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Happy Valentine’s Day! 2010

Happy Valentine's Day!

These lovely Piggies are free gift from Matsuya Ginza department store.
You can get it when you buy chocolates at the valentine’s chotolate section.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you all are having a special day with someone you love!

Matsuya ginza

Bento Box at Hiroshima station

Bento Box at Hiroshima station

I got this Bento Box at Hiroshima station. This is a Sushi Bento including Chirashi Sushi (scattered sushi) which is middle part of it.

Bento Box at Hiroshima station

Top the rice with the slices of renkons,eggs,a boiled shrimp,a matsutake-mushroom and salmon roe… I love Chirashi Sushi sooo much. It’s very healthy!

EKIBEN (japanese)
What is Ekiben?
Ekiben (wikipedia)

snow day at Tokyo Univ Feb 2010

snow day at Tokyo univ Feb 2010

These days, It’s very cold in Tokyo. Snow covered Tokyo.

snow day at Tokyo univ Feb 2010

snow day at Tokyo univ Feb 2010

It’s first time on this winter season. I went to see snow at Tokyo univ’s ground.

snow day at Tokyo univ Feb 2010

University of Tokyo
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Licca-chan doll wearing school uniform

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Licca-chan doll was released in 1967 (like Babie doll). Now some schools start to sell Licca-chan doll wearing their school uniform for the graduates.

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I hope to make it with my highschool uniform.

Licca-chan
School unifrom Licca-chan

Kamawanu tenugui for good luck

Kamawanu tenugui shop

For new year’s new start, I went to Kamawanu Daikanyama and got a tenugui for good luck 2010.

Kamawanu tenugui

This design named “ami (net)”.
I hope I can catch a lot of happiness! ;)

Kamawanu (japanese)
Kamawanu - what is tenugui? (English)

Moss in Rabbit Bowl

Moss in Rabbit Bowl

I got a Moss in Rabbit Bowl from my friend as a christmas gift.

Moss in Rabbit Bowl

It’s soooo adorable.
I’m looking forward to taking care of this little moss garden.

Moss in Rabbit Bowl

suzukiya (japanese)
kokedama

Japanese sweets packaging in a Shishi and a Daruma

Japanese sweets packaging in a Shishi and a Daruma

Daruma is a doll from which Bodhidharma was made as a model. The eyes of Daruma are usually blank when sold as a means to keep track of goals or big tasks and motivate them to work to the finish, and paint the another eye when the wish is suitable.

Japanese sweets packaging in a Shishi and a Daruma

Mame Kinton “Sweetened Small Red Bean” wrapped by Daruma paper.

Japanese sweets packaging in a Shishi and a Daruma

Shishi is translated as “lion” but it can also refer to a deer or dog with magical properties and the power to repel evil spirits. Omochi “Soft Rice Cake” contains black sesame bean paste wrapped by Shishi paper.

SEIKANIN (japanese)
Daruma (wikipedia)

A Happy New MEW Year! - fake pancake tiger

A Happy

Hi, I’m late, but I wish to say all of you “A Happy New Mew Year!” :)
I and my hubby made postcard, best wishes for year of the tiger…!

A Happy

The fake pancake tiger is made of clay.
Hope you have a greatest 2010!!

wikipedia-Japanese New Year
wikipedia-Sexagenary cycle

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