Japan MUST BUY 02 – Mushuda

Posted May 25th, 2016 in Japan Must Buy | No Comments »

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Mushuda – this is basically like mothball.  Hanging or placing this inside your closet or clothes drawers will protect your clothes from insects.  I must buy this every time I go back to Japan, because I can’t find any mothball here in Perth that doesn’t stink!!!  Typical mothballs are stinky and leave your clothes that smell..

In Japan, you can find non-scent or scented mothballs that tell you when they expire.

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Mushuda, Misesuroido, and Tansu-ni-Gon are well-known brands.

I normally chose non-scent, but this time I bought floral aroma for my drawers.  Size of each depends on whether it’s for a walk-in closet, a small closet, or for drawers.  And, when it expires (usually after 12 months), letters shows up saying “please change”.

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By having them inside the closet, I can be sure that my clothes are safe from insects 🙂


Japan MUST BUY 01 – Gekiochi Kun

Posted May 23rd, 2016 in Japan Must Buy | No Comments »

Ok, so from today, I will write about things that I recommend you to buy from Japan.  Some items may be also available in other countries. 🙂
These are the things I thought are useful and I just want to share with you!

Here is the first item I recommend you to buy when you go to Japan:

Gekiochi Kun

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Gekiochi Kun – melamine form sponge that removes stains with water and no detergent required.

There are many sizes and shapes available, but the standard one looks like this.

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White square sponges.  This REALLY removes stain.  REALLY.

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If you’ve never used this before, try this.  With just water, it removes stain very easily.  It’s like using an eraser!

There are other “non-Gekiochi Kun” melamine form sponges sold in Japan, and they also works good to me.  You can even find at 100 yen shops.

This was one of my “Must Buy List” from Japan this year.


Things to Buy in Japan

Posted May 22nd, 2016 in Japan | No Comments »

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I recently came back from my holiday in Japan, and it was sooooo great.  It’d been 2 years since my previous Japan trip, and I had so many things in my head that I wanted to buy, eat and do in Japan.

It was April, and being spring, it’s sakura season in Japan.  This must be the most popular season to visit Japan – there’re so many people at the Kansai airport and my husband had to queue for 2 hours at the immigration :p  I had to wait outside for 2 hours with 2 kids…. and we arrived at Hotel Nikko (only one hotel that’s connected to Kansai airport) past midnight…  It was a tiring start but we had so much fun during our 3-week-stay.

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Our packed 3-week-holiday included visiting castles (national treasure Hikone Castle is 15 minutes drive from my house), Anpanman museum (my kids’ favourite character’s amusement park), and Tokyo Disney Resort.  And, of course lots of eating & buying.  I pre-bought many things online so I didn’t need to shop around while I was there.  On the day we arrived my house, there’re 20 boxes of things I’d bought online.  So most of my “shopping” was done before arriving Japan.  And for the rest we shopped at local shopping centres and mostly at 100 yen shops.

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Now I’m back to Perth Australia, and I want to show people here that what people can/should buy when they go to Japan.  There’re about 30 items and I’m gonna write about them on each post.

stay tuned! :))


NEW Talking Clock from Japan

Posted May 21st, 2016 in Buy from Ume | No Comments »

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I recently came back from my holiday to Japan, and I have these CUTE bilingual alarm clocks for sale!

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Why not wake up every morning with this cute alarm clock that talks Japanese & English?

At a glance it looks like a robot or a cute ornament, but it actually talks and tells you what time it is.  It’s a radio clock (RCC) that is automatically synchronized by a time code, so you can assure that it’s telling the correct time  anytime.

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Pressing its nose once tells you what time it is, and pressing twice tells you the date and day in set language (Japanese or English).

I have white & blue available.

Yuento Talking Alarm Clock
$50.00

New in original packaging.
Yuento brand.

  • Size:W8.5xH9.2xD10 cm
  • Weight :150g
  • Material:ABS
  • 40/60kHz
  • 12hour display
  • Alarm
  • Snooze
  • Talking (Japanese/English)

 

I can post to you (postage will be calculated by weight of the order by Australia post), or if you live in Perth metro area I can arrange a drop-off at some place.  (sorry, no pick-up from my place!)

Please email me at me<at>umeboss.com ~ 🙂

 

 

 

 


NEW Cute Onigiri Lunchbox from Japan

Posted May 20th, 2016 in Buy from Ume | No Comments »

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I recently came back from my holiday to Japan, and I have these CUTE lunch boxes for sale!

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Onigiri lunchbox KOUME
$15.00 → $10.00

Cute 2-layered lunchbox.  Microwave safe.
90×85×60mm(top: 150ml, bottom: 100ml)

New in original packaging.  Made in Japan.
Hakoya brand.

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Onigiri lunchbox Norio
$15.00 → $10.00

Cute 2-layered lunchbox.  Microwave safe.
110×105×65mm(top: 300ml, bottom: 170ml)

New in original packaging.  Made in Japan.
Hakoya brand.

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I can post to you (postage will be calculated by weight of the order by Australia post), or if you live in Perth metro area I can arrange a drop-off at some place.  (sorry, no pick-up from my place!)

Please email me at me<at>umeboss.com ~ 🙂

 

 


Bento lunch boxes for kids

Posted May 19th, 2016 in Perth WA, Ume's Interests | No Comments »

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I’m sure people are aware of the word “bento” – it’s a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine.  Creating unique bento (kyaraben) is not only common in Japan nowadays but people around the world are also giving lots of ideas to create attractive lunch for kids each day.

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Kyaraben is so amazing, and this is the best way to encourage kids to finish up their lunch boxes.  It gives them interests in food too, I think.  I’m wanting to give my kids kyaraben but unfortunately I’m not a creative person… and I don’t have time to google around to get ideas for kyaraben each morning.  (I wish I could!)

For those who are like me, picking up the right bento box could be an easy answer.  There are so many kinds of lunch boxes out there these days, and some of them are really useful and creative.  If you are local living in Perth, check out this shop that sells all kinds of bento items – BabyBento.

Being a mum to two and living in Perth WA, she created this online shop 2 years ago and now she is selling her items at some markets on regular basis.  You can also buy items online and get them sent to your door.

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And this is my favourite.  I just saw her using this lunch box today for her kids, and it looked super cute and tidy!  She put 3 mini pancakes on the left side, and halved banana on right top, then vegetables, fruits and finger cheese sticks in other 3 compartments.  Perfect!

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If you want to have a look at these items, she comes down to Maylands Wanderful Sunday Market on 3rd Sundays every month which is held at Maylands Sport and Recreation Club located at 50 Clarkson Rd, Maylands WA.  

I’m so inspired now and am thinking to make something creative for my son tomorrow 🙂

Baby Bento
http://www.babybento.com.au
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