Wakkanai... the LOOT!
I don't often write about the souvenirs I pick up on my travels. I saw someone call this LOOT once, so I kinda picked up on the term. Wakkanai, luckily for my pocket book, didn't have too much to buy... but I think I got some cool and memorable items.
Here's a picture...
Isn't it all so beautiful?
- I got two Hello Kitty Hokkaido charms. One snow bunny and one is apparently specific to Cape Soya. She's in a boat and the bottom says something!
- The blue charm that I got at the food festival thanks to Mr. Hotel Man's free food tickets. Its design is a seal dressed like a Russian matryoshka doll holding a swan, and it has the word "Wakkanai" written on the bottom. A true Wakkanai charm!
- Those white chips are REALLY good. I think they're supposed to look like ICE? Since, ya know... Wakkanai is covered in snow and ice in the winter, and famous for the drift ice from Russia. This treat is sweet and salty flavor, kinda like peanut brittle only not so hard on the teeth.
- I also got a Hello Kitty snow bunny notebook and a Hokkaido pen. I've been collecting the Hello Kitty pens and pencils recently, partly because sometimes it's SO HARD to pick just one charm... so I get another in pen form. This one has Hokkaido foods.
- The blue dolphin charm is from the aquarium... just haaad to get a souvenir from Japan's northernmost aquarium. It's stamped with the date I went on the bottom.
- That package with the foxes that says Hokkaido? Yeah... I don't know what that is. It has some kind of Hokkaido sweet inside. I just liked the packaging.
- Down in front is my certificate that states I visited Japan's northernmost point, a piece of CORN CHOCOLATE (yes it tastes like corn and smells like corn and everything you'd NEVER expect chocolate to be), aaaaand... my little wooden owl. I'm not sure why these wooden owls were everywhere, but I picked out this small one at Fukuko Market. Ain't he cute?
- Next to the owl is my free golden glass vase. I got that with the purchase of my owl. It was all wrapped up so I had NO idea what was inside until I opened it in the hotel. That lady made some snazzy pretty wrappings! Anyway... the glass reminds me of Okinawa glass, only this one is from Hokkaido. At least, it has a Hokkaido sticker... It's wrapped in a hemp chord for hanging. I'm afraid to hang it in my apartment because of earthquakes. Maybe I'm paranoid? I'd rather not have my pretty glass vase bang against the wall during an earthquake and break, thank you very much. I went back to the market the next day to buy the little red rose inside. I'm just keeping this on a table for now.
- And FINALLY is my little omamori from Hokumon Shrine. I think it's luck for success? That's what the shrine dude's cellphone dictionary said. :P
THE END!
Who would've thought I could write so much about souvenirs? I think they tell an important tale of my journey.
I have some videos uploading to my YouTube channel right now. I'll post them later when they're ready!
Here's a picture...
Isn't it all so beautiful?
- I got two Hello Kitty Hokkaido charms. One snow bunny and one is apparently specific to Cape Soya. She's in a boat and the bottom says something!
- The blue charm that I got at the food festival thanks to Mr. Hotel Man's free food tickets. Its design is a seal dressed like a Russian matryoshka doll holding a swan, and it has the word "Wakkanai" written on the bottom. A true Wakkanai charm!
- Those white chips are REALLY good. I think they're supposed to look like ICE? Since, ya know... Wakkanai is covered in snow and ice in the winter, and famous for the drift ice from Russia. This treat is sweet and salty flavor, kinda like peanut brittle only not so hard on the teeth.
- I also got a Hello Kitty snow bunny notebook and a Hokkaido pen. I've been collecting the Hello Kitty pens and pencils recently, partly because sometimes it's SO HARD to pick just one charm... so I get another in pen form. This one has Hokkaido foods.
- The blue dolphin charm is from the aquarium... just haaad to get a souvenir from Japan's northernmost aquarium. It's stamped with the date I went on the bottom.
- That package with the foxes that says Hokkaido? Yeah... I don't know what that is. It has some kind of Hokkaido sweet inside. I just liked the packaging.
- Down in front is my certificate that states I visited Japan's northernmost point, a piece of CORN CHOCOLATE (yes it tastes like corn and smells like corn and everything you'd NEVER expect chocolate to be), aaaaand... my little wooden owl. I'm not sure why these wooden owls were everywhere, but I picked out this small one at Fukuko Market. Ain't he cute?
- Next to the owl is my free golden glass vase. I got that with the purchase of my owl. It was all wrapped up so I had NO idea what was inside until I opened it in the hotel. That lady made some snazzy pretty wrappings! Anyway... the glass reminds me of Okinawa glass, only this one is from Hokkaido. At least, it has a Hokkaido sticker... It's wrapped in a hemp chord for hanging. I'm afraid to hang it in my apartment because of earthquakes. Maybe I'm paranoid? I'd rather not have my pretty glass vase bang against the wall during an earthquake and break, thank you very much. I went back to the market the next day to buy the little red rose inside. I'm just keeping this on a table for now.
- And FINALLY is my little omamori from Hokumon Shrine. I think it's luck for success? That's what the shrine dude's cellphone dictionary said. :P
THE END!
Who would've thought I could write so much about souvenirs? I think they tell an important tale of my journey.
I have some videos uploading to my YouTube channel right now. I'll post them later when they're ready!