{"id":75738,"date":"2023-03-17T13:28:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T11:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=75738"},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:21:00","slug":"nft-community-to-raffle-trip-to-japan-to-meet-the-dogecoin-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/nft-community-to-raffle-trip-to-japan-to-meet-the-dogecoin-mascot\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT community to raffle trip to Japan to meet the Dogecoin mascot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From May 3 to 7, Dogecoin enthusiasts will travel to the Japanese city of Sakura to meet Kabosu, the Shiba Inu who became the meme&#8217;s icon and the face of the cryptocurrency. This was reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/123839\/dao-organizes-holy-pilgrimage-meet-dogecoin-dog-japan\">Decrypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event is organised by the NFT community Own the Doge, with support from Doge DAO, created by PleasrDAO.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">We are undertaking a journey to Japan to meet the actual Doge and her momma (<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kabosumama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@kabosumama<\/a>)\u2728<\/p>\n<p>Would you want to join us for this 3.5-day magical meme adventure?<\/p>\n<p>Here is everything you need to know about The Doge Pilgrimage???<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/meetthedoge?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#meetthedoge<\/a>? <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/hp9N6aB0De\\\">pic.twitter.com\/hp9N6aB0De<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Own The Doge ?? (@ownthedoge) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ownthedoge\/status\/1635756428739719169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">March 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u00abWe think of Pleasr as the Louvre of the Internet, and of Doge as her Mona Lisa\u00bb,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last autumn, tridog had already visited Kabosu and her owner Atsuko Sato. Now he wants to share his experience with selected members of the community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"ja\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Truly a life changing moment to meet you today <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kabosumama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@kabosumama<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/areTzjLj7X\\\">pic.twitter.com\/areTzjLj7X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tridog (@tridog) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tridog\/status\/1563513296254169089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">August 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The pilgrimage, as the organisers call it, includes visits to dog-themed temples and statues in Tokyo, go-karting, and dinners with geishas. They will then travel to Sakura for a direct meeting and a walk with Kabosu. There, too, they will see the site of the future bronze Doge statue, for which Doge DAO had previously raised $100,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">We are taking the time to carefully consider all aspects of the statue&#8217;s design, including its size, shape, and details.<\/p>\n<p>We understand that many of you have been eagerly awaiting updates on the statue and we appreciate your patience. <\/p>\n<p>\/4 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/nfMKOYuMDB\\\">pic.twitter.com\/nfMKOYuMDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bronze Doge (@BronzeTheDoge) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BronzeTheDoge\/status\/1616456019114135553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">January 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The event&#8217;s guest of honour will be Kyle Craven, the face of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bad-luck-brian-meme-sold-as-nft-for-20-eth\">the 2010 meme Bad Luck Brian<\/a>. For those wishing to remain anonymous, masks bearing Kabosu will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>Applications are being accepted via <a href=\\\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdMH83L0aAHFyVXtO_Tgoju--z9w3wmMRu-BsTQh1Ke3xxIBg\/viewform\\\">the Google form<\/a>. It asks applicants to reveal their true motives for undertaking the pilgrimage, whether a photo with Kabosu or a meal with her owner.<\/p>\n<p>The organisers will run a draw, the winner of which Doge DAO will cover the cost of the trip and airfare (up to $5,700). To participate in the lottery, users must own at least one DOG token \u2014 the fractional part <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/dogecoin-symbol-nft-valued-at-225-million\">the famous Doge NFT<\/a>, purchased by PleasrDAO for 1969.6 ETH. The price of a single pixel at the time of writing is roughly $48.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in February, PleasrDAO put up for auction <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/doge-meme-couch-to-be-auctioned-as-an-nft\">the sofa from the original meme<\/a> Doge, to raise funds for the humanitarian organisation Save the Children. It was sold for 21 ETH (less than $35,000 at the time of the sale).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From May 3 to 7, Dogecoin enthusiasts will travel to the Japanese city of Sakura to meet Kabosu, the Shiba Inu who became the meme&#8217;s icon and the face of the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1196,99,135,1161,1213,2083],"class_list":["post-75738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-competitions","tag-dogecoin","tag-japan","tag-memes","tag-nft","tag-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"16","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75740,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75738\/revisions\/75740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}