Kuidaore Ningyou
June 18th, 2006 by quaisiIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
This is Kuidaore Ningyou, a large doll in front of the Kuidaore restaurant in Shinsaibashi. It`s one of the symbols of Osaka along with Tsutenkaku and Osaka Castle.
Thanks to the World Cup it`s been kitted out in full Japan gear in support of the Japanese team.
Japan unfortunately lost to Australia in their first match 3-1 with Australia`s three goals coming in the last six minutes. They play Croatia today.
Come on Japan!
June 19th, 2006 at 12:31 am
I’ve always wondered who that character was. Osaka means takoyaki, Osaka Castle, the so-creepy-it’s-cool Tower of the Sun, and Kuidaore Ningyou.
And gah! Japan v. Croatia was a stalemate. Come on, the Japan!
June 19th, 2006 at 6:57 am
I’ve never seen this particular character before. Then again, I haven’t had much chance to schlep around Osaka in recent years. I’ll definitely look for him the next time I’m in town!
June 25th, 2006 at 11:12 pm
Why does Japan gear look so stars-and-stripesy?