The Kanji on the bag in that image, i'd appreciate it if someone could translate it to English.|||I think that it's the name of a store of shop called "Manekiya"
招 is read as "mane". It comes from the verb "maneku" which means "to invite".
喜 is read as "ki". It means "happiness". It can also be read as "yorokobu"
屋 is read as "ya". It means "store" or "shop".
"Manekiya" appears to have afew locations throughout Japan. Here's one in the Kyoto area.
http://www.shinkyogoku.or.jp/omise/manek…
By the way, a "maneki neko" 招き猫 are little figurines of waving cats. They are supposed to wave in good fortune (customers) for a store.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki_Neko
My guess is that Manekiya stores are somehow trying to tie into that imagine of being a store that helps its customers "wave in happiness".|||You're welcome
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