Takashimaya offers a 4000 yen Christmas cake with cute snowmen, holly, and Santa Claus designs – all made from traditional wagashi sweets. Tired of normal Christmas cakes? Wagashi Christmas snacks take traditional Japanese sweets-making and put an extra delicious twist on it. While expensive, these kits make for a gift that is both functional and quintessentially Japanese.
For a truly authentic, high-end Christmas gift, why not buy your loved ones a DIY kintsugi repair kit? Meijiro Japan sells these kits starting from 8,000~ yen. It originates from Japanese values of ‘ mottainai’ (avoiding wastefulness) and appreciating beauty found in the flawed. Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese practice where you fix broken ceramics by joining them with gold. For a fancier gift, the KitKat Chocolatory Store in Tokyo offers limited edition gift sets for up to 3000 yen. For a more traditional Japanese taste, I highly recommend these local KitKat flavors: Wasabi KitKat, Adzuki (red bean) KitKat, Momiji Manju (maple steam buns) KitKat, Sake KitKat, and of course the classic Matcha and Houjicha KitKat.ĭepending on where you live in Japan, the flavors available for purchase at supermarkets and wholesalers will vary, but generally boxed KitKats are 800 yen while bagged KitKats are 300 yen. With over 300 of them ranging from Matcha to Rum Raisin, the colorful variety of Japanese KitKat makes it the perfect Christmas gift. Japan is famous for its crazy KitKat flavors. These quirky objects can generally be found at anime outlet stores, or at giant tech stores like Yodobashi Camera and Bic Camera for 2000~ yen. But did you know that anime merchandise can serve practical purposes as well? Anime coin banks are a great gift for your Studio-Ghibli-obsessed friend whilst also helping them out with their finance management. You’ve no doubt seen some T-shirts, posters and other paraphernalia of your favorite anime in Japan.
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