If you've ever been frustrated by the fact that most alphabetical toys and games stick pretty closely to the English alphabet, then you should check out Toypography. It's a set of blocks whose many free-form shapes are designed to create any English or Japanese character. We're willing to bet that with a little ingenuity you could delve into other languages, too.
Look! Toypography
Created by the Dainippon Type Organization, each set of Toypography blocks forms a word in both English and Japanese -- your choice of bear, bird, fish, monkey, tiger, horse and rabbit. The pieces are also a puzzle that can be assembled to form the same creature.
The tricky part is figuring out how to order a set, since the site is largely written in Japanese. Any tips from our readers?
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That is very cool!
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Very nice. The link below is where I was taken to from the site for purchasing:
http://esearch.rakuten.co.jp/rms/sd/esearch/vc?sv=6&v=2&e=0&s=28&sid=230001&su=refullerene&uwd=1&sitem=%A5%BF%A5%A4%A5%DD%A5%B0%A5%E9%A5%D5%A5%A3&f=A&nitem=&g=0&min=&max=&p=0
I also find this site via Yahoo Japan:
http://www.caina.jp/commodity_detail/04061742/
It's about $100, which seems pricy...maybe I'll tell my parents about it. Grandparents might see it differently ;p
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