Japanese Gift Guide – Japan Christmas Presents, Birthdays & more

Looking to give a Japanese gift or the ultimate present for a Japanophile? Or maybe a lasting reminder of your time in Japan, like an amazing meal you want to recreate at home.

From Japanese snacks to manhole cover coloring books, stamp books to Studio Ghibli, we’ve got you covered with our Japanese gift guide.

Many of these can be bought online to be delivered to your home or as a gift to your nearest and dearest.

Whether your craving an anime cookbook, kawaii gifts or are nostalgic for konbinis, here is our ultimate guide to Japanese gifts and presents, all of which are ideal for birthdays, souvenirs or a treat for yourself.

Japan checklist

We love using booking.com and agoda.com (use the Agoda code TAIWANDERERS for a discount) for researching and booking all our hotels. You can also purchase eSIMs from Airalo.

For booking tours, transfers and SIM cards we recommend Get Your Guide, Viator or Klook.

For booking rental cars visit Discover Cars.

Check out our Japan travel resources page >

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Gadgets for Travellers

AirFly (for any travellers – not just Japan)

The best airplane gadget ever and a great gift for travellers – we (Neil & Caroline) both have AirFly units as we hate the free airplane headphones because of their bad sound quality and trailing wires.

AirFly uses Bluetooth technology and it wirelessly connects the sound jack from your airplane television to your own wireless bluetooth headphones.

The sound quality is superb and it blanks out all the aircraft noise – seriously, we don’t travel without them and this is a must buy for any trip.

Check out AirFly on Amazon >

Japanese books

Want to read up on Japan before you go? Or read a classic novel after doing some colouring in?

Travel Guides

Obviously we think this website will always be your best Japan travel resource (so modest, eh) but we also like taking a printed guide book like Lonely Planet or DK guides.

Otaku Culture / Geek Books

Get your geek on with these Japanese culture books (and check out our otaku / weeb Japan guide here).

Japanese Food Books

Warning – buying these books may leave you feeling so hungry. You might also like our Japanese foods guide >

Japanese Philosophy Book

From “ikigai” (finding your purpose in life) to “kaizen” (continuous improvement), let’s get philosophical.

Japanese Stamp Books

Collecting stamps (eki – 駅スタンプ) at Japanese temples or train stations is a popular activity so make sure you are prepared with a proper stamp book.

Japanese Cookery Books

What’s cooking? Take your Japan inspired cooking to the next level with these street-food snacks and epic epicurean evenings.

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Come and join our brand new Japan Shopping, Hauls and Souvenirs Facebook group >

Japanese Kitchenware and Cooking Gadgets

If you can stand the heat, get in the kitchen!

Japanese Drinks / Sake Sets and Coasters

‘Kanpai’ to these super cool sake sets and cool coasters.

Japanese Food and Snack Boxes

“Oishi” as they say in Japan – this is the word for ‘delicious’ that you’ll continually be using when you buy these Japanese food gifts.

From Japanese snack boxes to oodles of noodles, there is so much good food to try from Japan that can be bought online and delivered to your door:

CoCo Ichibanya Curry House Pork curry (pack of four)

Buy on Amazon >

Fun Gifts, Toys, Games and Presents

For children or big kids at heart, here are some fun Japanese gifts from Shinkansen to kawaii shower curtains, manholes to miniature models:

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