{"id":74121,"date":"2014-03-28T12:53:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T03:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=48097"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:31:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:31:20","slug":"fukuoka-kau-kau-don-quijote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/fukuoka-kau-kau-don-quijote\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Kau Kau: Don Quijote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48557\" alt=\"kaukau-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kaukau-1.png?resize=640%2C272\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kaukau-1.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kaukau-1.png?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fukuoka is a compact city bursting with trendy boutiques, big department stores and everything in between; it\u2019s a shopper\u2019s paradise. We gave a foreigner a budget and a number of items to buy. What will he select? What would you select? Fukuoka Shopping Challenge START! \u798f\u5ca1\u306f\u6d41\u884c\u306e\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7\u3084\u767e\u8ca8\u5e97\u304c\u30b3\u30f3\u30d1\u30af\u30c8\u306a\u8857\u4e2d\u306b\u3072\u3057\u3081\u304f\u3001\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d4\u30f3\u30b0\u597d\u304d\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306e\u697d\u5712\u3002NOW\u306e\u65b0\u4f01\u753bFukuoka Kau Kau\u3067\u306f\u3001\u305d\u3093\u306a\u697d\u5712\u3092\u8a2a\u308c\u305f\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u304c\u4e88\u7b97\u5185\u3067\u4f55\u3092\u8cb7\u3046\u304b\u3001\u3092\u30ec\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48105\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 121\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-1211.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-1211.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-1211.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Target:<\/strong>\u00a0Don Quijote Nakasu 3-7-24 Nakasu, Hakata \/ <strong>Tel.:<\/strong> 092-283-9711 \/ <strong>Open:<\/strong> 24 hours<br \/>\nKyushu\u2019s first 24 hour Don Quijote store opened in 2011 in Nakasu and is a hit with foreign tourists and residents of Fukuoka. Located on the second floor of the gate\u2019s building, this large branch of the nationwide discount chain store is full of weird and wonderful finds &#8211; from food items and electronics to cosplay items, novelties and more!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48116\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-157.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-157.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-157.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48115\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 146\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-146.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-146.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-146.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shopper:<\/strong> Ali Khan, Manchester (UK), Student<br \/>\n\u30a2\u30ea\u30fb\u30ab\u30fc\u30f3\uff08\u5b66\u751f \/ \u82f1\u56fd\u30de\u30f3\u30c1\u30a7\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u51fa\u8eab\uff09<br \/>\n<strong>Budget:<\/strong> \u00a510,000<br \/>\n<strong>Goal:<\/strong> 4 &#8220;Only in Japan&#8221; items<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-076.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 076\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-076.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LET&#8217;S GO!<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013<br \/>\n<strong>Item #1 : Banana Mogu Pillow<\/strong> \u00a52,940<br \/>\n<strong>Comment:<\/strong> I began my Don Quijote experience by adopting a new baby, my adorable baby banana pillow! Yes, there were cuter pillows, there were bigger ones, but none hug me back like my banana mogu.<br \/>\n\u50d5\u306e\u30c9\u30f3\u30ad\u30db\u30fc\u30c6\u30c7\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u53ef\u611b\u3044\u30d0\u30ca\u30ca\u541b\u6795\u306b\u6c7a\u5b9a\uff01\u4ed6\u306b\u3082\u53ef\u611b\u3044\u30e4\u30c4\u3084\u5927\u304d\u3044\u306e\u3082\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3051\u3069\u3001\u3084\u3063\u3071\u308a\u30b3\u30ec\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48107\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-132.jpg?resize=576%2C768\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-132.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-132.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-131.jpg?resize=576%2C668\" width=\"576\" height=\"668\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013<br \/>\n<strong>Item #2: Kumamon Alarm Clock<\/strong> \u00a52,847<br \/>\n<strong>Comment:<\/strong> Who better to awaken you to life in Japan than its most famous mascot? Our friend from the south has become a national sensation, everyone in Japan knows him! Get in my basket, Kumamon!<br \/>\n\u671d\u8d77\u304d\u3066\u304f\u307e\u3082\u3093\u304c\u96a3\u308a\u306b\u3044\u305f\u3089\u3044\u3044\u306d\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u3044\u4eba\u306f\u3044\u306a\u3044\u3001\u307f\u3093\u306a\u306e\u4eba\u6c17\u8005\u3060\u3057\u3001\u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u50d5\u3082\u304a\u6301\u3061\u5e30\u308a\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48109\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 030\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-030.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-030.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-030.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013<br \/>\n<strong>Item #3: One Piece Hat<\/strong> \u00a51,886<br \/>\n<strong>Comment:<\/strong> I don&#8217;t watch One Piece but I feel like Genghis Khan when I put this hat on! Finally, I can live up to my surname!! I can definitely get my \u00a51,900 worth by wearing this to parties and karaoke!<br \/>\n\u30ef\u30f3\u30d4\u30fc\u30b9\u306f\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5e3d\u5b50\u3092\u304b\u3076\u3063\u305f\u3089\u30a2\u30ea\u30fb\u30ab\u30fc\u30f3\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30c1\u30f3\u30ae\u30b9\u30fb\u30cf\u30f3\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u6c17\u5206\u3060\u306d\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48110\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 111\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-111.jpg?resize=576%2C768\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-111.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-111.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013<br \/>\n<strong>Item #4: Softbank Hawks Cap<\/strong> \u00a51,410<br \/>\n<strong>Comment:<\/strong> While I&#8217;m here, I can&#8217;t not get the cap of the best baseball team in the world, our very own HAWKS!!! I&#8217;ll wear this to a game and participate in the coordinated cheering like a true Fukuoka-ite!<br \/>\n\u798f\u5ca1\u306b\u3044\u308b\u9650\u308a\u3001\u3053\u308c\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u91ce\u7403\u5e3d\u306f\u306a\u3044\u306f\u305a\u3002Go Go\u30db\u30fc\u30af\u30b9\uff01<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48102\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-048.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-048.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-048.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-040.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shopper\u2019s final verdict?<\/strong> \u201cDon Quijote is a trove of wacky and unique stuff. As soon as you walk in, the weird items you can only find in Donki are screaming to you from the corner of every shelf. Some will find this stimulating, some overwhelming, but you don&#8217;t need something in mind when going to Don Quijote. At Donki, the products find you!!\u201d \u30c9\u30f3\u30fb\u30ad\u30db\u30fc\u30c6\u6700\u9ad8\uff01\u5947\u5929\u70c8\u30b0\u30c3\u30ba\u306e\u5bc4\u305b\u934b\u307f\u305f\u3044\u3002\u4e00\u6b69\u8e0f\u307f\u51fa\u3059\u5ea6\u306b\u4f55\u304b\u76ee\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u3082\u306e\u304c\u98db\u3073\u8fbc\u3093\u3067\u304f\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3001\u4e2d\u3005\u5e97\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044\u306d\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 119\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-119.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-141.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48114\" alt=\"fn184 shopping 098\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-098.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-098.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-098.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Total:<\/strong> \u00a5 9,083<br \/>\n<strong>CHALLENGE:<\/strong> PASS!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kaukau footer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kaukau-footer.png?resize=640%2C171\" width=\"640\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn184-web\" target=\"_blank\">fn184<\/a>, Apr. 2014) <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka is a compact city bursting with trendy boutiques, big department stores and everything in between; it\u2019s a shopper\u2019s paradise. We gave a foreigner a budget and a number of items to buy. What will he select? What would you select? Fukuoka Shopping Challenge START!  \u798f\u5ca1\u306f\u6d41\u884c\u306e\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7\u3084\u767e\u8ca8\u5e97\u304c\u30b3\u30f3\u30d1\u30af\u30c8\u306a\u8857\u4e2d\u306b\u3072\u3057\u3081\u304f\u3001\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d4\u30f3\u30b0\u597d\u304d\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306e\u697d\u5712\u3002NOW\u306e\u65b0\u4f01\u753bFukuoka Kau Kau\u3067\u306f\u3001\u305d\u3093\u306a\u697d\u5712\u3092\u8a2a\u308c\u305f\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u304c\u4e88\u7b97\u5185\u3067\u4f55\u3092\u8cb7\u3046\u304b\u3001\u3092\u30ec\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"48097","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[265],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shopping","location-fukuoka-city","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fn184-shopping-121.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74121"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98316,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74121\/revisions\/98316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}