ihana = wonderful
Ihan, the name of a clothing store in Nagoya. According to the shopkeeper, who yet hasn't been to Finland but wants to go, "Ihan" is Finnish and means wonderful, as in "ihana". The store, however, sells products like flip-flops from Morocco.
keittiö = kitchen
Keittiö, the name of a women's clothing store in Oita Park Place. Before taking a closer look, I though it would naturally sell kitchen ware.
sama, sama = same, same
Sama Sama, is an onsen in Oita city center.
finland
How did that crate end up to be a base for flower pots in Japan, I wonder...
Kiitos hei hei! = Thank you bye bye!
KIITOS HEIHEI! print on an eco-bag in Parco shopping mall. "Kiitos, hei hei!" is a phrase oftentimes said by Finnish cashier at a shop counter, close equivalent to ありがとうぎざました！
sateenkaari = rainbow
SATEENKAARI, another eco-bag print. Hmm... does it look cool in the eyes of Japanese consumer?
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Hi, Lauri.
How have you been doing?
When my boyfriend came to Japan, he was a bit suprised at some Finnish language at some shops and giggled as you did.
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Ehkä söpö.
Otan tämän.
↑They are names of shop.
Sounds funny but I suppose you are happy everytime you see these cos sometimes you might miss Finland and Finnish language. :)
Hi ari! Thanks for asking, i've been great! How are you :)
Those are quite funny shop names you mentioned.
Yes, finding Finnish language makes me happy here. Especially since many times the text is not related to the context at all. Heh heh.
Mostly I wonder what does Japanese think when they read for example "Otan tämän" in a shop window...
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