The Ultimate Guide to Japan’s Lucky Bags! ✨
Every New Year in Japan comes with one shopping event people go crazy for: Lucky Bags, known as 福袋 (fukubukuro)!! Imagine paying one fixed…
Sakura 2020 – Cherry blossom-themed items that will set your heart aflutter!
Spring has sprung in Japan, meaning it’s that time of year again - cherry blossom season! Cherry blossoms, known as sakura (桜) in Japanese,…
Fukubukuro 2020 – Get a second chance on Japan’s Lucky Bags!
It’s the new year which means one thing… fukubukuro! In early January, thousands of shoppers flock to Japan’s shopping districts to score some bargains…
Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary – Celebrating 45 years of kawaii
The ultimate icon of “kawaii”, Hello Kitty, is turning 45 this year! The first products depicting Kitty White (Hello Kitty’s full name) were released…
Japanese Capsule Toys – Gachapon, gashapon, and beyond!
What is gachapon? You probably remember raiding your piggy bank to feed to a capsule toy machine to get a bouncy ball or a…