[LIMITED] PLUS Air-In Mount Fuji Eraser // Juken
This product will be given randomly (1 out of 6 designs).
Juken (受験) means taking an examination in Japanese. The Juken design has an amulet-shaped packaging which you can write a message! They are designed with auspicious motifs, allows you to write messages of support for exam-takers, such as family, relatives, students, and friends. It is also recommended as a gift or as a wish for yourself.
The design uses motifs such as prayer symbols "Daruma," "pigeons," and "cats" to motivate test-takers.
★The origins of lucky charms★
■ Cat: ward off evil/brings happiness
■ Plum: the symbolic flower of Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning/symbol of patience and strength/symbol of strong vitality and perseverance
■ Dove: symbol of peace/symbol of good luck/sign of good omen/good fortune
■ Daruma: fulfillment of great wishes/ward off illness/bountiful harvest
■ White camellia: symbol of "patience" and "vitality"/ward off evil
■ Chrysanthemum: decorating with chrysanthemums brings good fortune/arranging chrysanthemums will help children grow up to be good/ward off evil spirits/Japan's national flower and the family crest of the imperial family
Mount Fuji is one of the most recognizable symbols of Japan today. We often see Mount Fuji represented on many new products. Recently, this has been one of our favorite stationery products in the office. As you use the eraser, Mount Fuji slowly appears!
Creating an accurate replica of Mount Fuji takes some skill, and Plus recommends people remove the eraser from its casing to make it is easier to picture the whole mountain when shaping.
However, it warns that excessive tapering might cause the point of the eraser to break, reducing a carefully rendered mountain to a broken mess. People may be tempted to try to shape a steep peak like Mount Everest, but the firm says to limit the risk of breakage it is better to attempt gentler slopes like Fuji’s.
Plus hopes the erasers will be a hit with the growing number of foreign travelers to Japan and help spread awareness of the beauty of Mount Fuji while also sharing a great Japanese product.