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Japan’s gigantic KitKat futon looks like a sweet place to catch some Zs

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By SoraNews24

Earlier this month, we took a look at one of the latest advancements in bedding available in Japan: a fried chicken-shaped sleeping bag. Visually unique as it is, though, obviously not everyone wants to sleep in something that looks like a golden-brown breaded chicken breast.

Some people would rather sleep inside a giant KitKat wrapper, and that’s fine, and also possible thanks to Nestle Japan.

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The sleeping arrangement consists of two parts. The shikibuton, the part that goes on the floor and that you lie on top of, is shaped and styled like a pair of Kit Kat wafers. Measuring 210 centimeters in length and 100 centimeters in width, making it effectively the same size as a single-size mattress.

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To keep yourself warm, you also get a blanket that looks like a KitKat wrapper and measures 150 centimeters in width.

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The KitKat futon is far from a regular futon, and so it’s not purchasable by regular means either. It’s being offered as part of a promotional campaign by Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote. Shoppers who purchase 2,700 yen worth of KitKats at a single time at Don Quijote between November 1 and December 1, and pay using the Majica e-money payment system, can enter to win the futon, as well as a special KitKat wheeled suitcase.

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Thirty winners will be selected for each, and an additional 300 people will receive 1,000 yen Majica credit bonuses, with the futon and suitcase prizes shipping in February.

Source, images: Press release

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If you are a hetero guy looking to meet women, having stuff like this is akin to painting a big L on your face.

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I think you mean if you’re a hetero guy living anywhere else but Japan. The quickest way to get into a Japanese girl’s (shouldn’t say anything dirty) heart is to act like a sweet man child. Why else would you take your Japanese wife to Disneyland for your anniversary?

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We no longer sleep on futons and haven't for more than a decade. 30 cm mattress for us. I bought a well-known brand kingsize duvet for about ¥7,000.

That futon looks Anorexic.

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GaijinjlandToday 12:07 pm JST

I think you mean if you’re a hetero guy living anywhere else but Japan. The quickest way to get into a Japanese girl’s (shouldn’t say anything dirty) heart is to act like a sweet man child. Why else would you take your Japanese wife to Disneyland for your anniversary?

Yeah. I see your point.

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It's clever, but if Nestle want me to advertise their product, they can pay me. Not the other way around.

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Ah, KitKat, what a great Japanese invention, as I've been told many times. きっと勝つ!

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