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£5
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Tombow Fudenosuke brush pen
The perfect stocking filler. A brush pen used by professional calligraphers, compact enough to wrap in tissue paper.
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Best Japanese gifts for Christmas 2026
Eight picks for people who are hard to buy for
Christmas is the one time a year you can give someone something they'd never buy themselves — and Japan makes the most gift-worthy objects on earth. These eight are the ones we keep coming back to: a stocking filler under a fiver, a splurge at the end, and six solid choices in between.
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£6
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Iwako puzzle erasers
Erasers that are too good to use. Japanese novelty at its most charming — sushi, animals, food. Great for kids and adults alike.
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£14
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Nippon Kodo hinoki room fragrance
Bring the smell of a Japanese forest indoors. Hinoki cypress is the scent of ryokan bathrooms and temple corridors. Instant calm.
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£12
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Midori MD Notebook A6
The notebook Japanese designers reach for. Cream MD paper, minimal cover, perfect binding. The kind of gift that gets used every single day.
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£18
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Kyoto Asahiya furoshiki
A traditional Japanese wrapping cloth — navy hedgehogs on white. Can be a gift wrap, a bag, a wall hanging. Infinitely reusable.
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£25
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The Art of Spirited Away
For the Studio Ghibli fan. Hayao Miyazaki's own production notes, storyboards and artwork from the film. A beautiful object.
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£25
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Ocha & Co Shizuoka organic matcha
Ceremonial grade, single origin, organic. For the person who already has everything but hasn't tried real matcha yet.
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£60
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Higonokami folding knife
The splurge pick. Handmade in Miki City since 1896. Carbon steel blade, brass handle, no lock — carried by Japanese craftsmen for generations.
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