Japanese Coin Pouch

Japanese Coin Pouch, It's a must get when you are in Japan for putting Japanese Coins. I'm sure most guys wallet doesn't have a coin pocket in in nowadays, and it can be very inconvenience when you are in Japan  because they still uses a lot of coins in their market. This Japanese coin pouch can be easily store in your pockets wherever you go. 

The Japanese Coin Pouch comes with many design and patterns, but the shapes are all almost the same. You can easily buy them from any souvenir shops, and also from 100 Yen shops. It can also be a good souvenir to get for friends and family :-)

Sample of Japanese Coins

Japan Postcards

Want to get a souvenir in Japan for your friends? Get them a nice Japan postcard. 

You can collect the entire postcards from places you visit in Japan. It can be fun and interesting searching and browsing for a nice Japanese postcard. You can get Japanese Postcards at almost anywhere in Japan. In souvenir shops, book shops, department store, temples, shrines, subways and even on some shops on the streets of Japan. There are also free postcards you can collect from hotels and sometimes from restaurants. 

Japanese postcards can be a good collection from your trip to Japan. For example in Kyoto you can buy unique postcards of Maiko & Geisha for collection (you can see some above). Japanese postcards are not that expensive, and the photo printing quality is very good. One thing you can do when you are in Japan is you can buy a nice Japanese postcard, and then mail it to your friends or even to yourself for fun. Try it :-)

Japanese Green Tea Kit Kat

Have a Break, Have a Japanese Green Tea Kit Kat........ 

Japanese Green Tea Kit Kat or Matcha Kit Kat can be found in most convenience store in Japan. This green tea flavour Kit Kat is very delicious and it's nice to buy back as gift for your friends and family, a unique souvenir from Japan. Can't say much about it, try it yourself. It taste like eating a Kit Kat and drinking Japanese green tea at the same time.

Daruma Doll

Daruma Doll is named after an ancient Zen Master, Bodidharma, who lost the use of his arms and legs after sitting nine years meditating in a cave (according to Japan story). The Daruma Doll is a symbol of his self-discipline and positive outlook in Japan.

Daruma Doll comes with both eyes blank. When you buy one or received one as a gift, you should paint one eye and make a wish or determine to do something. Then paint the other eye when your wish comes true or something you set out to do is completed. Daruma Doll have a weighted bottom and rounded shape that  forces it balance itself back after being knocked over. The lesson here is to never give up and get up from any misfortune. Daruma Doll can also be use for bringing in luck.

Daruma Doll is a great gift for friends and family from Japan. It is also good for decoration and you can buy it from any Temple or any Japanese gift shop all over Japan. It comes in different sizes, design and colours. Make sure you get the right one for yourself or your friends. I'm not sure what's the meaning, but you can always ask before you buy one.

Japanese Amulets

Japanese Amulets or Omamori (in Japanese) are commonly sold at a Shinto Shrine or a Buddhist Temple. The Amulets serve to provide various forms of luck or protection. The Japanese Amulet covering is usually made of cloth with pieces of papers or pieces of wood with prayers written on them. This is supposed to bring good luck or protection to the owner and is also used to ward off bad luck. Well this is good as a souvenir for family and friends for well wishing. 

 

Various kind of Japanese Amulets from different parts of Japan

Japanese Amulets provide blessings and protection, or may have a specific focus, and this is some of its function:

Yaku Yoke- Avoidance of evil

Kaiun- Open luck

Anzan- Protection for pregnant women and safe delivery.

Gakugyo Joju- For students' education and passing of examination.

En Musubi- Acquisition of a mate and marriage. For singles and couples to ensure 
                     love and marriage.

Kotsu Anzen- Traffic safety. Protection for drivers and travelers of all sorts.

Kanai Anzen- For good health.

      Shobai Hanjo- Prosperity in business. Success in business and matters of money. 

So choose wisely which one to get for your own good :-)

Matcha deciding which one to get.

The Japanese Amulets should never be opened in order to avoid losing its power. Old Japanese Amulets are usually returned to the same shrine or temple where it was obtain so it can be disposed properly once it served it’s purposed (in some believes). This is commonly done after New Year. This way the shrine or temple visitor has a fresh start for the New Year with a new Omamori. And also if a shrine or a temple visitor cannot find a Japanese Amulets for their needs, they can make a request from the priest or monk to have one made special for their needs. 

One advice, please do not throw the old amulets into the rubbish bin or trash, have some respect. Just burn it properly. A Japanese Amulet usually cost around 200 Yen to 1000 Yen (around B$3 to B$15) depending on it's purpose, and remember one thing if you buy a Japanese Amulets, it is considered as a donation to the temple or shrine. Share the photos of the Japanese Amulets you got or received as a gift from friends and family with us at our Facebook page. We would like to hear your story :-)

Japan Capsule Machine

Want to get a nice souvenir from Japan for your all your friends? Afraid too expensive or too heavy to bring back to your country. Well just find any capsule machine in Japan and get a nice souvenir from it.

Here is the samples of souvenir lapel pins you can get from Asakusa, Tokyo.

If you are lucky you can get a mystery lapel pin.

This capsule machine sell Japan train lapel pins

The lady there, my friend, it's her first time visiting Japan
& everywhere she go in Japan she will look  for a capsule machine.

The capsule machine in Japan can be found almost everywhere especially in the streets of Tokyo. Outside some convenience store you can find also variety of capsule machine selling capsule of Gundam, Doraemon, Hello Kitty, and Mario Brothers. At some castle or museum in Japan you can also find capsule machine selling it's souvenir. Whether you buy it for your friends or you buy for yourself, it's a nice collection from Japan. Most of the capsule machine sells it's capsule for 100 Yen (about B$1.60 Brunei Dollars). Look for it in Japan, and you must try the machines.