Miffy: Most famous Dutch rabbit character in Japan FDC

Japanese people enjoy sweet personages. Everywhere you go, you can see them: on documents, clothing, official government materials ... These characters make life even more enjoyable in Japan! Because I come from Malaysia, I get excited every time I see Miffy's picture. A Dutch character, the more popular characters are Ejen Ali and Upin and Ipin, the little white rabbit is one of Japan's most famous western characters.

Based on a google search, (wish to go there) The Miffy Museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands, which places this character for a wonderful time. Based on the reading, the thing that stood out most to me was that the guests included more Japanese visitors than Dutch locals. Although Dutch natives clearly outnumber the Japanese visitors visiting the country, Japanese was spoken by most people around me.Signs came with Japanese versions in the museum too. At the museum store nearly all of the items for sale appeared to be shipped from Japan.

Miffy’s popularity in Japan

There are already more shops dedicated to Miffy merchandise in Tokyo alone than in the homeland of the rabbit. Even as Dutch children grow up watching Miffy on TV and reading Miffy novels, Japanese kids grow up. The difference between the two countries is that in Japan, when you reach a certain age, characters don't become childish. The purchase and use of Miffy products is perfectly acceptable to adults. After seeing the image of the rabbit continually on both kids and adults' bags, umbrellas, and cardholders, I can conclude that Miffy is more popular in Japan than in the Netherlands.

Year of the rabbit

Miffy 's Dutch designer Dick Bruna is born in a rabbit's year. Coincidence, right? Perhaps, but this slight connection to Japanese culture could also have been part of why the character became popular in a country on the world's opposite side. During a holiday at sea Bruna came up with the character of the bunny. He told his son a bedtime story of a little white rabbit roaming their holiday rental garden each night. One child's bedtime story ended up being the children's bedtime story in the Netherlands, Japan and many other countries around the world.

Visiting Japan and love Miffy?

Miffy stores (known as the Miffy Style) have branches all over Japan. They 're totally different from the Dutch Miffy shops. While Dutch stores focus on items for babies and children (allowing me to have a lot of fun childhood memories), stores on this side of the world mostly cater for adults. As for Tokyo, the bunny has many retail stores, such as at Character Street in Tokyo Station. There is also an adorable Miffy theme flower shop, which can be found in the Sunshine City of Ikebukuro. You'll be seeing a whole different dimension of Miffy at Tokyo's Higashi Shinagawa Mizube Park. No character items are available here, but you're lucky at Miffy 's Flower Square for enjoying an fun walk surrounded by Miffy-shaped statues and bushes. Tip: Night-time sculptures light up! The park is situated off Odaiba just across the sea. You can easily combine that with a Tokyo Teleport Area visit.

All my statements and writings are through reading. I've never been to the Netherlands or Japan.