Astute readers will remember that a little while back I got the clever idea of having an occasional Postcard Contest wherein the lucky winner of whatever that week's challenge happened to be, would get a postcard from Fukuma. Well I was having trouble finding any postcards in Fukuma that weren't just anonymous little white cards, I came up with this: the Not-a-Postcard Contest!

That's right, not only can you win something completely usless, you can win two things and can even choose what they are. On top of that, I found a place to print my own postcards so we get to have those after all as well.

This is a preliminary catalog of little Fukuma cultural tidbits that, in the event that you win, you may choose two items from. It's still just getting started so if you have any other ideas or requests for things you'd like to try winning, by all means have your people get in touch with my people and we'll see what we can do.

Good luck!

Fukuma Postcard

Ahh, how it all began. Not only can you get a Fukuma postcard, since I print them out myself, you can chose any picture you want that's ever shown up on the site.

Fukuma Train Ticket

A ¥160 ticket straight from the ticket machine of Fukuma JR Station. Enough to get you as far as Koga. No, I'm not telling you where that is.

Fukuma Trash Bag

As mentioned in the Fukuma English Town Guide. Impress your friends with a souvenier that's designed to be thrown away!!

Omikuji

These are slips with fortunes written on them, from the well-known and nearby Miyajidake Temple.

Japanese Coins

I've got so many of these things, I'm givin' 'em away. ¥1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 coins are available. Sorry no 500's, Im not that rich.

Fukuma Magazine

See how good your Japanese really is by trying to read the latest issue of the Fukuma community magazine. If you're lucky, it might even be an issue with me and Fletcher in it.