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Hello Kitty Lovers

author Posted by: kirin on date Mar 11th, 2010 | filed Filed under: Tokyo Kawaii TV

★Hello Kitty Lovers★
14/NOV/2009 on air

***When there are more than 2 x Tokyo Kawaii TV videos in the “home” page of this blog, you can see only latest one’s screen. But that doesn’t mean you cannot watch the previous one(s). To watch previous one(s), just click the title of the post and you’ll see the screen will appear.
***Sometimes it seems an error occurs that video is not corresponding to the title of the post, even though the HTML code is corresponding. To avoid this, click the title of the post before you just click to play the video. Sorry for confusion, I have no idea why this error happens.

How much do you like Hello Kitty? I think some of the Hello Kitty lovers go way too much, at the same time though it’s amazing that Kitty-chan can attract them that much!

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What are they saying? I can tell you…

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Made-in-Japan toys

author Posted by: kirin on date Mar 9th, 2010 | filed Filed under: something interesting, what's new?

The video introduces what kind of toys are hot now inside and outside Japan!

Suffering from decreasing numbers of children, Japanese toy makers nowadays have to change target from kids to adult customers and foreign customers.

“Taikenou” (*caution: It makes sounds.) (2499yen) is a toy that allows us to have simulated experience of crime lab. The kit is not even a dummy, it’s exactly the same one that the examiners actually are using. There are several kinds of kits such as blood test, pH measurement kit, as well as the fingerprint detection kit introduced in the video.

“I-SOBOT” (*caution: It makes sounds after you choose your language.) is an expensive high tech robot (32,190yen) that is designed for adult customers to play with.

4D dissection puzzle and crystal puzzle are also popular. Above all, Choro-Q hybrid is overwhelmingly popular today. It recorded a huge hit with 200,000 sales from release.

Tamiya is the most famous plamodel toy company in Japan. There is a mini circuit on the 2nd floor of Tamiya plamodel factory in Shimbashi, Tokyo where salaried male workers drop by to play with their mini 4WD cars before they go back home. Most of them are the generation who played with mini 4WD car toys when they were kids. There are over 150 kinds of parts for modification to customize “my car”.

Foreigners also like Japanese toys, too. “Made-in-Japan” is regarded as a good brand in the U.S toy industry. Above all, Bakugan is bestselling in New York. Bayblade is so hot in Korea. They like to hold Bayblade tournaments from time to time.

Do you like Japanese toys?
I liked to play with Decotti from Takara Tomy. :) Same as kawaii, I don’t think it’s childish or silly for adults to play with toys like these. With kids, adults can enjoy more with these toys.

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Some changes

author Posted by: kirin on date Mar 7th, 2010 | filed Filed under: announcement & info.

This post is only to inform my blog readers of some changes I made today.

Change1: About page is a bit modified.
Change2: Links page is accessible from “Blogroll” at the sidebar, not from the menu bar any longer as it used to.
Change3: Hire Me! page is added to the menu bar.

Thanks!
Kirin

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Kawaii 300yen shop

author Posted by: kirin on date Mar 6th, 2010 | filed Filed under: kawaii shop, my kawaii

Some time ago I introduced kawaii 100 yen shops in Japan. Today I’d like to introduce you some of kawaii 300 yen shops in Japan. 100yen goods will be limited, but 300yen allows us more variety of goods to choose from, and they are all so cute and useful but they don’t look cheap.

3COINS
I think they are most well-known 300yen shop in Japan. They have many branch stores in Japan. Of course I’ve shopped there from time to time. (After all it’s 315yen, including consumption tax.)

3coins Kawaii 300yen shop

CouCou
There are not many CouCou stores, but I’ve been to the one in Daikanyama and found it so kawaii!

coucou1 Kawaii 300yen shop

Zoom in picture…it looks fun, isn’t it?

coucou2 Kawaii 300yen shop

Inside picture…so many cute stuff for all 300 yen each.

coucou3 Kawaii 300yen shop

YouYou
It seems they don’t have a store/company website. I’ve been to the one in Shinjuku.

YouYou Kawaii 300yen shop

Mikazuki Momoko
I’ve never been to Mikazuki Momoko store yet as their stores are not in my area. But they look nice from their website. ;)

If you have only been to Daiso to seek 100 yen goods, or to Tokyu Hands or LOFT for more expensive goods, try 300yen shop!

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Sakura Songs

author Posted by: kirin on date Mar 4th, 2010 | filed Filed under: Uncategorized, what's new?

It’s high time for Sakura (cherry blossoms) songs in Japan~!!!

Let me break down above video with each song from Youtube.
Very new and popular Sakura song!
Sakura no Shiori/AKB48

Sakura Ame/JUJU

Sakurasaku/Kie Kitano

Sakurae/Yuzu

The Sakura songs young people like to listen to.
No.1 Sakurazaka/Masaharu Hukuyama

No.2 Sakura/Ketsumeishi

No.3 Sakura/Kobukuro

No.4 Sakura/Naotaro Moriyama

No.3 Sakura/FunkyMonkeyBabys

Others
Sakura/Ikimonogakari

When cherry blossoms start blooming, it’s likely to be the end of school year and fiscal year in Japan. That means, it’s the time to say good-bye to the classmates or coworkers who may join different school/class/working place from April. In Japan Feb-March to April is the season of sorrowing farewell in exchange for new encounters. (That’s why Sakura songs released during this period are likely hit!) Cherry blossoms are exactly the flowers in this period. They are not just beautiful to us. I think we definitely overlay our sensitive feelings or memories or expectations ( to see new people by the time the blossoms fall) on cherry blossoms. They are that special, and you’ll see there’s no wonder we LOVE Sakura songs! They are very much suitable as love songs!!

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