Sunday, December 10, 2006
Wooden Shrine Donation Box Style Coin Bank
This is a cool coin bank that you'll always remember -- made in the shape of temple and shrine collection boxes, this item is a natural wooden color and has slatted openings at the top. Measures 15 x 7 x 6 cm (6 x 2.75 x 2.25 inches) and has the words "Saisen Bako" (Offertory Box) in kanji on the front. Great for coin bank lovers and Japanophiles.
$9.50
Senryo-Bako Coin Bank
This crafted wood box is perfect as a coin bank, it has a slot wide enough for any coin, and a rubber plug on the back for retrieving money later. The laquered wood box has in painted on kanji "senryoubako", a ryou being a coin used widely in Japan before the Meiji period, and this box is meant to hold a thousand of them. The edges of the box are reinforced with metal to imitate antique Japanese furniture. You'll love keeping your money in this little box. The dimensions of this box are 3 "x 6" x 1.5" (8 x 15 x 4 cm). A beautiful box to store your change!
$8.00 each
Abacus Coin Bank - Soroban
This crafted wood box is perfect as a coin bank, it has a slot wide enough for any coin, and a rubber plug on the back for retrieving money later. The laquered wood box which looks like a "soroban" (abacus) as a measure of how much money you've been saving. The edges of the box are reinforced with metal to imitate antique Japanese furniture. You'll love keeping your money in this little box. The dimensions of this box are 3 "x 5" x 1.5" (7 x 12 x 3.5 cm). A beautiful box to store your change!
$7.00
Japanese Lucky Charm -- Sakura Print Omamori
The Japanese have all sorts of omamori (charm or amulet) that they believe in to protect them from various elements. Some omamori are designed protect them from car accidents, others are to promote good health, finding happiness, and even gambling. Naturally, there would be ones designed for finding love as well. For everyone out there who needs a little good luck now and then, here's a perfect good luck charm for you. This is a beautiful red lucky charm that is decorated with intricate sakura print for that authentic feel. Keep this with you in your car or bag to keep the spirit of good luck by your side. You never know what fortunes you'll find with this good luck charm, money, fame, love? If anything, it's a cool item for all fans of Japanese culture. Kakoo ii (cool)!
$8.50 each
"Shaka Shaka" Mamegoma Strap w/Cookie
Mamegoma is a cute seal character collection from San-X (Tarepanda, Nyanko, Rilakkuma) that features a mini cute seal figure within his own tiny aquarium-like water-drop room, with a lucky amuluet and netsuke that you can attach to your keychain, purse. cell phone, PSP, etc. Each set comes with one colorful netsuke of one of the 10 available characters that you can collect for your own cute culture display. There are 10 different seals in the collection: 1) White Goma version 1; 2) White Goma version 2; 3) Water Goma; 4) Strawberry Goma; 5) Panda Goma; 6) Stripe Goma; 7) Blush Goma; 8) Hamster Goma; 9) Sky Goma; and 10) Mystery Goma. Also included are yummy shortbread cookies! A wonderful netsuke that you'll almost feel is a real pet! Created by San X and Kabaya. This purchase is for a random box -- who knows which Mame goma is inside?
$6.00
San-X Happy Lock Charm -- Individual Capsule ~ Bandai Gashapon
For those of you who love he wonderful San-X line up of toys, here comes these special fully functional locks decorated in the form of these well known characters. Measuring 5 cm (2"), these locks each have a character and shape of their own, come with keys, and have a long metal hook that can easily be used to secure your back pack (by the zippers), luggage, or other items. Encased in their own gashapon ball casings, it's protected from the wear and tear of travel to keep it safe for it's arrival to your home. This is for an individual purchasae that is picked at random out of 6 characters - Rilakkuma (Relax Bear), Nyanko, Mamegoma, Monokuro Boo, Mikanbouya, and Kerori.
$5.50
Unazukin Nesting Doll
Unazukin is the latest character toy from Bandai -- a small "fairy" that appears like a retro-style Weeble-like doll also reminiscent of the Russian Matryoshka nesting doll, as well as the famous Fisher-Price "Little People" design. This gashapon Unazukin reveals her Russian roots with this stacking-type Matryoshka doll -- each container holds three Unazukin dolls, one inside each other. The largest Unazukin is 2" high, and all three are brightly colored and ready for display!
Available patters:
First Ver. ~ Flower, Dot & Bird
Flower Ver. ~ Rose, Dandelion & Violet
Gift Ver. ~ Happy Birthday, Congratulations & Thank you
Nature Ver. ~ Sun, Star & Moon
$5.50 each
Chirimen "Omikujii" Fortune Telling Key Chain
This is an incredibly cute keychain or cell phone strap--it not only looks great, but also tells your fortune! This approximately 1" long gold-colored charm wrapped with a patterned cloth evocative of kimono material has a bell attachment and multi-color string strap. To get your fortune, just shake the charm and from a little hole in the top a fortune (in kanji) pops out! Incredibly cute, this is a traditional method of obtaining a fortune small enough to take with you wherever you go.
$8.00 each
