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About kawaii - Fukurou Koban, a kawaii police station

Fri, November 20, 2009, by Muza-chan

I wrote some time ago that a character is often considered kawaii if it has a big head, big eyes, curved head and body, small (or missing) mouth, etc…

If those rules are followed, can we apply the kawaii concept to a… police station? :p

Fukurou Koban Ikebukuro

… like this koban (police box), located near the entrance of the Ikebukuro Station.

Fukurou Koban Ikebukuro

The name of the building comes from the similarity to an owl’s head, Fukurou Koban (Owls Police Box).

Fukurou Koban Ikebukuro

Spuneam mai demult că un personaj este deseori considerat kawaii dacă are capul mare, ochii mari, capul şi corpul format din linii curbe, gura mică sau deloc, etc…

Dacă respectă aceste reguli, conceptul de kawaii se poate extinde şi la o… staţie de poliţie? :p

Fukurou Koban Ikebukuro

… ca acest koban (police box), situat aproape de intrarea în staţia Ikebukuro.

Fukurou Koban Ikebukuro

Numele clădirii vine de la asemănarea cu un cap de bufniţă: Fukurou Koban (Owls Police Box).

Fukurou Koban Ikebukuro



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