Every New Year Japanese people send each other nengajo, special New Year postcards. Most people buy regular plain ones or you can be a bit more creative and make your own. This Nanoblock Nengajo New Year Card Lion Dance Mask is very much in the latter category, offering a unique nengajo New Year card that the recipient can build into a festive model.
The blocks can be turned into a lion dance mask (shishimai) and the kadomatsu, the special New Year pine and bamboo decoration placed in the entrance of the home during the holidays. They look just like cute versions of these traditional New Year motifs, rendered in the mini Nanoblock size that will look just fantastic on your shelf at home. A great gift and way to wish someone a good New Year!
The Nanoblock Nengajo New Year Card Lion Dance Mask features:
- Nengajo New Year postcard with Nanoblock models for lion dance mask (shishimai) and kadomatsu pine/bamboo decoration
- 2014 New Year card but good for any season!
- Instructions: Japanese