Souvenirs Japan

Japanese hand crafted dolls

Dolls ,a part of japanese are available in wide varieties. Popular ones are daruma dolls, kokeshi dolls and hakata dolls. Hina dolls displayed during girl's festival and samurai dolls exhibited during boy's festival are also popular.

Traditional japanese music

Japanese music is interesting. You can buy CDs of different musical wings such as gakaku, biwagaku, nogaku, sokyoku or mingo(japanese folk songs). Local shops help by playing the song and you can choose your favorite. Another interesting souvenir is japanese musical instruments such as kabuki, bunraku, No, enka and J-pop.

Bento boxes

Bento is a traditional japanese cuisine which consists of rice,meat or fish and pickles. Bento is packed in beautiful handcrafted lacquerware which can be a traditional souvenir from japan

Samurai swords

Katana or samurai swords are curved swords with blade length more than 60 cm. It represents feudal Japan.

Tatani mat

Traditional japanese flooring,it is made of woven straw or styrofoam. These natural mats are perfect for yoga and meditation. They are stain resistant and long lasting.

Maneki neko

The welcoming cat or the fortune cat is a japanese porcelain or ceramic sculpture which is good luck to the owner. It is the sculpture of a cat beckoning with a paw.

Kimono/yukata

Traditional dress of Japan, kimono,is a robe secured by a belt tied at the back made of beautiful silk. This is a perfect souvenir of Japan. You can also buy yukata,a summer wear made of cotton which is a simpler dress,compared to kimono.

Japanese paper fans

Japanese paper fans are an all time favorite,economical and easy to carry. It is made of paper or feathers, with decorative art work.

Tamagotchi

He he...a digital pet from Japan,an excellent souvenir for a kid. It is an egg shaped computer which is released in about 44 versions.

Macha(green tea powder)

Japanese tea ceremony is famous. Macha is made from shade grown tea leaves. Green tea is considered healthy all over the world. So you can buy this for a friend or relative who is health conscious.

Japanese amulets

Japanese amulets popularly known as omamori, is used to ward off bad luck. It is used for protection and is often hung on bags,cars,cellphones etc