Japanese Gift Giving Tradition and Luxury Japanese Gifts
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There are quite many occasions where Japanese people give gifts, it can be a gift giving season or a specific occasion. In this articles, you can learn about typical Japanese gift occasions and we have selected some luxury Japanese gifts.
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Below are typical gift-giving occasions and anniversaries in Japan.
＊ Birthday (Tanjo iwai - it's also called Tanjobi）
＊ Celebration of opening（Kaiten iwai）: When someone opens a store, restaurants etc.
＊ Christmas
＊ Father's Day（Chichi no hi）
＊ For a new born baby（Shussan iwai）
＊ For entering a school（Nyugaku iwai）
＊ For longevity（Choju iwai）: e.g. 60 years-old, 70 years-old, 80 years-old and so on.
＊ Housewarming（Shinchiku iwai, Hikkoshi iwai）
＊ Job Promotion（Shoshin iwai）
＊ Mother's Day（Haha no hi）
＊ Oseibo / Ochugen: Please read this page
＊ Souvenirs（Omiyage）: in Japan people often buy souvenirs when they take a trip
＊ Temiyage: a gift that you bring when you are invited to someone's house / office
＊ Thank you gift（Okaeshi）: Thank you gift is something you would give in return for a gift you have received. As Japanese culture, the gift should be around half the value of the one received.
＊ Valentine's Day
＊ Wedding（Kekkon iwai）
＊ White Day: in return of Valentine's day
Luxury Gift Shops with an English website in Tokyo
Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square is located in Aoyama and it has a shop and gallery. You will surely enjoy traditional Japanese crafts from all regions.
Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square
Address: 1F, 8-1-22 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
(3-min walk from Aoyama-itchome subway station)
https://kougeihin.jp/en/aoyama/
Japanese Luxury Gifts On Line
We selected only Japanese traditional high quality gifts. Please click the image to see details.
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