The end of year cleaning frenzy has begun. Everyone in Tokyo is tidying house before the new year begins. A friend once commented that the only time his kitchen was grease free was on the last day of the year when his wife finished the annual house cleaning.

The shops have every variety cleaning and tidying convenience—brooms, shelf paper, bleach. And plenty of new appliances including stoves, perhaps for those unfortunates who find the grease just won’t come off.

As for my own cleaning, I’m focusing on getting rid of grease in the kitchen cabinets. Starting with a half-eaten bag of potato chips….yum. Posted by kuri at December 27, 2001 04:22 PM