Square watermelon

The round shaped watermelon is difficult to transport and take up more space,so farmers of Kagawa prefecture, south of the country, found a way to ease the transport of these large fruits.
No chemicals are used to carve watermelons. The fruit is just put in a plastic or glass  Mold during their maturation.
In this way, consumers can more easily enter the watermelon in the fridge!
Square watermelon is more practical, but much more expensive than a normal watermelon.

They are also some cute heart-shaped watermelons 😀

Heart-shaped

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Square-shaped

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The new mobile phone, Heart 401AB <3

Heart 401AB is a new mobile phone and lovely fashion accessory. This is a basic phone that has only function of phone for voice calls, without SMS function, camera or access to the Internet.
It has a small monochrome screen 0.6 inch and touchscreen that easier its function.
An application allows the user to transfer their contacts number list in the phone. You only have to rotate the two components of the heart to initiate a call.
This cute phone will be available soon on the market.

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Hello kitty

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Kitty chan was born in November 1, 1974 in London. Her parents are George and Mary White. She has a twin sister ‘Mimmy’, a cat Charmmy Kitty, and an hamster Sugar. And many friends from Sanrio world. 😀 Designed by Yuko Shimizu, an employee of Sanrio Group. 1 years after the creation of this Hello Kitty , Shimizu leaves Sanrio, the character is taken over by Mrs Yokenubo for five years. And then Yuko Yamaguchi takes over in 1980. In 1981, a first film called Kitty and Mimi’s New Umbrella is performed. In the 1990s a cartoon of 16 episodes was broadcast in Japan . In 40 years, Hello Kitty has come a long way and is now a real global phenomenon.

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LIVE MUSIC VIDEO BUMP OF CHICKEN feat HATSUNE MIKU ” RAY”

Nice song 😀

Tea Macha

In the eighth century, the Macha was introduced in Japan for the first time and spread as a healthy drink.
The Macha that exclusive for the nobles in the Heian period (794-1185), then for the Samurai and later for normal people.
In the Kamakura period (1185-1333), They began to cultivate the tea in Japan, since that,normal people started to enjoy drinking it too.
Then after they began to celebrate the tea ceremony.
The tea Macha is filed in a bowl with a bamboo spatula and some hot water is added, then mixed with a bamboo whisk.
Gradually the form of tea ceremony was perfected . It is said that the current one is similar to the old one.
To make Usucha, a light tea,2 spatula of macha is used.
To make Koicha the thick tea, double of the quantity is used.
Now the Macha is also used in candy, ice cream and meals …
They are 2 types of macha as drink.
And it is known all around the world 🙂

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In Japan, KitKat is the king of candy.

Launched in northern England in the 1930s, Nestlé Kit Kat was exported to Japan more recently.
The word kit-kat sounds very close to kitto katsu, that could be translated into “sure succeed” ,
that helped the brand to launch with great success.
Most of the youngs started to offer KitKat before exams or job interviews, writing a little message of cheer up or good luck on the white area left on the packaging.
In Japan they have a big variety of different flavors !!

green tea, matcha tea, wasabi, soy sauce, miso, red bean
sweet potato, lemon, latte, almond, hazelnut, aloe, yogurt, chili, cheese, chilli, cheesecake, pudding, white chocolate , caramel, vanilla, cookies, cocoa, pastry cream, crème brûlée , rose, banana, peach, melon, apple, strawberry, blueberry, orange, kiwi, raspberry, mango, passion fruit, pear, apricot, watermelon…
And of course there are special Seasonal editions and regional editions .

Also a big reason of their success 😉

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Maid café

The maids café are coffee shops where waitresses dressed as maids and serve the customers. They are well hidden in small streets, often in the top floor, sometimes dificult to find, that is why you will often come across Maids in the street promoting their coffees and often accompanies you to their maids coffee shop. Most are located primarily in Akihabara.
They offer several choices on the menu. The maids serve you and decorated your dishes in very kawaii way.
Before you leave, there is also a choice of playing with a maid or take picture with a maid of your choice.
There are many rules to follow in the maids coffee! The most important are:

Forbidden to take pictures of coffee and Maids without permition.

Completely forbidden to touch the Maids.

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Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disney consists of two parks, one is Disneyland, similar to other Disney parks in the world, the second is Tokyo Disney Sea.
Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983, and Tokyo Disney Sea opened in 2001.
Tokyo Disney Sea is considered very special because it is unique! Many fans of the Disney sees it as the most beautiful Disney park.
It is possible to visit only one park per day, then we must choose which is more interesting, or have a ticket for two days and enjoy fully the magic of the two beautiful parks.
Tokyo Disney Resort also offers a ticket ‘After 6’. It is the access to the park after 18:00. This ticket is available on weekdays.

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Daruma

The Daruma are luck charms made with paper mache.
The Daruma is the figurative representation Bodai-Daruma (Bodhidharma – 5th / 6th century)
Originally from Takasaki prefecture of Gunma, they were created by a monk in the 18th century.
it is said that daruma can help us to believe in our dreams and encourage us to achieve our goals.

When we buy a Daruma, the pupils of his eyes are not drawn,
so we must draw a pupil on his left eye while making a wish.
Once we realize our wish, we can draw the second pupil of his right eye.
We can make only one wish by daruma.

Each year a Daruma dolls fair is celebrated in a temples of takasaki,Gunma.

Also at the end of the year,if our wish was realized,we can brought our Daruma back to the temple where we bought it in for a burning ceremony. Many darumas are burned at that ceremony.
The more traditional daruma is red, but we can also find different colors.

RED: is for the success and safety in all aspects

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BLACK: is to get a good feeling and have a successful year

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BLUE: is for personal success

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GOLD: is to increase wealth and prosperity

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GREEN: is to increase vitality and good health

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ORANGE: for exam success.

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PINK: for love, marriage proposal

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WHITE: For purification, rebirth and best wishes

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YELLOW is for security and protection

Why Japanese wear masks?

In Japan, many people wear surgical masks. This can seem odd to us and so we wonder why they do it.
At the beginning, people worn masks for hygienic reasons. When they have a cold or allergy, they wear masks basically to prevent others to be infected by their germs.

In 2003, anti hay-fever mask appeared on the market. This mask could even block the germ and pollen, and it is at very good price! So even the healthy people started wearing it.
The mask sales increased, it became very popular.
So some people start to wear it to keep their faces warm during cold days, other to hide their faces when day do not have time to make-up or shave their faces.
But some people even see it as a fashion accessory. That is why,we can find many cute masks in the market,in variety of colors and styles. 😉