PPAP explained!

目次 (Mokuji) Table of contents

What is it made of?

When do we use it?

Where can we buy it?

Summary

Let’s check its pronunciation just in case

ペンパイナッポーアッポーペン

Pen pineapple apple pen

pen painappo appo pen

Japanese tradition is full of mysteries, and this one is no exception. This time, we go over the most rigid, yet secretly hidden Japanese tradition, including how to make it, how to use it.

NOTE: This article was written based only on the writer’s personnal oppinion, and might include a little exaggeration and misleading information.

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Now lets begin!
それではさっそく見てみましょう！

What is it made of?

Here is the traditional recipe for perfection

ペン
りんご
パイナップル

Pen
Apple
Pineapple

pen
ringo
pineapple

Things to prepare:
・A pair of around 5 inches long pens.
・An exact 3 inches tall apple.
・A 6 ~ 7 inches tall pineapple.

How to make it:
1. Penetrate an apple with a pen, leaving at least one inch on both sides.
2. Do the same with a pineapple, making sure to keep the pen’s angle 35 degrees from its center line.
3. Put them together with the strongest passion.

**Note: repeat step #3 until you get it right. It might require years of practice.

When do we use it?

Meanwhile in a conference in Japan

かいぎちゅう

During a conference

kaigi tyu

kaigi = conference
tyu = during

Thanks to its length, it’s quite easy to point out things that we want our listeners to focus on. Pineapple skin is often used as an eraser.

Obligation starts at the age of 6.

きょうしつ
こども

Classroom
Child/Kid

kyoushitsu
kodomo

At the moment they enroll their schools, they start learning how to make it perfectly, how to use it appropriately. They say the most difficult part is to penetrate pineapples’ skin, while trying not to damage apples too much.

Where can we buy it?

It’s a pen, not fruits.

ペン
えんぴつ
かく

Pen
Pencil
Write

pen
enpitsu
kaku

While being composed of 95% fruits, 5% pens, it’s considered as a pen. You can easily find them thanks to its distinctive scent and vivid color. You can buy them anytime you want if you are feeling lazy to make it yourself.

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