Valentine's Day
is just around the corner.
MOUSUGU BALENTAINDE- DESUNE.How are the people in the world going to spend Valentine's Day?
SEKAIJUUNO MINASAMA, DONNAFUUNI BARENTAINDE-WO
SUGOSU YOTEI DESUKA?Do you know?
SHITTEIMASUKA?In Japan, Valentine's Day is a day of
the confession of the love
(AI NO KOKUHAKU)
A required item to use for confession is chocolate.
KOKUHAKU SURU TOKINI CHOKORE-TO WO DANSEI KARA DEHANAKU JOSEI
GA AGEMASU.
A woman presents
chocolate to a man not handing chocolate from a man. There are two such rules.
I think, it's gonna be only a Japanese to spend this day in this way
![coldsweats01](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/coldsweats01.gif)
.
The Japanese is not particular about much religion events.
AMARI KODAWARI MASEN. In the same way as Christmas
![xmas](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/xmas.gif)
, we cut only the fun part of the overseas event.
![wink](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/wink.gif)
IITOKO DORI!!And we change it to the totally different event.
Why is it chocolate?
NAZE CHOKORE-TO NANO DESHOUKA?Because(NAZENARABA,) this is the custom that a Japanese confectionery company spread
![tv](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/tv.gif)
for sales promotion of the chocolate.
I think it is a very splendid idea
![flair](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/flair.gif)
to let the girl who is good at spreading the fashion purchase a lot of chocolate.
TOTEMO SUBARASHII KANNGAE DESUNE.![happy01](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/happy01.gif)
![flair](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/flair.gif)
![20090209-02.jpg](http://en.challenge-coin.co.jp/blog/assets_c/2009/02/20090209-02-thumb-361x270-1095.jpg)
When Valentine's Day
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
approaches, in most department stores and super, such a sales floor is established.
Chocolate is
piled up in this way like a mountain. YAMAZUMI DESU!!
But there are few people confessing the love with chocolate seriously recently.
Probably(OSORAKU) it will be only a teenage girl to confess the love with chocolate seriously.
![lovely](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/lovely.gif)
Most women buy chocolate for the man of an acquaintance and the fellow worker
as a so typical present
![present](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/present.gif)
of Valentine's Day recently.
The chocolate for small children is also sold.
KOREHA, KODOMO MUKE NO CHOKORE-TO DESU. ←The character of the box in the top right corner
![camera](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/camera.gif)
says
"Anpan-man", and,
regardless of boy and girl, it is the character who is very popular among preschoolers.
SHOUNEN, SHOUJO WO TOWAZU YOUCHIENJI NI DAININKI DESU.
![Thumbnail image for 20090209-04.jpg](http://en.challenge-coin.co.jp/blog/assets_c/2009/02/20090209-04-thumb-315x236-1101-thumb-315x236-1102.jpg)
It is a character called
"Peko-chan" of the Japanese famous cake
![cake](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/cake.gif)
maker.
This
pencil-shaped chocolate
(ENPITSU CHOKORE-TO) is a longtime seller from old days.
←It is
"kinniku-man" to come out on the lower part of the photograph
![camera](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/camera.gif)
.
Do you know it? SHITTERU?
By the way,(TOKORODE) in Japan,
there is one more characteristic custom
that a woman holds on Valentine's Day.
TOTTEMO TOKUCHOU TEKI NASHUUKAN GA MOU HITOTSU ARIMASU.To me, it is hard to understand
![think](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/think.gif)
, but a woman bakes a handmade cookie or cake of the chocolate.
And gives the sweets to the guy who she loves
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
.
Therefore the ingredients of the cake are also sold.
![20090209-05.jpg](http://en.challenge-coin.co.jp/blog/assets_c/2009/02/20090209-05-thumb-269x201-1105.jpg)
May I ask men in the world?
SEKAIJUU NO DANNSEI NI KIITE MO IIDESUKA
?Do you want to eat
the handmade chocolate from a beloved woman?
ANATA NO AISURU HITO KARANO TEZUKURI CHOKORE-TO GA HOSHII DESUKA?
Oh, well
.
(MA- IIDESHOU.)Japanese Valentine is a
festival for girls.JOSEI NO TAMENO OMATSURI DESU. They enjoy choosing the chocolate for their favorite guy.
At the store, they are all like saying
eek eek![happy02](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/happy02.gif)
! (KYA- KYA-
IIMASU.![happy02](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/happy02.gif)
)And they will enjoy baking a chocolate cake or cookie for him and they will enjoy wrapping the gift
![present](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/present.gif)
in the colorful
![art](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/art.gif)
wrapping paper while thinking about the favorite guy
![catface](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/catface.gif)
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
![present](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/present.gif)
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
![present](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/present.gif)
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
![present](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/present.gif)
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
![present](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/present.gif)
![heart04](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/heart04.gif)
The upper photograph
is one of the constant seller chocolate of Japan.
UENO SHASHIN NO CHOKORE-TO HA NIHON NO TEIBAN NO CHOKORE-TO NO HITOTSU DESU.I can buy it for around
![yen](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/yen.gif)
90 yen in the supermarket.
Will the constant seller chocolate of the child be this? ↓
![Thumbnail image for 20090209-08.jpg](http://en.challenge-coin.co.jp/blog/assets_c/2009/02/20090209-08-thumb-350x262-1114-thumb-350x262-1115.jpg)
This is chocolate of the cheap candy shop called the
Tirol chocolate.(CHIRORU CHOKO) It should have been one around
![yen](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/yen.gif)
10 yen. The size is very small in about 2cm every direction.
A brown package is the constant seller of constant sellers, and coffee
![cafe](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/cafe.gif)
nougat enters inside.
↓ this was released only in a limited season by the same Tirol chocolate.
![20090209-09.jpg](http://en.challenge-coin.co.jp/blog/assets_c/2009/02/20090209-09-thumb-312x234-1119.jpg)
It's a chocolate of the soybean flour and the powdered
green tea(MACCHA )![japanesetea](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/japanesetea.gif)
, it is very Japanese-style chocolate.
This chocolate have won international food contest Mond selection gold medal
![fullmoon](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/fullmoon.gif)
![shine](http://www.challenge-coin.co.jp/mt/mt-static/plugins/EmoticonButton/images/emoticons/shine.gif)
consecutively for two years.
Do you want to try?
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