Top 10 Must-Buy Souvenirs from Japan | Your Ultimate Shopping Guide

[@Edie_MrigK]

Love it❤ Keep 'em coming

[@JepandJapan]

Thank you so much!🙏🏼🙇

[@renarlyncardenas7827]

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[@JepandJapan]

Of course☝️🥰

[@iskandartaib]

I must admit, i found the idea that Donki sells kimono rather funny. I will be in Japan next week, and i definitely want to see what a big Donki looks like, and i definitely will visit one or more Book-offs, though I will probably be looking for small plushies to give as souvenirs, as well as used music CDs. Also plan to look for dagashi shops to get old style candy like Bontan Ame.

[@JepandJapan]

Yes, I saw different costumes before at a Donki. That includes a yukata, a kind of kimono especially for summer. But I really didn’t see fancy and prime kimonos there.

[@kathrynblack9152]

What about eki stamps? And stamps from temples and shrines?

[@JepandJapan]

They are also nice. 😊Temple/Shrine stamps or Goshuin usually require a donation of 300-500 JPY and not really bought before. Anyway, I plan to make another video featuring them and other free souvenirs we can get here in Japan.

[@TehSmokeyMan]

Donki has kimono?! Good to know; I was planning on hunting kimono in second hand shops or smaller kimono shops, but this brings more opportunities (because in the best case scenario I'd end up with a couple sets of juban and tabi, a kimono, haori, haori-himo, koshi-himo, obi, geta and setta and maybe hakama... I'd be flat broke though🤣) ... Kimono are such a great way to instantly look stylish.... And yes, instantly, because let's be real; once you know how to, it's just tying two knots (three with hakama): one easy and the other(s) pretty/stylish...😄 Also really looking forward to finding nice kitchen knives.... But I can imagine me ending up at Haneda, explaining why I've bought a suitcase full of knives😅 -"Yes, well.... This one is for my brother-in-law who loves to barbecue, these are for my sister, this one is for when i'm cooking at work, these are for......."😂

[@JepandJapan]

Yes, but you would see more kimonos at second hand shops like hard off. I didn’t find kimonos in our local donki here 😅but I saw it on big Donkis at big cities. So it won’t really be in every Donki😆

[@TehSmokeyMan]

@@JepandJapan Thanks😄 I'm planning on traveling quite a lot during the three short weeks I'll be staying (having hotels in Tokyo and Osaka, I'll be traveling from Aomori to Hiroshima... I'll earn that JR pass back😋) and I'm already prepared for the fact that I probably can't resist entering every hard off/hobby off/book off I see (I still shoot photo's on film and develop it, so I'll be hunting cameras too😄...and I need new controllers for my SNES and N64😅)

[@JepandJapan]

Wow, me too. I shoot photos but on a mirrorless. I’m planning to try that film camera someday😅

[@TehSmokeyMan]

@@JepandJapan Okay, bit of a story but here goes: I grew up with my dad having an impressive set of 35mm SLRs, lenses etc. but I was too young to touch them. So I always got those disposable cardboard point-and-shoot ones. And seeing how he passed before he could teach me how to use SLRs, I never really got what all the fuss was about... Then one day I picked up a Canon AE-1 at a pawn shop and the very instant I looked through the viewfinder I got it; you have total control (with controls for Aperture and Shutter Speed etc)... I still have that cam (and taking it with me to Japan, of course) ...😊 Anyway, if you do pick up a film camera (120mm or 35mm) and want to go shoot with it; I always bring a digital SLR along to do the metering (that way the DSLR will give Shutter Speed and Aperture I can use on any film camera; just set the ISO to the ISO of your film)😄 kzbin.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f604.png

[@JepandJapan]

Wow! Nice trick there 🤣

[@FTiSeoka]

Please dont buy swords/ knives if your next stop is Australia/ come back to Australia. They will confiscate them at immigration and/ or will ask you to pay a fine. I'm not sure if it's the same situation for NZ.

[@JepandJapan]

Thanks for the heads-up. Can travelers to Australia ask for permits to carry these? Or is it really banned there? I will include that in future videos that while getting a permit in Japan to bring swords/knives out of the country is secured, pertinent permits from the country of destination must be also secured. Or maybe, they really prohibit this bringing of swords.