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rice ball case

rice ball case

If you are lazy enough not to make a cute bento, (yes, I am!) now here’s so many kind of rice ball cases!

rice ball case

Just make a rice ball, put it in the case, and you can buy some side dishes for that :P

rice ball case searched in rakuten (international shipping shops)

G Shock Mini from COOKIE fortune

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G Shock Mini from COOKIE fortune

Casio G Shock Mini is collaborated with COOKIE fortune.

G Shock Mini from COOKIE fortune

The G Shock Mini features luxurious materials such as rhinestone and heart charm. The black luster detail will give a casual but elegant look.

Aya Noguchi & Balcony Family’s Diary (japanese)
Balcony official site (japanese)

Hello Kitty loves the sun (Hello Kitty solar power cellphone charger)

Hello Kitty loves the sun

I got a “Hello Kitty shaped Solar Charge Eco”. She loves sun, not for tanning…
to make some energy from solar power for cellphones!

Hello Kitty loves the sun

I always forget to charge my phone and sometimes it goes down. HK will help me!

Hello Kitty loves the sun

Hello Kitty Solar Charge Eco (Japanese)

Bracelet (Misanga) from Raffia

Bracelet(Misanga) from Raffia

This is a Misanga which is an good luck charm made from knotted embroidery gimp from Raffia. It’s a comfortable and casual piece, great for everyday wear.

Bracelet(Misanga) from Raffia

I love the funny skull charm with pink gimp.

Raffia (japanese)
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Hotel Claska

CLASKA

Hotel Claska is known well as designer’s hotel in Tokyo. The concept of Claska is to stay as living. You can enjoy Japanese modern living style to stay there.

CLASKA

CLASKA

There are art space and souvenir shop in it.

CLASKA
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The book of koginzashi (by Fugeiten)

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Our leader and bag designer, Yoko Tsukamatsu published new book of koginzashi. Koginzashi is a traditional and exquisite embroidery works from Northern part of Japan.

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This book was written by Yoko and culinary artist Ricca Fukuda. They team up the unit named “Fugeiten“.

Fugeiten re-appreciated Mingei movement(the Japanese folk art movement in the late 1920s and 1930s in Japan). And now they re-produce koginzashi with modern attitude.

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They suggest how to stitch koginzashi on bags, jeans and scarfs on this book. Now available on Amazon.co.jp

Amazon.co.jp: koginzashi no hon

faraway wishlist - Hand Bag for Space Travel

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I do wish to get “Hand Bag for Space Travel” - it is a cellphone designed by Yayoi Kusama.

Now on sale, the price is 100,000 yen (over 1,000US dollars)!!
Faraway for me, yes, it’s like a space travel!

Yayoi Kusama - Hand Bag for Space Travel

Yayoi Kusama - Hand Bag for Space Travel

OMG my friend got it!
Prettier than pictures on the web…Can you see the surface contains a
lot of glitter!? :D

Art Editions Yayoi Kusama “Hand Bag for Space Travel”
Yayoi Kusama - Wikipedia
Yayoi Kusama Official Site

Hello Kitty postage stamp

Hello Kitty postage stamp

New design of Hello Kitty stamp are on sale at post office!

Hello Kitty postage stamp

Last summer, I got many sheets of the stamp “HK & her BF Daniel in kimono”.

Hello Kitty postage stamp

I still have some, however who can stop buying the latest one? ;P

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