Coffee Roaster made it all the way to Japan. Gary should be proud.
February 29, 2008 at 3:09 am
wow.
1st observation: your washer appears to have “powerful air dry”!?
2nd observation: your washer shows the Liters for the load sizes instead of “small, med large..”
Also: maybe it would be easier to learn braille…instead of what those buttons are.
speaking of braille. im wondering if your washer would tell you what colors your clothes are…since its geared for the visually impaired!
im glad you get to joy such wonders.
February 29, 2008 at 5:02 pm
haha! I actually have a funny story about trying to use a washer and dryer when I was in japan. Long story short, we ended up wringing our sopping wet laundry out in the shower. Good Luck!