http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum/en/node/4233 Comments for "Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri - Hello Kitty mask" en http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum/en/node/4233 <div class="album_item_teaser"> <div class="box_outer_wrapper"><div class="box_inner_wrapper"> <div class="box_outer_header"><div class="box_inner_header">&nbsp;</div></div> <a href="/nikkeialbum/en/node/4233" ><img src="http://www.discovernikkei.org/dj/nikkeialbum/files/filemanager/public/active/38/hello_kitty_mask_sm.jpg" /></a></div></div> <p> This is a plastic Hello Kitty mask that was for sale at the Natsu Matsuri outdoor event at the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Torrance, California on July 22, 2007. Mitsuwa is a chain of Japanese markets. Like many young Japanese Americans girls growing up in the '70s and '80s, my sister and I were very much into Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, My Melody, and Little Twin Stars. Although I was tempted to buy one, I resisted the urge. =) See some of the other masks they had for sale: <a href="/nikkeialbum/en/node/4232">Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri - Japanese masks</a> Mitsuwa Marketplace </p> <p><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/80x15.png"/></a> </p> </div> http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum/en/node/4233#comment Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:59:27 -0700 vkm 4233 at http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum