Fukuoka’s most famous festival of the year Hakata Gion Yamakasa Matsuri is just days away and it is breaking not only nationally but also into the world of mascots and characters. Sanrio Co. Ltd. recently announced an official Hello Kitty image with the popular pussycat wearing shimekomi and hachimaki. The shimekomi clad Hello Kitty is printed on a bright pink towel, and on sale at souvenir shops now for ¥840. Source: http://www.atpress.ne.jp/view/36137
