We are headed to Tokyo and Kyoto in about 3 weeks. So far, people have asked for...Japanese knives, high quality folding fans, Japanese ceramics, weird candy/snacks from 100 yen stores, flavored kit kats, yukata/kimono, Furin (Japanese wind chimes - glass), good quality chopsticks, tenugui (really popular pieces of cloth sold basically everywhere over there), Daruma doll.
We're basically taking an entire empty suitcase for souvenirs, lol.
Edit: this isn't even including what we'll be buying for ourselves. DEFINITELY buying cool stuff at Tokyo Disneysea!
Disney Dream Store from Japan on eBay and Facebook has pics/sells Tokyo Disney merchandise if you care to check it out.Brian & Dash please get some photos of the gift shops to post here if you can! I've seen some of the merch from Japan that was fantastic quality stuff.
Oh, you're going to Japan and you're willing to do some shopping for me? Here, let me make you a very long, very detailed shopping list!
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I think I'll passHabu Sake!
I'll let you Google it.
I know Japan has that reputation but I didn't find that to be the case at all. Costs were on par or cheaper than what I'm used to spending for comparable items in Maryland.Almost anything reasonable I can think of would be available at the American version of 100 yen stores like Daiso. I can also get nearly anything Japanese at local Asian groceries or even Japantown in San Francisco if I need something obscure.
Another issue is that everything in Japan is priced so high. Japanese goods for sale in the US are cheaper.
I'll be there a little after you are...about 6 weeks and counting! I hope you have a great time.
Brian & Dash please get some photos of the gift shops to post here if you can! I've seen some of the merch from Japan that was fantastic quality stuff.