Hello Kitty memorabilia stores are all over Japan. The world-famous mouthless cat is printed on all sorts of collectibles. In a huge Sanrio Gallery I visited in downtown Osaka, there was a corner of Hello Kitty collectibles that intrigued me. The collectibles were a quirky fusion of Hello Kitty, Japan's most famous fictional character, with quintessential Japanese food, mythical folklore creatures and famous Japanese landmarks. The possibilities are abundant and the result is sometimes pretty, sometimes strange. It leaves you marvelling at the creativity of the Japanese. While you can find most designs at Sanrio Gallery, some of them are unique to a particular place and are only sold there, such as the Shirakawago one. Now, go ahead and hunt them all!
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Hello Kitty Collectibles
The Cute, The Quirky & The Strange
By Yunxuan Koh
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Audrey Foo
7 years ago
Thanks for sharing this from another Hello Kitty fan. In the Hello Kitty shop in Ginza, Tokyo there's also a massive wall of these items and I spent ages looking at each one!
I gotta visit the one in Ginza! I know what you mean, I must have spent almost an hour in the store. Did you buy any of them?
Audrey Foo
7 years ago
The shopping centre in Ginza has the HK flagship store - actually two shops on two different levels. Don't have the name of the shopping centre now sorry. I bought one - HK doing calligraphy at a desk wearing a yukata and headband - very cute!
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