What is the best Japanese gift for my American friend?
Feb 02nd 2012 19:44
My American friend is coming to Japan soon.
My husband and I went shopping to look for some gifts for him.
He likes kanji so I want to give something printed kanji.
My husband shouted, “I found a fundoshi! It is a Japanese traditional underwear and it is printed kanji.”
Fundoshi is an Japanese men's underwear made of a long cloth.
It was printed ”突撃”, it means rush.
However nowadays there are fewer opportunities such as festivals to put them on.
I rejected his idea.
I don't want to my American friend to think I am a pervert.
If you receive Japanese souveniors, what would you want?
アメリカ人の友達がもうすぐ日本に来ます。
夫と私は彼へのプレゼントを買いに出かけました。
彼は漢字が好きなので漢字が書かれたものをあげたいな。
夫が「ふんどしがあった、日本の伝統的な下着だし漢字つきだよ。」
ふんどしは男性用の下着で長い布でできています。
それには「突撃」と書かれていました。
しかし最近は祭り以外では身につけることもありません。
私は彼の考えをつっぱねました。
友達に変態だと思われたくないからです。
みなさんが日本のおみやげをもらうなら、何がいいですか？
My husband and I went shopping to look for some gifts for him.
He likes kanji so I want to give something printed kanji.
My husband shouted, “I found a fundoshi! It is a Japanese traditional underwear and it is printed kanji.”
Fundoshi is an Japanese men's underwear made of a long cloth.
It was printed ”突撃”, it means rush.
However nowadays there are fewer opportunities such as festivals to put them on.
I rejected his idea.
I don't want to my American friend to think I am a pervert.
If you receive Japanese souveniors, what would you want?
アメリカ人の友達がもうすぐ日本に来ます。
夫と私は彼へのプレゼントを買いに出かけました。
彼は漢字が好きなので漢字が書かれたものをあげたいな。
夫が「ふんどしがあった、日本の伝統的な下着だし漢字つきだよ。」
ふんどしは男性用の下着で長い布でできています。
それには「突撃」と書かれていました。
しかし最近は祭り以外では身につけることもありません。
私は彼の考えをつっぱねました。
友達に変態だと思われたくないからです。
みなさんが日本のおみやげをもらうなら、何がいいですか？
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He likes kanji so I want to give him something with kanji on it.
It is traditional Japanese underwear and it has kanji on it.”
Fundoshi is Japanese men's underwear made of a long cloth.
It said ”突撃”, it means rush.
I don't want my American friend to think I am a pervert.
It is similar ドンキホーテ.
There are Toys, party goods, stationary and a lot of things.
Thank you for your corrections.
How was your trip?
High-class matcha? Wow! つうだねえ・・・・
I want to read your journal again, I miss your sigh. haha
Thank you for your comment.
And which trip? I went to Korea in October, New Zealand in December and just came back from Japan a few days ago.
I miss traveling... sighhhhh
You have to write some journals here, I dare to read them.
書いてね、添削するから。haha
It is a Japanese traditional underwear with kanji (printed) on it.” なんでfundoshiの説明まで？
Fundoshi is an Japanese men's underwear made of a long cloth.
Yes, T-shirts are good but I don't know his size.
Thank you for your corrections.
Another nice gift would be something that they could use often, like a small set of bowls with kanji on them. It's also nice if the item has a history or some kind of tale that goes with it. That way, when their friends are visiting their home and see it, they can talk about it, saying, "Ah, my friends in Japan gave me that. It's from such-and-such region and it traditionally meant such-and-such." That's what most call a "conversation piece". :)
when their friends are visiting their home and see it, they can talk about it,
I agree with you, this is a good advice but I thought bowls are fragile items so I hesitated to buy them.
If I give him Fundoshi, he will not brag it to his frinds.
Like this, “Hey, is this cute?”
アドバイスありがとうございます。