Saturday, September 30, 2017

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

           Starbucks Japan released local mugs and tumblers, Starbucks Japan Geography Series, in October last year. When my husband was on his business trip in Japan, he bought some mugs and tumblers there. In my previous entry, I've already shared Starbucks Osaka mug with you, and today I'm finally going to share this tumbler with you. If you are planning on traveling Osaka, you should check this Osaka tumbler at Starbucks there. :)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

        Many of pictures on this tumbler are same with Starbucks Japan Geography Series mug, but this Osaka tumbler has more pictures!
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

        New Starbucks Japan City Tumblers are named Starbucks Japan Geography Series "Our daily story." As its name, typical life in Osaka are pictured on this tumbler. Because my husband and I used to live in Osaka for many years, this tumbler reminds me of our Osaka life. :)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

         Comedy, which is called owarai (お笑い) in Japanese, is one of the most important parts in Osaka. This picture shows there are two comedians work as TV reporters on shopping streets. Because my workplace was very close to TV station, I sometimes saw such a scene at Tenjinbashi shopping street on my way to work.   :) "Syutto Shiteru (シュッとしてる)" is an Osaka dialect and means skinny, stylish, handsome, beautiful or cool. Let's say when you see the man wearing blue business suit in this picture, you can say to him, "Syutto Shiteruna." It means, "You are skinny and cool!" I remembered that my friends in Osaka sometimes said "Syutto Shiteru." indeed.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

        There is takoyaki store pictured on this tumbler. Indeed, in Osaka, there are so many takoyaki stores. I believe that people live in Osaka eat takoyaki more often than any other prefectures in Japan. Did you notice that there is takoyaki (たこ焼き) pictured? Look closely at "Osaka".    The rim of this tumbler is also inspired by Osaka's famous foods such as okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) and takoyaki (たこ焼き). I can see aonori flakes and bonito flakes over okonomi sauce are pictured on this tumbler. :)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

        "Omoroi (おもろい)" means funny and is a compliment word in Osaka. Let's say, when someone shares a fun story, and you really enjoy it, you can say "Omoroiwa!" or "Omoroina!" The fun story makes you happy. :) When you see the woman in this picture, you can say, "Omoroiwa!" (What is she doing? She is so interesting and funny.)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

         Middle age women in Osaka are called Osaka no obachan (大阪のおばちゃん), and they are sometimes considered as local specialties of Osaka. When you go to Osaka, you might see a middle age woman wearing a leopard t-shirt riding on bicycle. The brim of hat is very long to protect her facial skin against UV ray. She also wears black long gloves for UV protection. "Amechan (あめちゃん)" is another Osaka dialect. Ame (あめ, 飴) means candies. Regardless of age or sex, most people in Osaka call candies "amechan". Osaka no obachan usually has some amechan in her bag to give her candies away to her friends or someone she meets.    The red brick building was built in 1912 and is now owned by a wedding restaurant, Opera Domaine Kouraibashi.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

     "Meccha (めっちゃ)" is another Osaka dialect and means very. If you see a very cute baby, you can say, "Meccha kawaiina!"      In this picture, the woman wearing a yellow shirt and stripe long sleeve t-shirt is holding a plastic yellow bat. It's a typical costume of fan of Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース), a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. She must be a big fan of Hanshin Tigers. She can say, "Meccha ski yanen! (めっちゃ好きやねん)" It means I love it so much! Many people who grew up in Osaka really love Hanshin Tigers.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

         There are two old men playing shogi (将棋), which is Japanese chess. When we went to Shinsekai (新世界), where Tsutenkaku (通天閣) is located in, we were surprised at so many old men playing shogi at shogi club around Jyanjyan Yokocho (ジャンジャン横町), which is a famous street in Shinsekai. "Usoyan!" is Osaka dialect. Usoyan means "No kidding!", "Really?” or "OMG!" Let's say, the man with blue shirts in this picture has just taken a chess piece, and it was unexpected for the other man, and he says, "Usoyan!".   
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

       There are Osaka Castle, HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel and a shopping street. In Osaka, there are many lively shopping streets, which is called shotengai (商店街) in Japan.     I could see HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel from my former work place, and I loved that it's beautifully lit up at night. Indeed, I rode the Ferris Wheel twice when I lived in Osaka. By the way, HEP FIVE is a large shopping mall located close to JR Umeda Station.    I saw Osaka Castle from a commuter train every day for years, and I also visited there for sightseeing a few times, but some people who grew up in Osaka said to me that they had never visited there because it's too close and can be easily watched from a distance. :)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

        In Osaka, there are many trains. The red trains are probably running JR Osaka Kanjyosen (JR大阪環状線), JR Osaka Loop Line. I used to commute to my workplace by trains of JR Osaka Loop Line everyday for many years. :)     "Seya Seya" is an Osaka dialect and means, "That's right," and "I agree with you."  
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

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Friday, September 29, 2017

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

        Starbucks Japan released local mugs and tumblers, Starbucks Japan Geography Series, in October last year. When my husband was on his business trip in Japan, he bought some mugs and tumblers there. In my previous entry, I've already shared Starbucks Hokkaido mug with you, and today I'm finally going to share this tumbler with you. If you are planning on traveling Hokkaido, you should check this Hokkaido tumbler at Starbucks there. :)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

        Many of pictures on this tumbler are same with Starbucks Japan Geography Series mug, but this Hokkaido tumbler has more pictures!
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

           New Starbucks Japan City Tumblers are named Starbucks Japan Geography Series "Our daily story." As its name, typical life in Hokkaido are pictured on this tumbler. When I lived in my college dorm for three years in Japan, my roommates were from Ishikari city and Kitami city in Hokkaido. Actually, many of my classmates were also from cities in Hokkaido such as Sapporo, Obihiro and Otaru. That's why I often heard about Hokkaido from my friends and was able to often have famous Hokkaido foods. :) I am familiar with Hokkaido dialects in this tumbler indeed. :) 
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido


        Hokkaido is the northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectures, so it's the coldest place in Japan in winter. One of the largest events in Hokkaido is Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり). It is held around Odori Park in Sapporo in February.  During the Sapporo Snow Festival, hundreds of beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures are displayed there. There are ice castle sculpture and snow statues pictured on this tumbler.  
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

       At Odori Park, there is an iconic statue, Fountain Statue (Izuminozou, 泉の像). The 3-girl-dancers' statue was set up in 1959.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

       The yellow train is called Sasara Denshya (ササラ電車) and is running to sweep snows in Hokkaido. "Turu" is Japanese onomatopoeia, and it is a sound that someone is slipping. The picture shows the business man is accidentally slipping on icy ground.  "Dosanko" is a Hokkaido dialect and means people who were born in Hokkaido.  
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido


         In this picture, the woman is pulling a snow sled which her children is on in snowy day.  "Zaku zaku" is a sound of walking on snows.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

        "Shakkoi" is Hokkaido dialect I've often heard from my friends, and it means cold. In this picture, two children are playing with an icicle and saying, "shakkoi (しゃっこい)."  Let's say, when you touch cold water, you can also say, "shakkoi!"
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

        "Namara" is another Hokkaido dialect and means very. My friends from Hokkaido often said, "Namara Oishi! (なまら美味しい!)" It means very delicious!  When you see a cute girl, you can say, "Namara kawaii! (なまらカワイイ!)" Which means very cute!
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

        There are two brown bears, which are called higuma (ヒグマ), pictured. Higuma is a breed of the largest bears in Japan and lives in only Hokkaido. Hokkaido has a famous zoo, Asahiyama Zoo.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Hokkaido

      When my husband and I traveled in Hokkaido in 2008, we saw some wild deers many times while driving. We were really surprised that large wild animals live close to roads because we had never seen wild deers in Japan until then. 
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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

      Starbucks Japan released local mugs and tumblers, Starbucks Japan Geography Series, in October last year. When my husband was on his business trip in Japan, he bought some mugs and tumblers there. In my previous entry, I've already shared Starbucks Okinawa mug with you, and today I'm finally going to share this tumbler with you. If you are planning on visiting Okinawa, you should check this Okinawa tumbler at Starbucks there. :)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

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Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

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Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

        When you go to Okinawa, you will notice that many roofs of local houses are made of red-orange earthenware roof tiles. There are a pair of Shisa, which a traditional Okinawa decor, placed on the rooftop. People believe that Shisa protect us from some evils.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

        "Haisai" is greeting in Okinawa dialect. It means "Hello," "Hi," and "How are you?" Even though I am Japanese, I've never heard of that. Okinawa has many special words indeed.  In this picture, the woman is enjoying local Okinawa dance, which is called eisa. The man is playing local Okinawa taiko during Eisa dance. "Don Don" is expressive of sound of taiko.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

       Shell ginger is local plant in Okinawa. It's called getto in Japanese and specifically called sannin in Okinawa. This plant is edible and used in some local Okinawa foods.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

         The red flowers are hibiscus, grow in Okinawa, where is a subtropical prefecture. "Tege" is another Okinawa dialect. It means, "Take it easy."
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

     I think that people in Okinawa dance more often than people in other prefectures of Japan. My parents-in-law told me about the story of Okinawan wedding party. My brother-in-law got married to a woman from Okinawa. Before he got married, my parents-in-law flew to Okinawa and met her families, who hosted pre-wedding party there, and hundreds of people including her relatives and neighbors participated. My parents-in-law told me that it looked like a big local festival and some people played Okinawa taiko, which are Okinawa drums, and all people danced at the party. It was a very interesting story to me. I thought that a bond between people in Okinawa is very strong. :) 
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

      Okinawa comprises 363 islands and has beautiful beaches. It's the warmest prefecture of Japan, so you can enjoy swimming at beaches in Okinawa from April through October. When I traveled in Okinawa, I enjoyed snorkeling, and my former coworker in Japan went to Okinawa for scuba diving many times.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

     "Uchina Time" is Okinawan time sense. People in Okinawa have a different sense of time. Usually Japanese people is very punctual, but it's not very important to be punctual in Okinawa.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

           "Chan Puru" is Okinawa dialect and means "mix up", and also it is the name of one of popular Okinawan cuisines, goya chan puru, stir-fried goya, eggs and meat. "Nankuru Naisa~" is also Okinawa dialect and means "It will work out." or "It's going to be okay."
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

       The black bird pictured in this mug is Okinawa rail, which is endemic to Okinawa and called yanbaru kuina in Japanese. "Jira~" is casual Okinawa dialect and means, "face" or "look like".
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Okinawa

      The woman is playing a sanshin, which is an Okinawan musical instrument. "Teke Ten" is expressive of sound of sanshin.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

       Starbucks Japan released local mugs and tumblers, Starbucks Japan Geography Series, in October last year. When my husband was on his business trip in Tokyo, he bought some mugs and tumblers there. In my previous entry, I've already shared Starbucks Tokyo mug with you, but I totally forgot to write about this Tokyo tumbler! Today, I'm finally going to share this tumbler with you. Starbucks Japan Geography Series Tokyo tumblers and mugs are released at Starbucks branches located in Tokyo only.  If you are planning on traveling Tokyo, you should check this Tokyo tumbler there. :)
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

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Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

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Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

       The Tokyo Marathon is an annual marathon event in Tokyo. Somehow, some people wearing a costume attend the marathon event. This person is dressing up for Tokyo Marathon as King Tut, Tutankhamun, and running a marathon around Tokyo.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

             A famous statue of Hachiko stands in Shibuya. Hachiko was the most loyal dog in Japan.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

     Tokyo is one of the most important cities in fashion. There are many types of fashion in Tokyo. You will see many stylish and beautiful women there. 
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

     As you can see the photo below, when you travel in Tokyo, you will often see busy business men walking on a pedestrian crossing very quickly.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo


     If you are lucky, you will see famous Japanese TV shows filming in Tokyo. 
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

       "Pokunai?" is a word young people use in Japan. When you say, "Pokunai?", it means that it looks like. However, when you say, "Pokunai."(without question mark), it means that it doesn't look like. Maybe, the woman in an orange dress pictured below is looking at Japanese TV show filming on the street and thought the TV star looks like someone she has seen on TV. She says to her friend, "Anohito Pokunai? (あの人っぽくない?)" Which means that the TV star looks like someone she knows!
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo
 
        You probably see a sumo wrestler wearing kimono walking streets in Asakusa and Ryokoku, Tokyo. This sumo wrestler is wearing a headphone. It looks unusual, but it's a real life in Tokyo.
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo


     I guess the phrase of "Dayone" was come from Tokyo, but now young people use dayone everywhere in Japan. Dayone is a casual word. It has many meaning; for instance, "Yeah, it is just as I expected!" or "I couldn't agree more!" Maybe, the woman in this picture found that there is a super long line to enter the grand opening famous place which has been often on TV. When she sees that crowded place, she might say, "Dayone.(だよね~)" (Too many people! I expected it though. )
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo


     Ura-Harajuku is called Urahara, a famous district in Shibuya. It has many unique and stylish fashion retailers. As you can see the photo below, they are as stylish as fashion models, right? 
Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Tokyo

      You will see many people waiting in a long lines in Tokyo. 
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