Comments on: Why Japanese People Love Phone Charms So Much http://www.tofugu.com/2012/12/10/why-japanese-people-love-phone-charms-so-much/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Billy Priest http://www.tofugu.com/2012/12/10/why-japanese-people-love-phone-charms-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-124022 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:58:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=26067#comment-124022 Great article! Having lived there, it’s a question I’ve asked myself a million times. You could address the adaption to smartphones without loop holes: headphone jack plugs. In their myriad varieties, they include one that’s just a bare loop so you can hang your old-style straps on it. Love ‘em!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.tofugu.com/2012/12/10/why-japanese-people-love-phone-charms-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-117083 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:53:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=26067#comment-117083 I have more than I can count! I used to put them on everything; bags, phone, camera, pencil case… if there was a way to attach it it was there! I think they are great little souvenirs, but at 600 yen a pop for a Hello Kitty one I had to start cutting back. And since I switched to a smartphone they seem more cumbersome. Probably because it is constantly in my hand now. My current phone is completely naked.

]]> By: LeeLee http://www.tofugu.com/2012/12/10/why-japanese-people-love-phone-charms-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-51891 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:51:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=26067#comment-51891 I think the purpose is just for personalization/customization, unless you attach a lanyard to it (I remember most people wearing phones around their necks in the ’90s, haha)… I personally enjoy customizing my phone’s themes, cases, ringtones, and so on. :)

]]> By: tubasaga11 http://www.tofugu.com/2012/12/10/why-japanese-people-love-phone-charms-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-51781 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=26067#comment-51781 It is interesting.
To the ancient Awa Odori, you can see the tradition of this SAGEMONO.
By individuals or groups, the shape of the object, the contents, size, position, etc. are different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyKihB0QaQY

I have spread gradually it became popular around 1970 Uzuki-ren(うずき連） was long, the string.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5jI7-M_h4Y

]]> By: CelestialSushi http://www.tofugu.com/2012/12/10/why-japanese-people-love-phone-charms-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-51740 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:52:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=26067#comment-51740 I’ve seen little looped buttons designed to attach charms to cell phones that don’t have loops, like smartphones specifically :)

]]> By: CelestialSushi http://www.tofugu.com/2012/12/10/why-japanese-people-love-phone-charms-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-51739 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=26067#comment-51739 I love these things :D I’ve never been to Japan (I really want to go someday…) but I’ve ordered a handful of these charms from Strapya World. It’s a neat little online store in Tokyo, and they’ve got other stuff there too. But what I think is neat is the variety of Hello Kitty straps that are unique to different areas in Japan; it would be some kind of quest for a collector to roam around the country and try to collect them all!

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