“Character ‘bento’ box lunch” recipe! A rice ball of Rilakkuma turned into a Japanese-Hina Doll
With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
“Hinamatsuri” is a festival in Japan which is held on the 3rd of March to wish for the health and happiness of a girl child and each house displays a set of Hina Dolls on the 3rd March.
In this article, I will introduce to you how to make “Rilakkuma Ohinasama ni Henshin! Onigiri (rice ball)”
1:Ingredients
Rice – 200g
Yakiniku no Tare (Japanese BBQ sauce)
Seaweed
Sliced ham
Cheddar cheese
Sliced cheese
Satsumaage (deep-fried ball of fish paste)
Kinusaya (snow peas)
Seaweed cutout
2: Separate the rice in half and add “yakiniku no tare” (1 tablespoon) to one of the halves and mix. Shape the rice like an egg and place it on top of some plastic wrap until it gets cold.
☆You can use “mentsuyu” (noodle soup) instead of “yakiniku no tare.”
3: Cut out the satsuma age as shown in the photo to make the ears of Rilakkuma by cutting it out.
Take off the thin part of the satsuma age and cutout the white part to make the parts of Korilakkuma. Use the leftover satsuma age to make the round-shaped hands.
4: Make the other parts. Use the kinusaya to make the hat and rod and use sliced ham to make the crown and fan. Use cheder cheese and sliced ham to make the inside of the ears.
5:Wrap the seaweed on the rice ball as shown in the photo. Use sliced ham for Korilakkuma’s rice ball. This time, I also used frill lettuce as shown in the photo.
Arrange the shape of the bottom line of the ham/lettuce to make it look like a kimono.
6: Fix the hat, rod, crown and fan with fried pasta. Finished!
How to make fried pasta:https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/38676
Let’s make hinamatsuri-rice balls and put them into a “bento” lunch box.
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
Kaori Kubota (@kaopan27)
I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character-shaped meals, desserts and breads.
I enjoy making character foods because I want to see my family smiling,
My character foods and character bento boxes are introduced in my Instagram page→@kaopan27
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Kaori’s easy recipe – Learn how to make “Hello Kitty Chocolate Ganache Mini Tarts”
With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
In this article, you’ll learn how to easily make “Hello Kitty Chocolate Ganache Mini Tarts.” You can still make it in time before Valentine’s Day arrives!
1: Ingredients
50g Chocolate
50g White Whocolate
4 Large Servings of Fresh Cream
9 Mini Tart Pastries
Chocolate Pens
Decorative Fresh Cream
Strawberries
2: Divide the milk chocolate and white chocolate into two separate large servings of fresh cream and melt over a pan of hot water. Pour the melted chocolate into the mini tart pastries.
3: Leave the chocolate to cool and set. Afterwards, draw Hello Kitty’s face onto the white chocolate tarts with your chocolate pens.
4: Slice the strawberries vertically and then cut into heart shapes. Top the milk chocolate tarts with fresh cream and decorate with your heart-shaped strawberries and some silver balls. (Don’t worry if you don’t have silver balls.)
5: Done!
And there you have it – your creation is complete in no time at all with ingredients you can buy from the shop. The flavour of the chocolate becomes a little soft when you put in ganache and can be enjoyed deliciously even after some time♡
There’s plenty more character-themed dishes on the way from Kaori! In the mean time, please check out her Instagram page where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes.
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I live in Hokkaido and enjoy making dinner, sweet treats and character food using bread♡
I want to see my family smile, so I enjoy transforming food into characters and making cute meals♡
You can see more of my character food and bentos on my Instagram page → @kaopan27
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Kaori’s easy recipe – Learn how to make “ “KITTY’s Chocolate Spoon”
With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
In this article, I will introduce to you how to make KITTY-chan’s chocolate spoon which is suitable to be used as a gift for friends.
1: Ingredients
Chocolate
※Each piece is 30g. This time, we will use 180g of chocolate since we are going to make six pieces.
Chocolate pen
Marshmallows
Nuts (any type of nuts you want to eat)
Dried fruits
Silicon cup (available at Seria – 100 yen – 3 cups)
Wooden spoon (Available at Seria)
2: Dissolve the chocolate by putting the bowl into hot water.
3: Pour the melted chocolate into the silicon cups.
4: Draw the face of KITTY-chan on the marshmallow. Draw the parts of the face in the following order / nose → eyes, whiskers → ribbon.
5: Insert the wooden spoon into the chocolate before the chocolate gets hard.
6: After inserting the wooden spoon, place your favorite nuts and dried fruits on the top.
Put a little bit of chocolate underneath the marshmallow and place it on top of the surface of the chocolate.
7: After decorating the chocolate, put it in the refrigerator and wait for one night.
8: Remove the silicon cup after the chocolate gets hard. Finished!
The chocolate itself is very tasty but it is recommended that you put it into hot milk to make hot chocolate.
Since the chocolate is easy to be wrapped, you can give it to your kids’ frineds♡
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
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Kaori Kubota (@kaopan27)
I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character-shaped meals, desserts and breads.
I enjoy making character foods because I want to see my family smiling,
My character foods and character bento boxes are introduced in my Instagram page→@kaopan27
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How to make a KITTY-chan chocolate parfait!
With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
In this article, I will introduce to you how to make a KITTY-chan chocolate parfait which you can easily make with ready-made ingredients.
1: Ingredients
Chocolate mousse’s ingredients
Chocolate 150g
Fresh cream (animal derived) 200g
Roll cake (ready-made product), vanilla, chocolate
Coating chocolate
strawberries
Blueberries
Granola
Chocolate pen
Decoration fresh cream
Lollipop candy’s stick
Parfait glass
※The lollipop stick was bought at Seria.
2:First make the chocolate moouse.
※Shred the chocolate
I used diced chocolate, but you can use other kinds of chocolate such as bar chocolate. Make sure to shred it well so that it will melt smoothly,
➁ Warm up the fresh cream (100g)
➂ Beat the fresh cream (100g)
※Add ➀ and ➁ and mix them together well.
➄Now, add ➂ to ➃ and mix them together well.
Place the ingredients into a container. Since this mousse will become firm in a short time, you don’t have to put it into a refrigerator.
3:Let’s make the lollipops.
➀ Put the ready-made vanilla roll cake inside a bowl and mix them together well.
※You usually mix fresh cream with the sponge cake to make a lollipop, but such work is unnecessary because ready-made lollipops include fresh cream.
➁Put the ingredients inside the KITTY-chan mold.
➂Place the sticks on top of the KITTY-chan forms and make them hard by putting them inside a refrigerator.
(Make sure that the sticks do not wobble.)
➃Dip the KITTY-chan forms into chocolate and wait until the chocolate gets hard.
4:Draw KITTY-chan’s face using the chocolate pen.
※Draw the face after the coating chocolate becomes hard.
5:Decorate the parfait.
Put the chocolate roll cake cut into small pieces on the bottom of the glass and layer all the ingredients -the chocolate mousse, strawberries, blueberries and granola.
Whatever you prefer but, I don’t put the fresh cream inside the glass since the taste of chocolate mousse is thick.
After making the layers, place the fresh cream, strawberries and KITTY-chan’s lollipop on top of the parfait. Voila, your KITTY-chan parfait is complete!
Here is a chocolate parfait that you can make with ready-made products in a short amount of time.
Of course, the parfait tastes terrific even if you do not put a lollipop on top of it.
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
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Kaori Kubota (@kaopan27)
I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character-shaped meals, desserts and breads.
I enjoy making character foods because I want to see my family smiling,
The character foods and character bento boxes are introduced in my Instaglam page→@kaopan27
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Kaori’s easy recipe – learn to make a character-themed chocolate gateau!
With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish. Today we’ll be looking at a recipe perfect for Valentine’s Day – a super delicious chocolate gateau!
1: Ingredients
・15cm diameter round bowls
・ 200g coverture chocolate
・ 150g unsalted butter
・ 4 egg yolks
・ 50g salt
・ 25g wheat flour
・ 25g Van Houten cocoa powder
・ 4 egg whites
・ 30g granulated sugar
2: Mix the egg yolks and sugar well.
3: Melt the coverture chocolate and unsalted butter in a bowl over hot water. Add this to the egg yolks and sugar and mix.
4: ① Whisk the egg whites and granulated sugar until soft peaks form and add a small amount of this to the mixture made in step 3.
② Sieve the wheat flour and cocoa powder into the mixture.
③ Add the remaining egg whites into the mix and stir well.
④ Spread the mixture into a baking tin. (As the mixture will rise then sink whilst being cooked, it is ok to fill the tin up to 9/10 of the way.
5: Put the cake mix into the oven at 170℃ for 10 minutes and then turn it down to 160℃ for 20 – 25 minutes. After rising, a dip will form in the centre of the cake.
6: Make the decoration cookies for the top of the cake. (See Kaori’s Hello Kitty Halloween Cookies recipe: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/65290 )
You will need 50g of icing sugar and 9g of egg white to make the icing for the cookies. Add the egg whites bit by bit to the icing sugar whilst mixing well. After mixing, you can start decorating the cookies. (Today I’ve put the icing on using my finger).
Once the icing has hardened, melt a chocolate pen (or any kind of chocolate) and use a toothpick to draw Hello Kitty’s nose and eyes in the centre of each cookie. Fill the hole in the centre of your chocolate gateau 8/10 of the way with fresh cream and then add the cookies and some strawberries to the top to decorate.
※ A few important points*
1. The cake will still be delicious after 3 days.
2. This cake is best enjoyed at room temperature. If you store it in the fridge, I recommend leaving it out at room temperature about an hour before serving.
3. If you are going to give this to somebody as a gift, then I recommend either avoiding the fresh cream or decorating just before presenting to the recipient. Today I’ve put my cake in a gift box purchased from Seria.
Kaori invites you into her world of character-themed dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures!
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I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character-themed meals, desserts and breads. ♡
I enjoy adding just a few small touches to a recipe to make cute bentos and character-themed dishes that put smiles on my family’s faces.
Please check out my character-themed bento boxes on my Instagram page→@kaopan27
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Kaori’s easy recipe – Learn how to make “ “Soft and Juicy Rilakkuma Buread”
With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
This time, I will introduce to you “Soft and Juicy Rilakkuma Bun.”
It is a rich-tasting heavy bun which has lots of eggs and butter inside.
1: ingredients
Bread flour – 320g
Dry yeast – 2 tea spoons
Sugar – 3 table spoons
Salt – 2/3 tea spoons
Egg – 1 to 2 (100g)
Warm butter – 80cc
Salt-free butter – 80g
Cocoa, pumpkin powder – moderate amount
Chocolate pen
2:
- Put the flour, yeast, sugar and salt into a bowl. Place the yeast beside the sugar and place the salt on the opposite side to enhance fermentation.
➁ Mix warm water and the eggs.
Put ➁ into ➂ and ① and mix thoroughly then add butter.
★You can use a beater or mix the ingredients by hand.
- Put cocoa and pumpkin powder into a small amount of water and mix it.
- Color the ingredients.
The amount of the dough→640g
Pumpkin powder dough (Kiiroi Tori)→80g
Cocoa powder dough→(Rilakkuma and the tree trunk)→320g
Place dough (Kolirakkuma)→240g
3:
Color each dough and leave them for about 40 minutes (put wet towels on them) to enhance primary fermentation.
★Refer to the recipe of KITTY Chan’s Chigiri Pan regarding the method of fermentation.
4:
Separate the doughs after primary fermentation is done.
Kiiroi Tori→80g
Rilakkuma→face 72g / ear 4g ×2
Tree trunk→160g
Korilakkuma→face 72g, ear 4g ×2
★The weights noted above are approximate weights since the dough differs according to the amount of water and the weather conditions.
Place wet towels on the doughs and leave them for about 30 minutes to enhance the second fermentation.
Put the dough inside the oven (180 degrees) after the second fermentation is finished. Lower the oven’s temperature to between 140 to 150 degrees and bake the dough for about 20 minutes. Place an aluminum foil on top of the dough if it looks like they are it is getting burnt.
5:
Draw the face after the buns are cooled.
Use the round side of the toothpick to draw the ears, mouth and eyes and use the tip of the toothpick to draw the nose.
Voila! You are finished.
It is now the Christmas season so I decorated it to match the season.
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
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Kaori Kubota (@kaopan27)
I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character-shaped meals, desserts and breads.
I enjoy making character foods because I want to see my family smiling,
The character foods and character bento boxes are introduced in my Instagram page→@kaopan27
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Kaori’s easy recipe – learn how to make “Rilakkuma Rice Hamburgers!”
09.September.2017 | FOOD
With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
This time, let us introduce to you, “Rilakkuma Rice Hamburgers” which can be created by using a “gacha gacha capsule.”
■Ingredients
・Rice / 360 to 400g
・Sliced cheese / one piece
・Cheder cheese / one piece
・Ham / one piece
・Seaweed / one piece
・Cutlet (or a croquette) / three pieces
・Leaf lettuce / moderate amount
・Mentsuyu (Japanese noodle soup) / moderate amount
・Yellow “decofuri” (decoration furikake) / moderate amount
・Seaweed punch
・Cookie cutter
・Fried pasta
・Gacha gacha capsule
2:
2: Divide the rice into three blocks and color each character
Korilakkuma→white
Rilakkuma→color it in brown using “mentsuyu”
Kiiroi Tori→mix the yellow “decofuri”
After coloring each character, divide the white rice and the mentsuyu-flavored rice into two pieces (10g per piece).
Put rice into the gacha gacha capsule.
50g→base
50g→face
10g×2→ears
(the quantity noted above can be changed)
☆Pack the rice into the capsule tightly so that the rice will not crumble
3:Round out the rice (10g piece) as shown in the photo.
4:It should look like this. (refer to the photo)
5:
Rillakuma and Korillakumas’ mouths→sliced cheese
Kiiroi Tori’s mouth→Cheder cheese
Rilakkuma’s ears→Cheder cheese
Korilakkuma’s ears→ham
Eyes, ears and the nose of Kiiroi Tori will be shaped by punched out seaweed.
6:It should like this (refer to the photo) after finishing the directions above.
7:Place the base rice→frill lettuce→cutlet→rice and fix the ears with fried pasta. ※ To make the fried pasta, see the article “Pom Pom Purin no Milk Pudding.”
8:Place the mouth (sliced cheese) and place the eyes on the face.
Place the slice cheese and ham behind the ears.
Finished♡
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
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Kaori lives in Hokkaido and enjoys making dinners, sweet treats and character food using bread ♡
Kaori also loves to experiment with small tricks to crate easy character-themed sweets @kaopan27
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Rilakkuma 20th Anniversary Cafe Be Held in Omotesando, Tokyo in March and April
06.March.2023 | ANIME&GAME / FOOD / SPOT
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Rilakkuma and his adorable friends, the Rilakkuma 20th Anniversary Cafe will open in Omotesando, Tokyo from March 9 until April 16, 2023. You’ll want to come and spend a peaceful time looking back at two decades of everyone’s favorite lazy bear!
The menu features colorful and festive dishes inspired by Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori, and Chairoikoguma. The characters express their thanks for 20 successful years, and fans can enjoy floats topped with Rilakkuma and friends wearing ribbons and topped with ice cream, a jelly soda inspired by Chairoikoguma and his friends in the honey forest, and a hot drink inspired by Rilakkuma’s favorite pudding.
Menu
Rilakkuma’s Honey Mustard Hamburger
コリラックマのクリームパスタ
Korilakkuma’s Cream Pasta
Kiiroitori’s Egg Burger
Chairoikoguma’s Cheese Curry
Rilakkuma and Friend’s Celebratory Cake
Congratulatory Flower Parfait
You Can Choose♪ Rilakkuma and Friends Mini Ice Cream
You Can Choose♪ Rilakkuma and Friends Floats
Honey Forest Jelly Soda
Relaxing Pudding Drink
Take-Out Drink Bottle
Original Merch
Acrylic Clip (7 varieties, random)
Acrylic Keychain (5 varieties, random)
Mini-Bottle / Muddler with Charm (4 varieties)
Lunch Tote / Drawstring Bag
Acrylic Stand with Clip / Cork Coaster
Stuffed Animal
In addition, the cafe will offer original goods, special offers, and a Twitter campaign to celebrate Rilakkuma’s 20th anniversary.
Come enjoy the elaborate original menu and goods while sharing memories at this limited time themed cafe!
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RILAKKUMA 20th Anniversary Cafe
Venue: BOX cafe&space Omotesando
Running: March 9 – April 16, 2023
Address: Pine Under Flat B1F (5-13-2 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Reservation Fee: ¥715 (Tax included) *Reservations include bonuses.
*Reservations can be made for up to four guests per application.Online Shop: https://rilakkuma20th-cafe.jp/online_store/
Sales Open: March 9, 15:00 – April 16, 23:59
(Items will ship starting in early May 2023.)
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Rilakkuma Celebrates 20th Birthday with Strawberry Buffet at the Keio Plaza Hotel
The Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo is celebrating Rilakkuma’s birthday in the sweetest way! The Strawberry Collection with Rilakkuma sweets buffet will be available from January 7 until March 31, 2023 at All-Day Dining Jurin on the hotel’s second floor.
The most popular strawberry buffet will be back and better than ever in 2023. Sweets featuring Rilakkuma and his friends will be on full display, including strawberry tarts, tiramisu, and other strawberry-filled sweets. The lazy bear’s favorite pudding and pancakes will also be available along with soothing hot tea for the cold winter months. This will mark the first time that Rilakkuma’s sweets buffet will appear at a hotel.
Small tartlets featuring Korilakkuma and Kiiroitori will be too cute to eat, and Chairoikoguma will appear on cookie sandwiches.
The dessert plate will include gorgeous fondant chocolate with images of Rilakkuma and each of his friends to set the mood for the opening of the event.
The location itself will also be decked out in sweet decorations, with guests being welcomed at the door. Taking pictures is encouraged, so make a reservation today if you’re looking to impress on Instagram!
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Information
Strawberry Collection with Rilakkuma
*Reservations required
Running: January 7 – March 31, 2023
Venue: All-Day Dining Jurin / 2FTimes: (1) 15:00-17:00 (Last order at 16:30) / (2) 15:30-17:30 (Last order at 17:00)
Details/Reservations: https://www.keioplaza.co.jp/event/strawberry-sweets/
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Rilakkuma Cream Soda Appears at Maholova Minds Miura Tokyo Bay Hotel
Maholova Minds Miura, a hot spring resort on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, celebrated its 30th anniversary in June 2022. Royal Salon Yamato, a popular spot for coffee and parties since its opening, was transformed into the Rita Cafe this summer.
On September 23, Rita Cafe will begin selling its own original cream soda!Rilakkuma’s Miura Ocean Cream Soda / Korilakkuma’s Watermelon Cream Soda
Rilakkuma Room (Bedroom/Living Room)
To celebrate the special Rilakkuma room and Korilakkuma room, guests can enjoy two new drinks: Rilakkuma’s Miura Ocean Cream Soda and Korilakkuma’s Watermelon Cream Soda. The rooms aren’t too easy to book, but even if you can’t, at least you can see plenty of adorable pictures on social media!
Information
Rilakkuma’s Miura Ocean Cream Soda / Korilakkuma’s Watermelon Cream Soda
Available: September 23, 2022
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Netflix Releases New Trailer and Visual for ‘Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure’
22.July.2022 | MOVIE
Netflix will begin streaming the stop-motion series Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure on August 25, 2022.
The series is a continuation of the 2019 series Rilakkuma and Kaoru, which became incredibly popular around the world. The heartwarming story of the cuddly, lazy bear, the office worker Kaoru, and friends Korilakkuma and Kiiroitori, struck a chord with audiences. The new series will depict a day in the lives of Kaoru and Rilakkuma as they go have fun at an amusement park. Not everything will go according to plan, and the characters get caught up in a number of hilarious hijinks.
The trailer and key visual for the series have been revealed, highlighting Rilakkuma, who is always completely relaxed no matter what kind of trouble he’s in. The theme song for the series will be Inside Your Pocket by Quruli. Additional cast members include Takayuki Hamada as Hayate and Reina Ueda as a mysterious new character.
The trailer shows the craziness that will be happening during the series, including an epic car chase. Both adults and children are sure to fall in love with this series.
Trailer
Rilakkuma has the power to make anyone feel warm and fuzzy, so be sure to tune in. It will do your soul some good.Information
Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure on Netflix
Streaming on August 25, 2022
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Rilakkuma Teams Up with SpoGOMI to Sponsor National Cleanup Competition
24.June.2022 | FASHION
In an effort to clean up areas around Japan, everyone’s favorite lazy bear is teaming up with the Social Sports Initiative’s SpoGOMI! Rilakkuma is currently on his own nationwide tour, traveling from the northernmost to the southernmost points in Japan over 18 months. Guests visiting each event will be able to find unique prefecture-based environmentally-friendly merchandise.
SpoGOMI is an entirely new sport started in Japan, combining a traditional sport with trash pickup! It’s always more fun to turn a chore into a game, and participants compete to see who can pick up the most garbage.
Merchandise at a Glance
Mug
Pin
Fan
Round Coin Purse
Merchandise (Exclusive to the Hokkaido Area)
T-Shirt
Canvas Tote Bag (S)
Hand Towel (M/L)
Along with the standard rules, a new version of the game inspired by Rilakkuma will be introduced, perfect for both children and adults to enjoy.
After helping to clean up, why not enjoy some delicious local food and sightseeing? Join Rilakkuma in his efforts to clean up Japan and connect local communities.
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Ensemble Tour ~Let’s Share the Leisurely SDGs Together~
Running: July 13, 2022 – Fall 2023
Venue: To open sequentially at event sites in each prefecture
Participation Fee: Free Entry into Venue
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New Rilakkuma Merchandise Features Amusement Park Filled with Sweets
13.June.2022 | FASHION
Everyone’s favorite lazy bear Rilakkuma is bringing fans a new merchandise collection! These items show the character and friends in an amusement park filled with sweets, and these goods will be on sale at retail stores nationwide and online in early July.
Everyone would love to visit an amusement park filled with desserts, and these items are sure to add some retro pop flare to your daily life.
Product Lineup at a Glance
Memo Pad: ¥385 (Tax Included)
Memo Pad with Clipboard: ¥660 (Tax Included)
These cute memo pads are available in four designs, and fans can also grab a special set including a colorful clipboard.
Camera Shoulder Strap: ¥2,750 (Tax Included)
Give your camera some extra pizazz with this cute camera strap! Each comes with a decorated synthetic leather pad made to reduce neck and shoulder strain.
Ferris Wheel Cushion: ¥3,850 (Tax Included)
This cushion also includes pockets for small stuffed animals!
These new items were made in conjunction with the Netflix series Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure, scheduled to stream on Netflix worldwide starting August 25, 2022.
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Rilakkuma 20th Anniversary Tour to Visit Aomori, Akita, Miyagi, and Iwate Prefectures
13.June.2022 | SPOT
Everyone’s favorite lazy bear Rilakkuma is turning 20, and to commemorate the big event, Sanrio is holding a special tour that is traveling around Japan. From September 8 until October 31, events will pop up in four prefectures in the Tohoku region–Aomori, Akita, Miyagi, and Iwate. Starting in July, the event will be visiting Hokkaido.
Tohoku Area Exclusive Art♪
The tour will travel from the northernmost to the southernmost points in Japan over 18 months, and guests visiting each event will be able to find unique prefecture-based environmentally-friendly merchandise. Fans will also be able to participate in SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) such as beach cleanups and support for local food banks and social programs.
Come take part in this celebration while also giving back to local areas around Japan!
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Information
Ensemble Anniversary Tour ~Let’s Share the Leisurely SDGs Together~
Running: July 13, 2022 – Fall 2023
Venue: To open sequentially at event sites in each prefecture
Participation Fee: Free Entry into VenueSpecial Tohoku Site: https://www.san-x.co.jp/rilakkuma/ensembletour/tohoku.html
Official Site: https://www.san-x.co.jp/rilakkuma/ensembletour/
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Rilakkuma 20th Anniversary Tour to Visit Hokkaido
Everyone’s favorite lazy bear Rilakkuma is turning 20! To commemorate this big event, Sanrio is holding a special tour that will travel around Japan. From July 13 until August 31, events will pop up in three cities in Hokkaido–Sapporo, Obihiro, and Hakodate.
Merchandise
Rilakkuma & Todok Collaboration Cotton Gloves
The environmentally-friendly event will offer locally designed products made from recycled materials. A special Hokkaido Ocean Cleanup will also be held with a group in Sapporo, and those participating in the event will receive a limited edition pair of cotton gloves.
Prior to the start of the event, the official Twitter account of the Rilakkuma tour (@rk_ensembletour) is running a limited-time campaign until May 29. 10 lucky people will win a magnet sticker not available for sale! To enter, just follow the account and retweet the tagged Tweet.Information
Anniversary Tour ~Let’s Share the Leisurely SDGs Together~
Sapporo Venue
Running: July 13 – July 25, 2022
Venue: Daimaru Sapporo 7F
Address: 4-Chome-7, Kita 5-Jonishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Obihiro Venue
Running: July 29 – August 9, 2022
Venue: FUJIMARU 6F Event Space
Address: 8-Chome-1 Nishi 2 Jominami, Obihiro
Hakodate VenueRunning: August 13 – August 31, 2022
Venue: Kanemori Yobutsu Red Brick Warehouse Event Space
Address: 14-12 Suehirocho, Hakodate
Contact/Details:Cut-off Date: June 5, 2022
https://mybottle-eco.com/action/cleanup/Hokkaido Ocean Cleanup
Date: June 15, June 18 / 10:00-11:00 (Reception open at 9:30~)
Location: 51 seashores around HokkaidoParticipation Fee: Free
Event: https://www.san-x.co.jp/rilakkuma/ensembletour/
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Local Sumikko Gurashi and Rilakkuma Goods for Sale in Shimonoseki
The Daimaru location in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, will soon begin selling limited edition Rilakkuma and Sumikko Gurashi goods! About 1,400 rare goods previously only available at 10 locations around Japan will be available in Shimonoseki from May 25 until May 30. Inspired by locales around the country, these adorable items will inspire you to travel when you can!
Limited Edition Sumikko Gurashi Goods
Ise Shop Exclusive
Dangling Stuffed Animal
Dangling Stuffed Animal
Jisho-ji Shop Exclusive
Dangling Stuffed Animal
Kyoto Kiyomizu-Zaka Shop Exclusive
Dangling Stuffed Animal
Shrine and Temple Stamp Book
Castella Manju
Dazaifu Shop Exclusive
Dangling Stuffed Animal
Rilakkuma’s Teahouse & Rilakkuma’s Bath Exclusive Goods
Arashiyama Shop Exclusive
Honey Castella Manju
Miyajima Shop Exclusive
Stuffed Animal
Roasted Mochi Pieces, Soy Sauce Flavor (with Can)
Kurokawa Shop Exclusive
Japanese Pattern Towels
Dogomachi Shop Exclusive
Stuffed Animals
Kusatsu Shop Exclusive
Stuffed Animal
With over 700 Sumikko Gurashi goods available, each symbolizing a specific locale with a cherry blossom theme, it won’t be easy to choose which items you’ll want to take home. Photo spots will also be set up at the venue, so come snap some pics for social media! Also, look forward to the Summer Bread and Sweets Festival 2022 in the adjacent venue!
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Shimonoseki Daimaru
Available: May 25 – May 30, 10:00-19:00 *Closes at 16:00 on May 30.
Location: Shimonoseki Daimaru 6F
Official Site: https://www.daimaru.co.jp/shimonoseki/
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Onigiri Cakes Inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen Character Inumaki Toge Announced
24.April.2022 | ANIME&GAME / FOOD
Online cake shop Cake.jp has begun selling a collection of six onigiri-shaped cakes inspired by the character Inumaki Toge from the popular anime series Jujutsu Kaisen! The items were originally released to great fanfare in December, and are now available again for a limited time.
Inumaki Toge is able to use curses simply by speaking, and in order to avoid hurting anyone close to him, the only words he uses are the names of onigiri fillings.
Inumaki Toge’s Onigiri Cakes
Orange / Chocolate Mint / Rose / Blue Honeysuckle / Cookies & Cream / Green Soybean
The set contains six cakes, each with a different flavor. Each cake is also wrapped in packaging featuring a scene from the series and this new release includes new flavors like orange and chocolate mint. In the warmer weather, try enjoying these cakes without thawing them!©芥見下々/集英社・呪術廻戦製作委員会
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Inumaki Toge’s Onigiri Cakes
Price: ¥3,740 (Including Tax, Excluding Shipping)
Number of Pieces: 6 Pieces, 6 VarietiesSpecial Page: https://cake.jp/item/3407478/
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Rilakkuma & Sumikko Gurashi Festival to Open at Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Saitama
14.April.2022 | ANIME&GAME / SPOT
Popular Rilakkuma and Sumikko Gurashi characters will be taking over Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Saitama from April 16 until May 22 during the Rilakkuma & Sumikko Gurashi Festival! Guests will be greeted by the characters themselves, and will be able to participate in tons of fun activities, photo spots, and more!
The festival will have a full lineup of exclusive merchandise only available at Tokorozawa Sakura Town, from cute and useful items like clear folders to fans to use during the summer heat.
A limited collaboration menu with Kadokawa Shokudou will also be available during the event. The ‘Rilakkuma & Sumikko Gurashi Festival Picnic Plate’ is full of fun finger foods that are easy for both adults and children to eat and includes a special lunch mat. Guests can also participate in a commemorative photo session with the characters dressed in new costumes!
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Rilakkuma & Sumikko Gurashi Festival
Running: April 16 – May 22, 2022
Closed on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesday of each month (If Tuesday is a national holiday, the festival will be open on that date, and closed the following day.)
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Last admission 30 minutes prior to closing).
Venue: Tokorozawa Sakura Town, EJ Anime Museum (Kadokawa Musashino Museum 3F)Tickets: https://l-tike.com/rilakkuma-and-sumikko-fest-sakuratown/
Official Site: https://www.ntv.co.jp/rilakkuma-and-sumikko-fest/
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The brand Buttons & Cufflinks has released an accessory collection with the popular San-X character Rilakkuma! The items are now available at 26 Cotomono Marche stores nationwide and online.
The collection features the lazy bear Rilakkuma, the mischievous Korilakkuma, and the hard-working Kiiroitori. Fans can snag earrings of Rilakkuma with pancakes, Korilakkuma with strawberries, Kiiroitori with a four-leaf clover, and Chairoikoguma with honey.
Rilakkuma brooches are also available for adults who still like to be playful. In 2022, why not snazz up your wardrobe with everyone’s favorite relaxing bear and friends?
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Button & Cufflinks x Rilakkuma
Where to Buy: 26 Cotomono Marche Stores Nationwide, Limited Time Shops, Online Shop, etc.
Online Shop: https://cotomono.official.ec
Official Site: https://cotomono-marche.com/