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This Totoro sleeping bag fits two!



So adorable!
12000 yen for the most original sleeping bag around!
Order via Rinkya Stores

Check out:
Totoro Cream Puffs
Studio Ghibli Blu Ray

Please visit YJ for your Favorite Studio Ghibli Items:

Studio Ghibli
Totoro



[Japan][Kiki's Delivery Service][ Spirited Away]
[My Neighbor Totoro][Miyazaki][Studio Ghibli]
[Ponyo On A Cliff]

I have collected your favorite blog posts from each month of 2008, according to our stats, these won out this year!! Check out ones you may have missed or reread your favorites!

January- Funny Dog Toys from Japan LOL, I love these, no one got me any this year!!

February- Pooh & Friends Dress Up YOUR Best Friend Two pet ones in a row!

March- Louis Vuitton Roses The major fashion house puts their design on roses!

April- The Sleaziest Mouse Pad Ever May be our most viewed blog post ever!

May- Kawaii Tissue Boxes

June- Dog & Cat Earthquake Survival Gear

July- Disney Stitch Masks- In my opinion, Disney's cutest character, adorns sick masks!

August- What is Marimo? Looks like many of you wanted to know!

September- Gun O'Clock One of the many annoying alarm clocks from Japan, but this one had the others beat!

October- Halloween Bentos from Japan

November- Mario Mushroom Vibrator Quickly becoming a very popular post!

December- Reusable Maxi Pads Barely a month old, but our readers love to share this post!

The Best of A Rinkya Blog 2007!

Happy Year of the Ox!
Thank you for your continued readership!
We look forward to an exciting 2009 from all of us here at Rinkya!

Creative and unique tissue holders can be found all over Japan. As usual, Japan takes something mundane and makes it funny or collectible!

Take a tissue from King Tut's huge nostril! And while you are at it, get the sleeping bag too!

Order via Rinkya Stores!

Creative Tissue Boxes From Japan!
Ramen Noodle Tissue Box
Awesome Design Tissue Holder!

[Japan][gadgets]

If you are tired of losing keys, this roach clip will keep them in a safe place.
I cannot stand roaches and I am cringing as I write this, I am such a dedicated blogger!










I also find it odd, it is a roach and you clip it to you... hmmm maybe there are many layers to this gag gift besides just a scary gross roach.

If you are a fan of roaches, sick of losing your keys, enjoy pot innuendos, and do not care about scaring off the single ladies, the keychain is only 630 yen! Order via Rinkya Stores





[Japan][gadget]

Have a wonderful holiday from all of us at Rinkya!

A final collection of Christmas Bentos for the year, enjoy!



This may be the happiest Santa I have ever seen! They used potato salad for his beard, lol! One of the many bentos seen here!



A frog angel? Looks good to me! Made from cucumber!



So creative, a Santa made from strawberries! Via



Snowflake chicken nuggets, yummyyyy

More Bentos:
Christmas Bento Part One!
Halloween 2007
Halloween 2008
Bento Supplies from Japan

More Christmas Posts:
World's Most Expensive Christmas Tree
Christmas Mugs
Christmas USB Cake
USB Santa Booties!

Search all the listings for Bento on YJ and Bid Through Rinkya!



[Japan][christmas bento]
[bento box]

These flowers turn into underwear!!





We had a previous Guess the Gadget with flowers! Ones that put out fires!!

These would make a great gift for your lady friend ^_-
Only 294 yen each (about $4), order a dozen through Rinkya Stores (commission only $10 for 12 pairs!)



[Japan][gadget]

A collection of Christmas Bentos!
Japan does not make a big deal out of Christmas, but these bento artists would lead you to believe differently!



An adorable rice snowman, holly berry, egg stars! Via



An apple snowman, hot dog and cheese Santas, reindeers and a broccoli tree!
Via



I love this fully decorated Christmas Tree!



This Snowman is decorated with peas, carrot snow flakes, seaweed and much more!



Yumm, check out this Santa!


More Bentos:
Halloween 2007
Halloween 2008
Bento Supplies from Japan

More Christmas Posts:
World's Most Expensive Christmas Tree
Christmas Mugs
Christmas USB Cake
USB Santa Booties!

Search all the listings for Bento on YJ and Bid Through Rinkya!



[Japan][christmas bento]
[bento box]

What is the other function of this flower?

Happy Weekend!!




[Japan][gadget]

Keanu Reeves & Cowboy Bebop?

Curry Bath Salts!

Japanese Mac Addict Grows Branded Apples

JapanSoc! Read and Soc your favorite Japan articles!

They call it a liquid lamp, but it looks like blood splatter to me!
19950 Yen (About $226)

Product Page order via Rinkya Stores!

[Japan][design from japan]

Well at the last minute, someone guessed it!

They are coasters!

Currently sold out, but email us for links if you want them, Rinkya Stores will find it!

These would pair nicely with
Your Sandwich Chair
An Ice Cream Lamp?
Food Stools
And Finally, yes a Hamburger Stool!!




[Japan][gadget]

This hamburger has a function- and not a child's toy!

What is it?

Have a wonderful weekend!



[Japan][gadget]

Nihon Sun has Arcade Mania! up for grabs on their site! All you need to do is answer three short trivia questions!

Arcade Mania introduces overseas readers to the fascinating world of the Japanese gemu senta. Organized as a guided tour of a typical game center, the book is divided into nine chapters, each of which deals with a different kind of game, starting with the UFO catchers and print club machines at the entrance and continuing through rhythm games, fighting games, shooting games, retro games, gambling games, card-based games, and only-in-Japan games.

Covering classic games from Space Invaders to Street Fighter, games that are familiar to Americans in their home console versions (Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Dance, Dance Revolution), as well as the unique, quirky games found only in Japan, Arcade Mania is crammed full of interviews with game makers and star players, and packed with facts about the history, background and characteristics of each game, all lavishly illustrated with photographs and game graphics. This book is a must-have for gamers everywhere.

Read Nihon Sun for the rules and trivia!

Good Luck Readers!

Quote via Amazon

If you do not win, pick up a copy here!

I am not sure why you would need one of these, even for a Halloween costume it is odd!
Maybe like a mullet- business in the front, party in the back?
Salary man could scare alot of people with these! 6090 yen each, commission only $16!

Order via Rinkya Stores




[Japan][japan weird]

Century Bot is your resource for vintage toys, cels, figures and much more!






Vintage toys from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and much more are available, very rare!




Order via Rinkya Stores!
A collector's paradise!

Astro Boy, Giant Earthtron, Batman, Ultraman, Superman, Star Wars, Bull Mark, and many, many more are available!



Get lost for hours and visit Century Bot!





[Japan]
[batman][DC comics]
[ultraman]
[vintage toys]

It is a pillow mouse pad!

Only 1365 yen!

Product page




[Japan][gadget]

Happy Friday everyone!





[Japan][gadget]

One HUGE slipper provides comfort and warmth for both your feet or perhaps one extremely large foot?

Stitch and Mickey available! Only 798 yen each!
Product Page


Disney on Rinkya Stores
Lilo And Stitch on YJ



Disney Blog Posts:
Stitch Sick Masks
Disney Ipod Covers
Disney USBS- Stitch on a SurfBoard!
Japan Lilo & Stitch Show
Cutest Stitch Ever!






[Japan][Disney]<
[Winnie the Pooh][Lilo & Stitch]