Fukubukuro
Lucky Bags! Fuko means luck & fukuro means bag. This ia a Japanese New Year custom where retailers make up bags of goods, usually old stock, and sell them at a discount. These are hugely popular and in some stores people queue to buy their bags. Luck Bags are themed by category – beauty, fashion, toys etc, with the contents a surprise until after your purchase, although some shops are revealing the contents in advance so that customers are not…