Went to Towada to settle our tax. Based on our past experience, it would take less than 2 hours to settle it but this time it took us 4 hours! Yes! S waited in line (no seats) for 4 hours, its not like in Singapore where you press to get a queue ticket and sit and wait for your number to be call. Here (at least in Towada), everyone was standing in line for hours. I was waiting in the car studying (since I knew it would be long) but eventually gave up (No way I could have study for 4 hours right and I was freezing and hungry in the car). We reached at 10.30am and left around 2pm.
Apparently Japanese government started a new registration system from last year, sending all Japanese resident a card called My Number マイナンバー). Its like our NRIC or social security number to trace everyone and to streamline government agencies (Surprise right? Japan did not have this system since last year so tax evasion is done easily or cheat welfare benefits and each government agencies have no access to one another). Anyway, this year in the taxation paperwork, everyone has to fill in this "My Number" and almost all the elderly did not know about it. Hence it took double amount of time to explain what is "My Number" to them and best some were hard on hearing. So S spent 4 hours waiting behind those people who were struggling or half deaf.....
Finally when it ended, we went to the cafe to have our lunch. Their menu was overwhelming, I would prefer the menu stated which are the recommendation and some pictures of the food. It just 1 page menu with 40 over choices.
https://tabelog.com/en/aomori/A0203/A020304/2002358/
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| Antique atmosphere (Plants or withered plants with old decorations). Stepped into another era. |
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| delicious but too much. Could not finish it |
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| Located near driving school and veterinary university. |
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