Little Gadgets!

Sometimes I really wonder if Japanese adults would use these cute bus pass holder or key holder, etc. I was really curious, mostly because I really wanted one and I need to justify it for myself (and I don't live in Japan). So I went to ask my Japanese friend about it, and to my surprise and relief, my friend told me that in fact their target markets are Japanese adults since children would not be able to afford them. With that said, I excitedly asked my friend to find me one in Japan. Too bad they didn't make one with mugugu... Nevertheless, I can't wait to use mine, and who cares what the bus driver thinks??

In terms of the design, I think the use of the reel is quite smart. However, the string and the hook does look kind of flimsy. Will it endure the stronger pulling force exerted by an adult? I sure hope that the designers had put that into considerations too...


Bus Pass Holder (Launched in April, 2011)


Another new product for the month of April. This key holder, or more precisely the sumomo squeeze as advertised by Yamashiroya, is like a kind of stress relief toy I supposed. Not too sure what the material is, but probably polyurethane foam, the same material used in many stress balls. The sumomo squeeze is around 10 cm high, comes in two pastel colours and a brighter yellow. I want to squeeze them too!


Sumomo squeeze (Launched in April, 2011)

Image taken from shinada.net and e-yamashiroya.com.

Go Take Pictures With Sumomo on Feb 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th, 2011!

Shinada is hosting another event at Yamashiroya, one of my favorite toy stores in Tokyo, and a must go place in Japan if you love toys and animation related items! This time, Sumomo will be there to take pictures with you! If you got a chance to go, please share your experience with me!

Here are the information:

ヤマシロヤ (Yamashiroya)
Address: 〒110-0005 東京都台東区上野 ６−14−６(Get off at Ueno JR station, it's right next to OICity, it's a huge store!)
Schedule: Feb 5th and 6th, 2011 at 2:00pm and 4:00pm, Feb 12th and 13th, 2011 at 12:00pm and 3:00pm
* 20 minutes session each
Also check out: http://www.shinada.net/news.html

Map for yamashiroya:


And... maybe you can get some fumo badges too, but you have to purchase 2000 yen in fumo related products...



Picture taken from http://www.shinada.net/news.html and http://www.e-yamashiroya.com/

Valentine's Fumo

It is Valentine's Day again, and see what we got here! It's Valentine's fumofumo san! Where is mugugu? Didn't get chosen again....

Pictures taken from http://www.shinada.net/pickup.html

The Fumofumo san from the greens?

A new fumofumo san is coming in March 2011! This fumofumo san's name is Heiji（ヘイジ）。I have no idea what it is, but I am guessing it could be a porcupine (probably not because of the ears, haha!) or a buffalo. Shinada's website did not provide much information on what they are suppose to be. One thing that we know is that they love the greenery. What could they be? Their back kind of look like they are creatures that wears Fuwa fuwa suit (see previous entry).... I don't know, you have any ideas?

Pictures taken from http://www.shinada.net/pickup.html