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Originally Posted by SceptileMaster
The main thing I'm stuck with is that if I got her something Japanese she would probably already have one. Any suggestions?
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It's old hat, but you don't have the skills to make anything do you? I bought a bunch of those blank fans you can find in craft stores and painted sumi-e on them as gifts. On the cheap side, but i made them all personal and everyone really loved them. Another year (in the UK) finances were pretty rocky but thanks to my nan's garden everyone got jars of home-made jam or chutney. That one might come across a bit more odd in Japan though, I think, especially for a guy.
If you're stuck buying just Japanese things, maybe try and thing of something ordinary but then buy a nicer version that she might not pick up for yourself. What I mean is, everyone buys tea-bags, but most people would consider a more expensive loose-leaf tea to be an acceptable gift item. I don't know, has she expressed any particular hobbies or interests? My old japanese teacher used to bomb about the country going to beer festivals so ~that~ was an easy one. We all just got her booze.