The Donguri Kyowakoku lucky bag impressed us again this year with its great value and adorable merchandise selection.
One of the things we love about Japanese New Year is the chance to get our hands on as many fukubukuro lucky grab bags as possible, and one that’s always on the top of our wish list comes from Donguri Kyowakoku.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower might not be a Studio Ghibli film, but it was made by Studio Ponoc, a production house founded by former Studio Ghibli employees Yoshiaki Nishimura and Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
The store, which means “Acorn Republic” in English, is famous for selling official Studio Ghibli merchandise, and at New Year they stuff their lucky bags with so many goodies that it’s always great value for money.