Halloween: Japan Style
Like many western ideas and customs that Japan borrows, Halloween is no exception. While you won't see children parading up and down the street here ringing door bells and getting free candy, decorations, work gatherings, and parties will abound. On a breezy day just hours away from Takamatsu's Halloween party, I sat in my apartment pondering how to make a costume that was not only original and inexpensive, but also one that could be understood by the Japanese mind.
Two shots of espresso and too many bad ideas later, I had a solution that could work virtually anywhere in the world and costs no more than a few bucks.
MR. TAKAMATSU would be the costume that would solve all of my Halloween worries.
Since beauty pageants and talent shows exist in nearly every culture, I knew it would be understood here in Japan too. After a quick trip to the nearest dollar store, I had what I needed to become Takamatsu's first beauty pageant winner...well for Halloween anyways.
To personalize the costume for Takamatsu, I tied some rope to a pasta strainer to give the effect of "udon" the most famous food in the region. Also, every beauty pageant contestant has to have an entry number and mine was none other the Takamatsu's area code, 087.
Like many western ideas and customs that Japan borrows, Halloween is no exception. While you won't see children parading up and down the street here ringing door bells and getting free candy, decorations, work gatherings, and parties will abound. On a breezy day just hours away from Takamatsu's Halloween party, I sat in my apartment pondering how to make a costume that was not only original and inexpensive, but also one that could be understood by the Japanese mind.
Two shots of espresso and too many bad ideas later, I had a solution that could work virtually anywhere in the world and costs no more than a few bucks.
MR. TAKAMATSU would be the costume that would solve all of my Halloween worries.
Since beauty pageants and talent shows exist in nearly every culture, I knew it would be understood here in Japan too. After a quick trip to the nearest dollar store, I had what I needed to become Takamatsu's first beauty pageant winner...well for Halloween anyways.
To personalize the costume for Takamatsu, I tied some rope to a pasta strainer to give the effect of "udon" the most famous food in the region. Also, every beauty pageant contestant has to have an entry number and mine was none other the Takamatsu's area code, 087.
posted by Robert @ 12/03/2006
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