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Nice article. I have only one chopstick sleeve in my collection, a humorous, slightly risqué one from a ramen and gyoza shop in Yokohama that I frequent. Here
by tkgally 2y ago
Nice article.
I have only one chopstick sleeve in my collection, a humorous, slightly risqué one from a ramen and gyoza shop in Yokohama that I frequent. Here is a photograph with transcription and translation:
https://gally.net/temp/20250120sanyochopsticksleeve/index.html https://gally.net/temp/20250120sanyochopsticksleeve/index.ht...
Another kind of commercial ephemera that people collect in Japan are the paper covers that bookstores provide for customers. Each bookstore typically has its own design. Here is one collector’s blog:
https://bookcoverfan.livedoor.blog/ https://bookcoverfan.livedoor.blog/
Some bookstores also provide their own bookmarks. Here is a collection of those:
https://hyohyosya.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/09/13/%E3%81%97%E3%81%8A%E3%82%8A%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%81%8C%E6%B0%97%E4%BB%98%E3%81%91%E3%81%B0135%E6%9E%9A%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%9F https://hyohyosya.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/09/13/%E3%81%97%...
- krispyfi 2y agoWow, it's cool seeing you here! I used to lurk a lot on the honyakkers group and your posts were always very educational and entertaining. Cheers!
- tkgally 2y agoThanks!
- OhMeadhbh 2y agoWas just looking at your web page and really wish I had a copy of "Start Speaking Japanese Today" when I lived in a small town east of Fukuoka a couple decades ago. #UnsolicitedTestimonial
- tkgally 2y agoThank you! The book is out of date and better language-learning tools are available now, but if anyone might find an old-fashioned phrasebook/textbook useful or interesting, they can download the PDF for free, no strings attached: https://www.gally.net/start/index.html https://www.gally.net/start/index.html