Some fun: Japanese Puns! (Patreon)

It's been quite a while since I've posted any of my local artist Yūji Iwasaki's Sculpture Puns, (he calls them Parody Sculptures). But they are such a fun (visual) way to see how you can play with the language and since came across his book on my bookshelf today, I thought I share a couple more.

The first one, what could it possibly mean? What's the title?

Hint: He's eating a board (ita / 板).

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Answer: "Itadakimasu!" The phrase you say before eating in Japan, right? He's eating...a board!

It's a play off "ita" in "ita"dakimasu.

Ha ha! 😆

Okay, next one!

What's the title here?

This one is tricky unless you know that Dachshund is written ダックスフンド and pronounced: DaksFunDo in Japanese.

Answer below.

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Of course, it's Daksfundoshi ダックスフンドシ !! The dog is wearing a fundoshi!

😂

Next!

This one's really hard.

What are they doing?

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"Akanbe" is a gesture used to tease someone.

So the two cans are doing "akanbe!"

Also, they're cans, or "kan", so "akanbe!" あっかんべ〜!

Okay, that's enough goofiness for today. Less than two weeks until the deadline for the book, then come edits. I am going to use the bit of time after I turn in the second half and the editor gets back to me to take a quick trip up to Hokkaido to see Julyan and his girlfriend. I've never been! I'll collect fun things for you all. I'm planning on renting a car at the airport so we can drive around while those two work. 

XOXO, 

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