nihonshock » novelty http://nihonshock.com language and stuff Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:13:47 +0000 en hourly 1 The latest otaku craze: lap pillows http://nihonshock.com/2009/11/lap-pillows/ http://nihonshock.com/2009/11/lap-pillows/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:21:03 +0000 Lloyd Vincent http://nihonshock.com/?p=555 I’ve been seeing these around a lot lately at both otaku-ish locations and regular department stores too (two of these 3 pictures I took at Loft in Sakae, Nagoya). They’re an interesting item, playing on the Japanese word 膝枕 (hiza makura), which is made up of the characters for “lap” and “pillow” and usually refers to resting your head in someone’s lap.

lap pillow underwear

lap pillow

lap pillows maid pink and black

Although sadly I didn’t have my camera with me at the time, I’ve also seen these pillows in UFO catchers (= the crane games at game centers). And I’ve seen them in Evangelion girl’s school uniform style, for the true otaku connoisseur.

PS. No, I’m not the first person to find these.

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