Shopping Guide
In Japan, one thing is certain when the beginning of a new year is rapidly approaching: a massive selection of fukubukuro will soon be available!
For those who aren’t already familiar, fukubukuro are essentially lucky bags filled with all sorts of mysterious goodies! Practiced as a tradition in Japan on New Year’s Day, fukubukuro can be made up of anything, from otaku goodies like figures and keychains, to stylish combinations of sweaters and accessories!
If you intend on trying your luck for 2018, we’ve got a unique suggestion you might not have considered: cafe-themed fukubukuro! Below is a brief glance at what famous cafes around the world offered at the beginning of 2017~
1. Starbucks offers more than a quick coffee fix with a fully-loaded bag!
Starbucks knows what everyone's interested in: yummy energizing coffee! Not only did their bag come with several tantalizing choices of coffee that could be brewed in the comfort of the home, but they also included cups and other tableware to make sure you were enjoying it the right way.
2. Tully’s Coffee started the year off with a small happy bag that had a huge punch!
Simple but impactful must have been the thinking behind this one. Customers received an assortment of a bag of coffee alongside single-serve packets, plus a mug with a cute graphic to enjoy them with! Among other little goodies were several tickets, redeemable for drinks at the cafe, which is everything a Tully's lover could ask for~
3. Kaldi Coffee Farm goes all out with a generous selection of snacks!
Coffee doesn't just mean hot drinks; there's always a yummy pastry and snack to go with it! Intent on providing customers with food-based companions that would go perfect alongside their beverages, Kaldi Coffee Farm put up a selection of gummy bears, nuts, cookies, and more.
4. Doutor gives customers exactly what they want: coffee, coffee, and more coffee!
A charming cafe with an adorable bird-like mascot, Doutour’s fukubukuro came with the basic essentials any coffee-lover would faun over; cups and a bunch of coffee to go inside said cups! Even if you drop by a cafe to get coffee every day, assembling your own little stockpile for that rainy day pays off immensely~
5. Komeda's Coffee rounds off the batch with an exciting variety of coffee and tickets!
With five kinds of actual coffee plus a few tickets to exchange in store for those times you want a cafe atmosphere, Komeda's Coffee also offers a solid selection for its fukubukuro. Will the bag of bean sweets also feature in this year's range? You'll have to visit to find out!
It’s easy to get distracted by all the different types of fukubukuro out there, but if you’re a coffee lover, try visiting your favorite cafe to start your year off right!
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.