The lounge

We succumbed to buying the piece of furniture that every house should have.  The humble lounge.  As nice as it is to sit on the floor, (or sit on something else which is on the floor) sometimes it's nice to sit/lie/sleep/lounge on a lounge.  We could do without a lounge for one year, but it got to the point that we decided it's time to be westerners again.  

And isn't it nice to have... I think we've gotten our money worth out of it and it's only been a week or two. 

Furniture delivery in Japan is a really good service.  For one thing - it's free!  It's expected that you want it delivered (and carried up the five flights of stairs).  They also assemble it for you (unwrap it, screw the legs on, etc) and then take the rubbish away.