I’ve written about local specialty Kewpie dolls before. This time, let me focus on Hokkaido’s Kewpie dolls! Hokkaido is a very popular prefecture for tourists and has a lot…

  I found a funny mouse called “Darumouse” online. It is shaped daruma doll, and the way to use it is different from usual mouse. It has a sensor inside…

  If you like Japanese art and to build your muscle, you may find it interesting. I found this unique weigh that makes exercise more fun!  

      I asked my friend who is from another country and lives in Japan, “what is your favorite Japanese character?” and she answered quickly, “Hello Kitty.” Hello Kitty…

  This Japanese Karakuri (mechanical) doll was made between 1840 to 1850 by Hisashige Tanaka (1799-1881）who is also known as “Karakuri Giemon”. He is one of the founders of what…

  The other day, I wrote about a crab catching crane game. Today, I want to introduce a different unique crane game called “UFO BALANCE CATCHER”, which will be released…

  Have you played Crane Game? As you know, it’s an arcade game that anyone can enjoy from young children to grandpa/grandma.     It’s kind of hard to control…

  March 3 rd is “Hina-matsuri (Doll Festival)” in Japan. It’s considered as Girl’s Day because it’s a day to pray for young girl’s growth and happiness. For the day,…

There are strange dolls exhibited at [W:Ninohe Station] in [W:Iwate Prefecture]. I found the pictures of them, so let me share with you.   They are so desperate, but only…

      Young children to elders, almost everyone knows Licca-chan the fashion doll in Japan. It was released in 1967 by Japanese toy company Takara, and by the 40th…

America-born Kewpie is so loved and popular in Japan. Especially small sized kewpie doll key chains and cell-phone straps are sold well. They are in varieties of costumes, and there…