My friend Ichiru took a photo of this storefront signage wishing all customers and passersby a happy new year. It's supposed to be a little mochi decoration, but he points out--and I absolutely agree--that it looks a lot like poop.
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January 23, 2011
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Posted by: TaikoSkin | January 23, 2011 at 09:06 PM
Those things are hilarious. The ones on the side of this purikura that my friends and I took are even more evocative of poop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristi-san/152970368/
The fumes pretty much seal the deal. :) Love the blog!
Posted by: amoderngirl.wordpress.com | January 23, 2011 at 10:21 PM
That's not poop. It is 3 pieces of mochi (rice cake) stacked on top of each other with an orange on top. It is a custom decoration done at new years. You can google "mochi at new years" and see pictures of it.
Love your blog by the way. Reminds me of things that I miss (or have forgotten and then miss) from what I lived in Japan.
Posted by: JD Kato | January 28, 2011 at 09:14 AM