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Japanese Omelet Rice

Japanese Omelet Rice

Japanese Omelet Rice is called Omurice in Japanese. It is made with fried rice which is wrapped by omelet.

Japanese Omelet Rice

Everybody including kids loves omurice in Japan.
There are various Omurice you can choose at the omurice restaurant “Pomu no ki”.

Pomu no ki (in Japanese)
Omurice recipe - Japanese Omelet Rice (about.com)

Hello Kitty bouquet

I found them at Sanrio official flower and zakka shop. kitty’s face made by white carnations.

Hello Kitty bouquet

They make passersby happy smile. (^-^)
I hope someone adopt them soon!

hello kitty bouquet

flower gift ; Sanrio Online Shop (ships Japan only)

What is “chara-ben”?

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This chara-ben’s motif is “NARUTO“!!

Right now, the “chara-ben” is hugely booming among kids!

“Chara-ben” is a kid’s “bento” lunch box with rice, sausages or cheese making shapes of those popular characters. “Chara-ben”’s pronunciation is [kara-ben] .

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You can even buy the recipes or tools specifically designed for making “chara-ben”.

“chara-ben ” recipe
Flickr: Photos from luckysundae

Hikone Castle (Hikonyan on YouTube)

Hikone Castle

Hikone is a city located just in the middle between Kyoto and Nagoya. There is the Hikone Castle, which was built in 1600’s, and is now designated as a national treasure.

Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle

This year, the mascot character “Hikonyan”, created for their tourism campaign has become very popular, triggered by the video clip introduced on the YouTube. It has been played more than 200,000 times in total.

Hikonyan 2


There were groups of very excited girls exclaiming “Kawaii!!!” and taking photos in front of the Hikone Castle.

and brodcasted to all japan.
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Hikone Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hikone, Shiga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
hikonyan

Merry Green Christmas in Isetan (again)

I went to Isetan today and found there’s a green forest in the shop…
People are queueing to buy “Green Santa Christmas charity” BE@RBRICK.
I also queued and get them!!

merry green christmas

merry green christmas

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I think it is very good kawaii become charity, but slightly disappointed they cut the woods for this event :(

Isetan:Merry Green Christmas
OPENERS | Merry Green Christmas
Green Santa

Ningyo-yaki : small snack cakes

ningyo-yaki

Ningyo-yaki is a small snack cake and is made by cooking batter of flour, eggs and sugar in an iron mold. They are sold both with and without “anko(sweet bean paste)” . While many ningyo-yaki are in a traditional shape of “shichifukujin “.

I got the ones in a shape of vegetable from Taishido. I can eat them at one bite.

Flickr: Search “ningyo-yaki”
Taishido(Ningyo-yaki shop)

Suica penguin part2 (I love Suica Penguin,too)

I’m not a big collector of Suica Penguin goods but I do love the Suica penguin. I got some stuffed Penguins, a Penguin pass holder, a ballpoint pen…

Suica Penguin01

Suica Penguin02

Suica penguin part1

suica penguin
by msk

This penguin is the mascot character of “Suica”, which is a prepaid card available for JR east (the train lines around Tokyo).

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by Nemo’s great uncle

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by Kanko*

You can get various character products at the station’s kiosks, pay by Suica, and of course, by cash.

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momo-cyan became a Japanese sweet.

I got a Momo-cyan sweet and mitarashi-dango at a Japanese-style confectionery shop”oosumi-tamaya”.

sooo cute to eat Momo-cyan.

Momo-cyan sweet

Momo-cyan sweet

Momo-cyan is a PostPet Momo the Pink Teddy Bear.
mitarashi-dango are dipped in sweet syrup made with soysauce, sugar and starch.

mitarashi-dango

mitarashi-dango

PostPet,oosumi-tamaya

oden-kun

takakos closet

Hi,I’m oden-kun. I bring you a little happiness when you eat me.(wow!)
yummmmmmmmmmmmmy!!!!

oden-kun

and raaaaaaps!!!!!!!!

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