Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

Starbucks Japan released local mugs and tumblers, Starbucks Japan Geography Series, in October last year. When my husband was on his business trip in Japan, he bought some mugs and tumblers there. In my previous entry, I've already shared Starbucks Osaka mug with you, and today I'm finally going to share this tumbler with you. If you are planning on traveling Osaka, you should check this Osaka tumbler at Starbucks there. :)

Many of pictures on this tumbler are same with Starbucks Japan Geography Series mug, but this Osaka tumbler has more pictures!

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

New Starbucks Japan City Tumblers are named Starbucks Japan Geography Series "Our daily story." As its name, typical life in Osaka are pictured on this tumbler. Because my husband and I used to live in Osaka for many years, this tumbler reminds me of our Osaka life. :)

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

Comedy, which is called owarai (お笑い) in Japanese, is one of the most important parts in Osaka. This picture shows there are two comedians work as TV reporters on shopping streets. Because my workplace was very close to TV station, I sometimes saw such a scene at Tenjinbashi shopping street on my way to work. :)　"Syutto Shiteru (シュッとしてる)" is an Osaka dialect and means skinny, stylish, handsome, beautiful or cool. Let's say when you see the man wearing blue business suit in this picture, you can say to him, "Syutto Shiteruna." It means, "You are skinny and cool!" I remembered that my friends in Osaka sometimes said "Syutto Shiteru." indeed.

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

There is takoyaki store pictured on this tumbler. Indeed, in Osaka, there are so many takoyaki stores. I believe that people live in Osaka eat takoyaki more often than any other prefectures in Japan. Did you notice that there is takoyaki (たこ焼き) pictured? Look closely at "Osaka". The rim of this tumbler is also inspired by Osaka's famous foods such as okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) and takoyaki (たこ焼き). I can see aonori flakes and bonito flakes over okonomi sauce are pictured on this tumbler. :)

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

"Omoroi (おもろい)" means funny and is a compliment word in Osaka. Let's say, when someone shares a fun story, and you really enjoy it, you can say "Omoroiwa!" or "Omoroina!" The fun story makes you happy. :) When you see the woman in this picture, you can say, "Omoroiwa!" (What is she doing? She is so interesting and funny.)

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

Middle age women in Osaka are called Osaka no obachan (大阪のおばちゃん), and they are sometimes considered as local specialties of Osaka. When you go to Osaka, you might see a middle age woman wearing a leopard t-shirt riding on bicycle. The brim of hat is very long to protect her facial skin against UV ray. She also wears black long gloves for UV protection. "Amechan (あめちゃん)" is another Osaka dialect. Ame (あめ, 飴) means candies. Regardless of age or sex, most people in Osaka call candies "amechan". Osaka no obachan usually has some amechan in her bag to give her candies away to her friends or someone she meets. The red brick building was built in 1912 and is now owned by a wedding restaurant, Opera Domaine Kouraibashi.

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

"Meccha (めっちゃ)" is another Osaka dialect and means very. If you see a very cute baby, you can say, "Meccha kawaiina!" In this picture, the woman wearing a yellow shirt and stripe long sleeve t-shirt is holding a plastic yellow bat. It's a typical costume of fan of Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース), a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. She must be a big fan of Hanshin Tigers. She can say, "Meccha ski yanen! (めっちゃ好きやねん)" It means I love it so much! Many people who grew up in Osaka really love Hanshin Tigers.

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

There are two old men playing shogi (将棋), which is Japanese chess. When we went to Shinsekai (新世界), where Tsutenkaku (通天閣) is located in, we were surprised at so many old men playing shogi at shogi club around Jyanjyan Yokocho (ジャンジャン横町), which is a famous street in Shinsekai. "Usoyan!" is Osaka dialect. Usoyan means "No kidding!", "Really?” or "OMG!" Let's say, the man with blue shirts in this picture has just taken a chess piece, and it was unexpected for the other man, and he says, "Usoyan!".

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

There are Osaka Castle, HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel and a shopping street. In Osaka, there are many lively shopping streets, which is called shotengai (商店街) in Japan. I could see HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel from my former work place, and I loved that it's beautifully lit up at night. Indeed, I rode the Ferris Wheel twice when I lived in Osaka. By the way, HEP FIVE is a large shopping mall located close to JR Umeda Station. I saw Osaka Castle from a commuter train every day for years, and I also visited there for sightseeing a few times, but some people who grew up in Osaka said to me that they had never visited there because it's too close and can be easily watched from a distance. :)

Starbucks Japan Geography Series City Tumbler - Osaka

In Osaka, there are many trains. The red trains are probably running JR Osaka Kanjyosen (JR大阪環状線), JR Osaka Loop Line. I used to commute to my workplace by trains of JR Osaka Loop Line everyday for many years. :) "Seya Seya" is an Osaka dialect and means, "That's right," and "I agree with you."