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A hard decision to take: Gifts in Japan? -
02-15-2010, 07:54 PM
Hi I am new in here
 In the near future, I will hopefully go to Japan, yeahh..... I am willing to take part in an exchange program andsince then I've been wondering which housewarming gifts I should bring along ^^ I live in the very middle of Europe and could provide my guest family with all the things they dream of... but what would japanese expect or want? I am looking forward to receiving your help  
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02-15-2010, 08:04 PM
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02-16-2010, 07:25 AM
Because I was travelling for a long time and had limited space, we took small gifts. I had a small pin badge with the Union Jack on it, and my brother had a carabineer with a Union Jack on it too. We both had a bundle of these and gave them to various people that we met and to our hosts. Whoever received them was really happy and when we went back to visit a few, they were wearing my badge and using my brothers clip.
 Please contact me if I can help you with advice or information. 
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02-16-2010, 04:39 PM
well I come from a rather small country (not to say tiny one
 )we don't really have one specific cultural background... would it be okay to bring some really tasty wine, I don't want to give my host family the impression that we (in my country) are some kind of alcoholics, and that's the only thing we think about  would it then be ok to bring food with me or are they picky eaters?
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02-16-2010, 05:49 PM
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I did it once when I went down to Cuba one time, a bit of a hassle but it was free.
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02-17-2010, 04:30 AM
Whatever OP says there must be something that's typical about her country. It sounds like you live in Switzerland so bring them coo-coo-clocks, knives and toblerone (you get the picture).
Alcohol is pretty good though, but you have to make sure that the receivers like to drink. It seems as though a proportionately higher amount of Japanese don't drink at all as compared to Europeans. I also recommend bringing some postcards or similar of beautiful sights etc. in your home country. These are good tiny gifts for random people that you meet, where it's the thought that counts most of all. Hope this helps.
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02-17-2010, 06:57 AM
Why don't we revisit this question once you actually have plans to go to Japan, know who your host family is, know how many members there are in the family, etc.?
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