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Marimokkori
Marimokkori
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax FA D 50mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Japan, at school
Date: Jun 24, 2008
Aperture: f10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Fashion, Humorous
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2008

Viewed: 333
Comments: 3
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 Just a little fun. This character, Marimokkori, originates from Hokkaido, where there is a lake that has marimo. Mokkori is a word that means something like "pants bulge" in Japanese. It means "necklace" in Korean, apparently. Put them together and you get Marimokkori.

As with Hello Kitty and other characters, there are many localised versions; that is, the character is dressed up to represent some place's well-known feature or product.

So here is the replica Statue of Liberty from Tokyo's Odaiba, a baseball player, and some fish and shellfish dish from Ibaragi Prefecture.

There is also a female version with other lumpy attributes. ;-Þ

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 06/26/2008 09:15:34 AM
OMG! Can you imagine selling those in the US.....
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 06/25/2008 04:53:13 PM
I'm so envious of Japan's fun little toys and characters, these are great!
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 06/25/2008 08:36:32 AM
LOL, great fun and colourful photo :)
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