Sanrio fans, you need to visit Puroland, a theme park dedicated to Sanrio characters, just 30 minutes from Tokyo.

And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the one listed in her official biography. Confused? Welcome to the party. If there's one thing about Hello Kitty, it's that she's proven ...

Being half-Japanese, when I was brought home from ... They’re always buying me little Hello Kitty gifts and my birthday party in New York last year had a Hello Kitty theme.