Kiku is finally ready to open her Fukubukuro! These are Japanese lucky bags sold during the New Year by various vendors/stores. Sizes and prices range, and the contents can be anything from food to clothes. The norm used to be that stores would fill bags with overstock and sell them for a huge discount, and while some still do that, it's very common these days for there to be themed lucky bags at certain stores. Some even have signs showing what's inside (as in you're guaranteed a plush, a hat, and a cup, but not which one specifically). This year, Kiku went to a few areas and got a variety of goodies! She also made sure to wear her Pray For Japan shirt due to the New Year's Day earthquake. Let's all pray that the country recovers quickly and that anyone missing is found. Thoughts and prayers are with those who lost loved ones.
Let's open the first bag!
This one had chips and a kendama!
(digging)
How cute is this little sumo wrestler sushi keychain?!
What's in this one?
A variety of hygienic items! We've got shampoo, conditioner, and body soap, as well as travel size kits of lotions and a toothbrush and toothpaste. And Kiku's favorite part, the Kirby bath bomb!
Cute stickers and a new pencil case!
The entire Fukubukuro haul:
