Doraemon

admonishing children to look both ways before crossing street

Reputed early picture of Doraemon Doraemon as he generally appeared

Doraemon Triptych. 30 Nov 1997, 17 Oct 1999, 11 Apr 2006

n Japan, there is a well-known cartoon cat: Doraemon. When I was there (in the mid-1980s), I watched Doraemon cartoons on TV. Doraemon's mission is to protect, educate and entertain his human friend, a little boy. Doraemon has a magic pouch in his tummy, from which he can take out objects to protect, educate and entertain the boy. When Doraemon has nothing else to do, he sits cross-pawed on a tatami mat and studies.
 
I saw the above poster of Doraemon admonishing children to: Look both ways before crossing a street!, on the window of a store in Mita (Tokyo), and took a 35mm color photograph of it (ca. 1984). Shortly afterwards, I made an 8 x 10 in. black-and-white enlargement of the picture. The above image is a picture of that print, taken with my digital camera (16 Feb 97).
 

Some Doraemon web links:
Doraemon's Domain.   DORAMAIL (fun, free email accounts with a Doraemon theme -- check it out!)   All hail Doraemon!   Ding Dong, Doraemon!

See also: "Happy Cat" or "Fortune Cat" (Maneki Neko) -- ceramic cat figurine with one paw upraised, often found in Chinese and Japanese restaurants and other shops. See my Maneki Neko. And: Pictures of a folk art wooden cat I bought on vacation, September 1999 (by Josef, Cape Breton Island, Canada). Return  to pictures of Abiko cat (Also: Misu). Read  about it! Abiko catches 3 mice in 1 week! (+ Misu catches 1 mouse.)   Meet  friendly forest guys (fungi spirits) from Princess Mononoke. See  the world's first cloned cat: CC (a calico cat, born: 22Dec01).
Bless the pets (The Feast of St. Francis). Meditate on raking cat litter.   See  great cat cartoons: Welcome to Tora Bora & Thinking cat. Go/Return to Mouse cartoons + more mice! RYO: Create our own cartoon!

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