{"id":73519,"date":"2020-11-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=73519"},"modified":"2024-11-25T23:37:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:37:56","slug":"peko-peko-box-japanese-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/peko-peko-box-japanese-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Peko Peko Box: How to Get Unique Japanese Products to Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m sure you are missing Japan. You would like to be closer to this wonderful culture and experience its essence. What about if I tell you that this is already possible? Peko Peko Box<\/strong><\/a> will make your dreams come true<\/strong>: with their boxes, you will receive Japanese products<\/strong>. They select each of them with high accuracy and knowledge as their main goal is making you travel to Japan just by opening their boxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aline, one of the creators of Peko Peko Box and one of their collaborators.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Who is Behind of Peko Peko Box<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Peko Peko Box is a young company with a clear and important mission<\/strong>. Their goal is to introduce Japanese culture to foreign people and support regional makers in Japan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its Japanese and French team, they prepare curated boxes of original Japanese products<\/strong> from their visits to traditional shops or craft-makers. After knowing how they work and what they do, they add one of their products to their boxes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Travel to Japan from home” is the mission they want to achieve.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As Peko Peko box says: it isn\u2019t just a box, but a new world.<\/strong> You will be able to discover small and remote shops and craft-makers from all over Japan. Each box is unique<\/strong>, so if you really want to know more about Japan from the comfort of your own home, you can order them and receive different products within each box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its first box was launched in August 2020, and after a big success, they will launch another one in November 2020 and January 2021. If you are interested in adding these Japanese products to your daily life, you can subscribe<\/strong> to any of their plans<\/strong><\/a>. You can subscribe for one, three, or six boxes, and it will be a bi-monthly (every two months) subscription. Additional to receiving amazing products, you will have access to their unique video content about the products’ origins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are pictures from the craft-makers or shop owners collaborating with Peko Peko Box from all over Japan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Senses of Japan: A Box Filled with Japanese Products <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I had the chance to receive the September\u2019s box, Senses of Japan<\/strong>. I can assure you: when you open the box, you start traveling to Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its outside packaging is perfectly sealed<\/strong> with a quote-printed sellotape, and the contents inside is wrapped with different kinds of papers<\/strong>: usuyoushi <\/em>(\u8584\u8449\u7d19), a thin paper which is often used for wrapping and bushokubu<\/em> (\u4e0d\u7e54\u5e03), a non-woven material made of polyester often used for wrapping flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Sense of Japan box with quote-printed sellotape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The first wrapping paper has a mizuhiki <\/em>sticker<\/strong>. This one is called umemusubi<\/em> (\u6885\u7d50\u3073 – plum knot) because it looks like plum blossoms. Once you open it, you can see all the wonderful products lying on a wood bed<\/strong>. I\u2019m sure this well-prepared package allowed the Japanese products to arrive safely at my home. Another gift is a flyer that holds all the information about all the products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The umemusubi <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Al the products inside the box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The flyer with all the information inside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And now, the most difficult part of the unboxing: choosing the first product from this nice packaging! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Peko Peko Box’s Japanese Products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Daruma<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I started with the medium-sized daruma<\/a><\/strong>. If you already traveled to Japan, I’m sure you could find darumas everywhere. But this is not an ordinary daruma as it comes from Yoshida Daruma workshop<\/a><\/strong> in Takasaki, Gumma, the lead producer of darumas in Japan. It was made of paper mach\u00e9 and is hand-painted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Painting a daruma in Yoshida Daruma workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The daruma I received at my house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yuzu CitrusSoap<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After that, I turned my attention to a yuzu<\/em> product. I thought it was some type of snack. But I was wrong: it was a yuzu<\/em> soap<\/strong>! Its creators are Kyoto Natural Factory<\/a>,<\/strong> a natural and organic cosmetic maker. It surprised me that the yuzu<\/em> used for this soap was picked directly from the Taizo-in temple in Kyoto.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matsuyama-san with the yuzu soap made by his temple’s trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tatami Coaster<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Surprises were not over yet when I saw a tatami <\/em>coaster<\/strong>! Its creator is Yamaki Tatami<\/a>, the fourth generation of a local tatami shop that makes the Japanese traditional flooring in Tokyo. The shop added a finishing touch of an origami<\/em> paper frame to its custom coasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two tatami<\/em> coasters included inside the box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yamaki Taichi, the owner of the shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The origami <\/em>paper covering the frames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Goshuin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

At that point, I was really excited. But I got even more so when I saw the box included a goshuin<\/em><\/strong> from Shunkoin, a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple from Kyoto. I have to admit that I didn\u2019t start my goshuin <\/em>collection<\/a> yet, and this one will be the first one, and, maybe, one of the most special ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The monk from Shunkoin Temple holding some goshuin<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My goshuin<\/em>, the first of my collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hinoki Fragrance Bag<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Something I didn\u2019t expect is a fragrance bag of hinoki,<\/em><\/strong> a Japanese sacred tree. Peko Peko box decided to include a bag from a Shiga<\/a> Prefecture\u2019s woodworker. I will definitely use it for my closet. That way, I will be able to travel back to Japan each time I open it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tenugui<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I was thrilled when I saw a cat tenugui<\/em><\/strong>. I adore animals, and having this marvelous cotton towel in my home is amazing. What is even more wonderful is that Utagawa Kuniyoshi<\/strong>, an ukiyo-e painter made these cat drawings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I loved the details of this tenugui<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Japanese Food<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s keep traveling to Japan through one of its best souvenirs ever: the food<\/strong>. In the box, there is also a selection of Japanese food products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All the Japanese food inside the Senses of Japan box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with Ogurasansou Okaki<\/em><\/strong>, eight rice crackers with different flavors and designs reflecting Japan’s seasons. There was also Kaminari Okoshi, which consists of crispy rice mixed with syrup and one of the most popular souvenirs if you visit Asakusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gion Tsujiri Matcha Roll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kaminari Okoshi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ogurasansou Okaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Moving to the famous Japanese tea, you can enjoy some Genmaicha<\/em><\/strong> or brown rice tea chosen from the Obubu tea farm in Wazuka-cho, Kyoto. The last product included is some Gion Tsujiri Matcha Rolls, coming from the world’s most famous Geisha district<\/strong>, Gion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Genmaicha<\/strong> box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The New Boxes of Peko Peko Box<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senses of Japan<\/em> was September’s box, and the makers of Peko Peko Box are going to launch more boxes with different Japanese products<\/strong> in the coming months. November’s box<\/strong> is a curated collection of souvenirs from the rural town Joge<\/strong> in Hiroshima<\/a>, a perfect box for those who want to travel to the Japanese countryside. January’s box<\/strong> will be a Good Fortune-themed<\/strong> box devoted to New Year\u2019s celebration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoyed the items in the Senses of Japan’s box, you will be happy to know that Peko Peko Box launched a gift box including some of the same items named Spirit of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the products of the new Peko Peko Box projects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m sure that there are going to be more and more box types as months go by. Peko Peko Box already said they are planning some themed boxes<\/strong> such as stationery boxes and wellness boxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n