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Jan 23 2008 2 Comments

Kit Kat comfort

With Japan now entering entrance exam season, students the length and breadth of the country are desperately tackling tests in an attempt to claim a spot at their school or university of choice. A good or bad score possibly prescribing what kind of career they can carve out, and therefore the kind of company they can conceivably work long hours for in return for little in the way of leisure time or leave.

So, with the stakes so high, many students opt for a bit of outside assistance by writing down their wishes at a suitable shrine. A practice that arguably puts the gods under even more pressure than the students, as apart from the odd regular rabbit-patterned request, the vast majority of entreaties at this time of year are test related.

Japanese shrine

With absolutely tons of them to take care of too.

Japanese shrine

However, to ease the deities drudgery somewhat, students can instead opt for the considerable capabilities of a Kit Kat, the wafer-based wonder’s similarity to the Japanese phrase ‘kitto katsu’ (definitely win) creating a chocolate covered charm of sorts.

Its combination of both comfort and convenience making it a match made in heaven.

Japanese kit kat

So to speak.

Categorized: Culture, Food and Drink, Religion

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  1. Paul says

    1/23/2008 at 10:24 pm

    Japanese Kit Kats make our Kit Kats look drab and pedestrian by comparison. No wonder we’re so terrible at football when our snack biscuits are so afflicted by drabness.

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  2. Gemma says

    1/23/2008 at 11:01 pm

    Makes me wish I had a Kit Kat right now….

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