Apple shares her experience of visiting Sanrio Puroland. Have you been there?
I notice that there are many Hello Kitty fans here in TokyoKawaiiEtc. So I thought of sharing this place with you.
Well, Hello Kitty fans probably know about this place already.
It is a really long ride from the city area. From Shibuya, it takes about 40minutes.
Honestly, I’m not a fan of Hello Kitty. I don’t dislike it, but I don’t go crazy over it either. I was not very keen on going there actually, but my friend was a fan of Hello Kitty, so off we went to check Sanrio Puroland out.
There are often discounts and promotions to Sanrio Puroland, so make sure you check the website before you go. You can always find discount coupons or special offers.
Be sure to check the operating hours of Sanrio Puroland too. You don’t want to get all excited about this trip, taking a long train ride, only to arrive there and find out it’s going to close in less than 2 hours’ time (which is what happened to my friend and I).
There are not many attractions in Sanrio Puroland. However, if you’re a fan of Hello Kitty, be sure to check out Kitty House.
You’ll be able to explore the house of Hello Kitty, and you can see all its lovely Kitty furniture.
I guess all Hello Kitty fans would go “WOWWWW” and “YAYYYYY!!!” as they enter each room of Kitty House. And maybe the occasional excited “NYAN NYAN NYAN!!!” I don’t know. How are Hello Kitty fans like? I know I go, “AWWWWWWW!!! YOU’RE SOOOOO CUTEEEEE!!! I’m going to buy you home, kiss you, have you sleep beside me, take many pictures of you and I together and create wonderful memories!!!!” when I see a Rilakkuma nuigurumi (which means soft, cuddly toys in Japanese. I sneak in a Japanese lesson for you!! Hahaha!).
Anyway, don’t get so freaked out about my reaction towards Rilakkuma. It’s cute, ok? It makes me go crazy. But if I really do buy it home, I somehow don’t do anything I promised it when I found it at the store, except maybe sleep with it.
Everyone were taking pictures inside Kitty House.
No I’m sorry these are not for sale.
I was very bored in Kitty House (Hello Kitty fans, don’t bite me!). I’d seen all the Hello Kitty furniture in my guidebook. And they looked exactly the same as what I saw in Kitty House, so there was no surprise or delight for me. (Which is why I won’t post all my Kitty House pictures here and spoil your trip.) But little things like this goldfish bowl by Kitty’s bedside kept me amused and rather happy. Hahahaha!
I also had fun looking at her bookshelf. So apparently, Kitty-chan reads Shakespeare! Very impressive. We’ll have something to talk about when we meet. Hahaha!
And indeed, we met!
Wahoo! Kitty-chan is all dressed up!
Here’s the inside of Sanrio Puroland.
So, remember I said I was bored right?
But you know, just before Puroland closes, all the characters will come out, and you can take pictures with them!!!!!
Now, that was really awesome and super fun!
The tiny mascots are always mobbed by children. Hahaha!
Finally we could see the character’s face. Haha! Charmmy Kitty?
OMG! I love Badtz Maru!! He’s so super funny! Hahaha! He gave me and my friend a flying kiss! Hahahaha! Just imagine him doing a flying kiss with that funny face of his! I love him!
And Dear Daniel was such a charming Ikemen! Haha! I understand why Kitty chan fell for him. Hahaha!
Here’s my favourite character, Baby Cinnamon, with my excited friend. Haha!
Remember to check out Sanrio’s merchandise in the many souvenir shops in Sanrio Puroland before you leave. There are certain merchandise that are not available elsewhere.
In conclusion, you can have happy memories at Sanrio Puroland even though you are not a fan of Hello Kitty. Sanrio has many adorable characters which you can admire or reminisce with your friend. We saw characters like Keroppi, Badtz Maru, Little Twin Stars, My Melody, Usahana, Purin, Pochacco, Pekkie, Kuromi etc…
I used to like Little Twin Stars a lot. I used to buy their tin-can candies when I was a kid. The candies were powdery and had sweet, fragrant, fruity flavours. I just loved the whole pastel-colour look. Those were really good memories. Didn’t we all own a Sanrio product once? I remember I loved to sketch the characters onto my notebook.
Who’s your favourite Sanrio character and why do you love him/her?
Let’s share our memories together!