[HN Gopher] Chopstick sleeves as emissaries of Japanese typograp...
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Chopstick sleeves as emissaries of Japanese typography and culture
Author : NaOH
Score : 128 points
Date : 2025-01-16 00:53 UTC (4 days ago)
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| vvpan wrote:
| I deleted my twitter account not too long ago and now more and
| more often I scroll down to the bottoms of websites hoping there
| is a Bluesky link and tada: there is. @letterformarchive.org
| stewf wrote:
| We are proud to be part of what we hope is a trend among all
| orgs.
| tecleandor wrote:
| BTW, the link to Mastodon on the feet of your page doesn't
| seem to be working.
| tkgally wrote:
| Nice article.
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| I have only one chopstick sleeve in my collection, a humorous,
| slightly risque one from a ramen and gyoza shop in Yokohama that
| I frequent. Here is a photograph with transcription and
| translation:
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| https://gally.net/temp/20250120sanyochopsticksleeve/index.ht...
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| Another kind of commercial ephemera that people collect in Japan
| are the paper covers that bookstores provide for customers. Each
| bookstore typically has its own design. Here is one collector's
| blog:
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| https://bookcoverfan.livedoor.blog/
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| Some bookstores also provide their own bookmarks. Here is a
| collection of those:
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| https://hyohyosya.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/09/13/%E3%81%97%...
| krispyfi wrote:
| Wow, it's cool seeing you here! I used to lurk a lot on the
| honyakkers group and your posts were always very educational
| and entertaining. Cheers!
| tkgally wrote:
| Thanks!
| OhMeadhbh wrote:
| Was just looking at your web page and really wish I had a copy
| of "Start Speaking Japanese Today" when I lived in a small town
| east of Fukuoka a couple decades ago.
|
| #UnsolicitedTestimonial
| tkgally wrote:
| Thank you! The book is out of date and better language-
| learning tools are available now, but if anyone might find an
| old-fashioned phrasebook/textbook useful or interesting, they
| can download the PDF for free, no strings attached:
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| https://www.gally.net/start/index.html
| kopirgan wrote:
| Everything they do is a thing of beauty, showing lots of effort,
| care and aesthetics. Even those warning signboards at
| construction sites or road and cable works.
| xandrius wrote:
| There are quite a lot of not beautiful things once you actually
| live in Japan. So that might just be rose-tinted glasses.
| kmoser wrote:
| I used to collect them but gave up because it seemed to be never
| ending. Here are some: https://www.kmoser.com/chopsticks/
| OhMeadhbh wrote:
| I'm thinking the next time I have to spin up some swag for a
| conference, it will include hashiibukuro. Mostly just to be
| memorable.
| wizardforhire wrote:
| That origami sleeve is sweet! I picked it up during my travels
| while watching an elderly patron perform the trick, but its great
| to see it in print.
| presentation wrote:
| I was at Ichiran (ramen shop) today, I liked their chopstick
| sleeve - you can order extra noodles with it.
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| https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0d/e7/bb/a7/...
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| That said, before they translated it to English for the tourists,
| you could order more stuff with it.
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| https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49277747203_7f23e589cf_b...
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