Ring in the new year with a real robot suit, on sale at Keisei department store

The New Year season is often a peak shopping time in Japan, and as such stores pull out the big guns in what are known as "fukubukuro" (lucky bags). These are bags full of the merchandise a particular shop peddles. Sometimes it’s random which means you could end up with a laptop, other times the contents are known but you can still get a decent deal on a bulk purchase. And sometimes, in the name of publicity, shops will throw in some unusual item or offer remarkably great deals to celebrate the new year.

It appears the winner for 2015 will be Keisei department store which is offering what must be a very large "fukubukuro" containing a two-meter-tall functional robot suit.

The robot up for grabs is a Kids Walker Cyclops model by Sakakibara Kikai. As you can see in the video below, it’s seriously cool.

Measuring 2.07 x 1.7 x 1.3 meters and weighing in at 360 kg, the Cyclops seats one and runs at two speeds. Sadly, rather than plodding along like you might expect, the Cyclops just scoots around on wheels.

That is, if you have enough cash left for the paint job after shelling out a whopping 5,555,555 yen for the robot.

If money is a problem or if you’re one of those crazy people who doesn’t want to walk around town in a huge robot, Keisei is offering a wide selection of "fukubukuro" this year such as gold coins, noodles, bungee jumping experiences, and a mysterious lucky bag offering a marriage proposal to a loved one, which is valued between 1,000 and 1,000,000 yen.

Or, if you are ready to take the plunge into a pair of robot pants, just head down to Mito Keisei at the address listed below and purchase a claim ticket for the "fukubukuro" of your choice during store hours before Jan 2. If you can nab one before they sell out, then you can pick up your suit on the second, and if bags aren’t bought up, they’ll still be available until Jan 4.

Mito Keisei Department Store 1-6-1 Izumi, Mito, Ibaraki

Sources: Sakakibara Kikai, Keisei

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