my giftor was totally awesome ...He sent me a message saying he was in Japan and when he returned he would hand pick a gift for me,,,I received the package in the mail yesterday and it was from my giftor..He bought my gift while in Japan how cool is that he shipped when he got home this is such a cool gift I have it right by me with my Kleenex in it....Love the letter the picture is so nice A foreign exchange student I know said this is a popular decoration in Japan.