![]() ![]() Maybe someday, Granny’s ugly christmas sweaters will be seen as fashionable around the world, too. Working with Nintendo to make video game themed Haramaki, a resurgence of a Japanese tradition was setting sail! Some notable Nintendo designs are based on Super Mario, Animal Crossing, and, of course, MOTHER! If you’d like to buy your own Haramaki, here’s a link to learn more! ![]() Unpredictably though, Shigesato Itoi and Hobonichi have made it a unique and hip thing to wear in Japan! Despite being ‘kitsch’ and ‘old-fashioned,’ Itoi was well known for wearing Haramaki and made them a more fashionable and more popular accessory. Well, hang on! Nowadays in Japan, Haramaki are sort of seen as a ‘granny’ sort of thing. Now you might be asking, “Hey, what the heck does all this gotta do with the MOTHER series?!” When a Japanese soldier was often headed to war, their family would often give them a Haramaki as a sort of good-luck charm and to keep the soldier warm and improve blood circulation. DecemGALA-MOS 0 Comment As reported previously, Hobonichi has been operating limited-time Mother pop-up shops in Tokyo and Osaka which offer exclusive Mother/Earthbound series merchandise. ![]() Historically, the Haramaki (literally translated as “belly band”) was used during feudal era Japan as armor that fastened on the front of a soldier via cords in the back. Wouldn’t you get tired just by walking around in the armor instead of actual battles? I never understood running around in such heavy armor. ![]()
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