How do you follow a visit to an owl cafe with Japan blogger Jasmine from Zooming Japan? With a visit to another theme cafe, of course! As fans of everything kawaii, neither of us could resist having lunch in the adorably cute Ojipan Cafe in Harajuku. Ojipan (おじぱん) is a Q-LIA character (similar to Sanrio … Continue reading
When I headed back to my mum’s house for Christmas, she had a surprise for me. We met in Chichester and, before driving to Bognor Regis we made a bit of a detour… to Portsmouth! Tofu Cute, one of my HYPER JAPAN favourites, have just opened their first physical shop and it happens to be … Continue reading
It was my birthday yesterday and my mum, who clearly knows me well, decided to bestow upon me a whole heap of Hello Kitty! I got a Hello Kitty apron, chef’s hat, oven gloves, tea towels, cookies and cookie tin, mug with hot chocolate and a hand warmer! Everything’s so pink – seeing these cute … Continue reading
It’s time for Word of the Week again! Last week we looked at a Japanese word or phrase beginning with ‘o’ (お), and focussed on the phrase お疲れ様です (otsukaresama desu); a useful phrase said at the end of the day or after completing a task. This week I’m looking for a word or phrase beginning with ‘ka’ (か). A big … Continue reading
Miss Kitty White sure is a popular girl here in the UK, and recently I’ve been spotting her everywhere! Here are a few places I’ve caught Kitty-chan recently… She was in the window of the Build-A-Bear Workshop in Covent Garden, and I have to confess I was tempted to build a Kitty! Aren’t they cute? … Continue reading
Back in January I wrote about the Rilakkuma 10th Anniversary zodiac plushies that had been released, and I never expected to get one – but I did! My lovely friend in Japan sent me one as a surprise, and it’s so cute! This is Sagittarius Rilakkuma (いて座のリラックマ)… He has a little bow and arrow… And the … Continue reading
I was really lucky this Christmas and birthday and I received lots of great kawaii (cute) stuff. I’ve already told you about the gorgeous Hello Kitty Liberty Art Fabrics dinner set which I received for my birthday, but here are some of the other things I received… Christmas looked promising from the start: I got some … Continue reading
Back in October the gorgeous Pixie Late ran a giveaway on Facebook and I was lucky enough to win one of the prizes! There were three prizes up for grabs: 1. A big Usakumya ‘Bunny Bear’ bag by BABY, the stars shine bright (from HYPER JAPAN) 2. A pack of Japanese goodies: Sakura x Matcha Kit Kat, Hello Kitty … Continue reading
Proving that girls are never too old for Hello Kitty, I received the most beautiful Hello Kitty dinner set from my Mum for my birthday (thanks Mum!). It’s from the Hello Kitty Liberty Art Fabrics series, which is a range I have had my eye on for a while now because the designs are just … Continue reading
Last week’s post was about Yakushima (やくしま / 屋久島), so this week I need to start with ま (ma). I decided to write about… Mameshiba (まめしば / 豆しば) So, what exactly is Mameshiba? According to the official English website for Mameshiba: They’re not quite a bean nor a dog but rather a hybrid of both. They love to … Continue reading
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