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The Best of Japan’s Mundane Halloween Costumes for 2024

Halloween is not really my thing, but I always like looking through some of the best mundane costumes from Japan via Spoon & Tamago and Nick Kapur. A few of my favorites:

Man who keeps getting mistaken for a store employee

“Man who keeps getting mistaken for a store employee”

Students who went to the cafe to study but ended up spending the whole time reading manga and looking at their phones

“Students who went to the cafe to study but ended up spending the whole time reading manga and looking at their phones”

Person who was stingy and only paid for the smallest plastic bag

“Person who was stingy and only paid for the smallest plastic bag”

That one coworker who kindly fills the office humidifier with water every morning

“That one coworker who kindly fills the office humidifier with water every morning”

Referee at a tug-of-war competition

“Referee at a tug-of-war competition”

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Chris Bredesen

I think this is my favorite thing I've seen all week. Thank you for sharing!!

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