Hokkaido Marimokkori

Posted on 30. Nov, 2006 @ 2:10 pm by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Humor Views: 2,580

Thanks to a friend at school I was introduced to this interesting mascot from Hokkaido.

Marimokkori!

The name is a play on words. A Marimo, is a weird algae ball found in Hokkaido.

A mokkori, is another word for, well, a mound. However, it can also be used in a way described by our favorite dictionary, ALC. If you check that definition, you can understand why the figure is… shaped… the way it is.

It’s Hokkaido’s famous marimokkori! If you pull the mokkori, he’ll shake!

You can see the wonderful marimokkori and his round mokkori displayed over the Japanese homework.

Instead of studying Japanese, pull the makkori with your fingers. Upon release, marimokkori will vibrate as his mokkori slowly returns to its initial state.

Go Hokkaido!

- Harvey

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http://islandinthepacific.blogspot.com Jessica

Oh good lord! I am couting the moments until Darryl stops ripping up the carpet in what will one day be our bedroom so I can show him this craziness!
Clive

LOL!

No wonder he’s smiling.
http://zensekai.blogspot.com zen

Am I the only one who thinks it weird you have to pull his wee wee to get him to vibrate??!!
http://fifthdreamtoday.toastednet.org/ FifthDream

Half of me is laughing. The other half is a bit disturbed. I need to get one of these.
http://www.cunning-linguist.co.uk V

Zen – did you read the dictionary link?
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Stan

I’m in serious need of one just like that one pictured cause my girlfriend is from Hokkaido but living in the States. I’d love to get one for her birthday. She would think it’s very weird and funny. Know where I can find one online? Thanks.
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Actually I don’t know where you can get one online… The limits of the powers of the internet… Maybe ebay?
lance

The other mokkori character on Japanese TV is hilarious
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http://ameblo.jp/lostinkanjiland/ risi

I saw this little guy in hobby/figure shops all over in Japan and never knew who he was until now! Thankies (^_^)
Also lols Japan you sure be’s not Western and repressed about some things..
Lobek

It looks like a strange doll, no It is strange doll…
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It looks ok, nothing wrong with that :D

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