Nomihodai = all you can drink for 2-3 hours at a set price of around $16-40 (depending on the place you go). I've come to love Japanese alcohol buffets and karaoke although, it's all been with mostly other gaijin. Once the term starts, I'm sure I'll spend more money drinking with Japanese people too. Kirin's Aki Aji (Autumn Flavor) is not worth the $2.75 I paid for. But I am looking forward to Winter Aji, Summer Aji, and Spring Aji during my time here... Also, to play music here you have to rent out a jam room for a couple hours. My friends got a complaint from their neighbors just for playing guitar loudly during the day.
and I've successfully not drank a single can of chu-hi in the less than 2 weeks that I've been here.