So now I have a heater in my room that does more than act as a fire without the comforting sounds and hypnotic movements. Really, that stove only had the downsides of fire-heat. It was a God-send those days though.
Now I spend my days in comfort, allowing my electric bill to steadily climb (to which I say, meh, it is still cheap). If I have successfully conquered heating my room, why then would I continue to talk about heating? Really, there a ton of interesting things here to see and do, but the Japanese have several other intuitive ways of heating, read on!