What should i get in Japan?

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My dad is going to a conference in Japan, I have no idea of what to ask him to get me. I'm not into anime and manga. What else is Japan famous for? We're not rich, so nothing incredibly expensive, lol. 
(what to get to my otaku friends?)
I am a nerd and fantasy/SF geek, can't read japanese (so I suppose books and videogames are out), all I can think of is anime toys and posters, does anyone have a better idea than a Pikachu plushie? >.>

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

My choice would be for him to simply buy you a t-shirt.  Want something really representative of Japan?  Get him to get you a t-shirt with the really weird English on it.  Like the one that one of students wore the other day saying, "Give to me special."

@Trey Dott.... You can find them in any cheap clothing store, well, at least these kind of stores that sell handbags, men and women clothing and other various stuff.  There's one near my house that has some really funny stuff on the t-shirts and sweat shirts.

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I was "not rich" either during my time in Japan and the following are some of the things I bought:

#1  Candy and cookies. Stock up on Hi-Chews and Meiji products. These wont be too expensive and anyone can enjoy them as a novelty back in America. The plane Meiji chocolate is not my favorite but I like a lot of their other products.

#2  Stop by a 100 yen store.  This is the Japanese equivalent to a $1 store in America and they are all over the place.  You can buy unique chop sticks to give as gifts upon your return, Japanese bath salts, random nick-nacks with Japanese writing on them, and Japanese plates and bowls.  I also found some Japanese paper lanterns at my 100 yen store in Osaka and I love them.  They were cheap, and compact so they take up no luggage space.  All of these things definitely say "Greetings from Japan" but wont cost you an arm and a leg.

I hope that helps!

Japan Australia · Answer

Japan is famous in the West for sushi, samurai, ninjas and sumo. I recommend a fake sushi key-ring which looks like the real thing and quite cheap or a samurai sword and ninja costume. As already mentioned you can pick up good quality cheap souvenirs at the ï¿¥ï¼ï¼ï¼ store with such things as chopsticks, Japanese sake sets, plates & bowls, fans and all kinds of goodies.

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Yeah, you should get something that says weird in English or spelled wrong (plenty of those). Funny ones I have seen are: Seeing is bilieving; My boom is me. My personal favorite is when they spell words wrong. It is kind of hard to find those though. Oh, you can ask him to get you the equivalent of Gatorade: Pocari Sweat. That is very easy to find. I haven't tried it myself, because the name. I drank aquarius but people say the sweat is better.

Anonymous · Answer

Sake.

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A TOYOTA car.

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