Japan 2007 Starbucks Mug

Every year on Boxing Day, Starbucks in Japan release a very limited edition mug celebrating the New Year. The supplies of these mugs are always very limited and sometimes sell out in most Starbucks stores before New Years.

Japan 2007 Starbucks Mug

I had actually bought a New Year Japan mug previously but actually gave it to a friend as a present because I wasn’t collecting them back then! Grah! Talk about frustrating! This mug, the 2007 Japan mug was the first one I kept for myself and I really like it though it appears slightly smaller than the other Starbucks mugs and the material it’s made from seems a lower quality (stains very easily) for some unknown reason.

I love the celebration of traditional Japanese artwork on the mug which portrays the plum blossom (or “ume” in Japanese) which normally blossoms in Winter in Japan.

What do you think about the design?