Tooth Fairy!

Last night while brushing his teeth, Oscar lost another of his baby teeth.
He dutifully wrapped it in tissue and placed it under his pillow.  We wondered if there was a tooth fairy in Japan.
To his delight, he discovered there is a tooth fairy here and she is so generous! He received a 500 yen coin in exchange for his tooth! Wow! (Approx $5)

I wondered why the tooth fairy is so generous here!! Rose had a theory.  She thinks 100 yen is for the tooth.  The remaining 400 yen is a 'welcome bonus'!!

I asked some Japanese kids this morning if there is a tooth fairy here.  Apparently not. (She only visits international kids).  In Japan, once the baby tooth is lost, the custom is to throw it straight up in the air - completely straight - in hope that the adult tooth with grow in straight.  

If it's a bottom tooth lost - throw it straight up.  If a top tooth is lost, throw it straight down.

I'll be looking for baby teeth on the ground now when I walk around in Japan.