Kogepan goes on vacation. I love these things. There used to be a website somewhere about all the crazy adventures a stuffed toy cow had.

(If you're not familiar with Sanrio-world, Kogepan is one of {I think} the more whimsical of the Japanese cartoon characters. He is a small burnt bun who has developed a sour and cynical outlook on life because he cannot fulfill his "destiny" to be a red bean-filled delicious bread. He appeals to me for the same reason Eeyore does, and for the same reason that I always liked Puddleglum in "The Silver Chair". I think I remember reading somewhere that children have a particular fondness for "sad" characters, because they like to imagine that they would be the ones to cheer them up.)

yes, I have my own little stuffed Kogepan, he looks like the one in the pictures.

here is one of the versions of Kogepan's life story that is on the web.