[Destination: World] Everywhere!

PUERTO RICO:

Winter Wonderland theme park

HUNGARY:

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IRAN:

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NEW ZEALAND:

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TURKEY:

In Turkey, Yeti is called "Kar Canavari"

THE NETHERLANDS:

In the Netherlands, Yeti is called "verschrikkelijke sneeuwman"

SWITZERLAND:

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INDONESIA:

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CANADA:

Geek con in Ontario

ENGLAND:

In London: Sculpture by Yokai to sell Converse sneakers in 2013

GERMANY:

Yeti Sam: Plush or "Plusch" from Germany

Destination [Finland] Lumimies

In Finland, Yeti is BIG.  Or, as they say in Finnish: Suosittu!  And it goes by the adorable name of:

...Lumimies.  

Love it!

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Finnish Films:

This one's a classic, part of a comedic slapstick series from the 1950s:

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä

Here's one from the modern era, called Frostbite:

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Finnish Toys:

I'm jealous because the Finnish have their very own Lumimies action figure... Me wants..

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Finnish Books:

Lotsa books from the land of a thousand lakes...

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Finnish Foods:

And he sells the frozen treats like a BOSS there.

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Finnish Alcoholic Beverages:

They drink "Minttu" in Finland and it's yeti-endorsed.

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Finnish Urban Resorts:

Laajis is an urban resort - yes, they have those in Finland, a horned one is the mascot:

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[Destination: India] Called as Bandya

In India, Yeti is "called as Bandya". That's a direct quote from the Wikipedia page for Yeti and it's been in there for ages. I have no idea what it means. I can find no reference to the fact that in India, Yeti is known as Bandya. Sorry, Wikipedia.

Anyway! Let's go to India!

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Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is reality TV show had an episode featuring this fellow:

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Film: Balak aur Janwar (1975)

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Snow World, a theme park in Hyderabad, Telangana has this yellow-goggled mascot:

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Kids Cartoon: Vir the Robot Boy currently airing in India.

The description to episode Vir vs. Yeti: "To destroy Vir, Mad Max makes a robot which look like Yeti and sends him to Vir. Vir with his school friend's and teacher have come to Himalaya on a trek. Vir and Imli accidently meet a real Yeti and make friendship with him. Watch what confusion takes place when they meet the fake Yeti"

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Yeti: The Himalayan Kitchen, in Hauz Khas Village in Delhi - authentic Nepalese food

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Bandya!

[Destination: Japan] Mountain Day

Today is the very first Mountain Day in Japan! Happy Mountain Day.  The amendment creating it was only passed in 2014 and is intended “to give opportunities to get close to mountains and to appreciate the benefits of mountains.”

The greatest entity that has ever been associated with mountains is, of course, the yeti. And mountains benefit yetis, and yetis are also worthy of appreciation.

Here's other yeti appreciation that can be found in Japan:

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First off, be sure to go to the Trick Art Museum at the foot of Mt. Takao west of Tokyo and stand in the gaping maw (and in gaping awe) of this sculpture:

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Then take in all these great depictions all over the place:

Yukiotoko! From fantastic gallery from GeGeGe no Kitaro

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From the anime Aikatsu!

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Cartoon: Yokai Watch, Season 1, Episode 64

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And last but not least, one can get a yeti crab backpack in Japan! HOLY WOW.

You can buy it from Japanese retailer Felissimo! *

* Felissimo is putting funds from each purchase towards coastal clean-ups, coral reef conservation activities, and the donation of teaching materials to marine schools. Each item in the range retails for 2,156 yen on Felissimo’s online Japanese store or US$19.56 on their international webstore. Be aware, though, that the series is actually sold as a set with a different item being sent out every month for four months. Source