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Is this an acceptable omiyage (souvenir) for a Japanese person, or would it be strange to give?

So I'm going to Japan again, and I'm left wondering what sorts of gifts I should bring to give to any Japanese people I stay with. I'll be doing at least one home stay, but I don't know anything about it or about any other people I might want to give gifts to. That leaves me to be creative in my gift planning, I guess.

I make medieval armor, and I was wondering if making small charms from chainmail would be a good gift? I thought if it was handmade, it would be nice, and I am fluent enough in Japanese to describe to them what it is and how I made it. Or would that be a strange gift to give?

I've uploaded an example of something like what I might make, and I put some other links too for more examples, only it would be all silver.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/elainedavid/22563459...

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/550283648189976884/

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  • 7 years ago

    They look very neat. Why not.

    Since they are all handmade by you and won't be found anywhere else, if I were the person you'll give them to, I'd treasure them for the rest of my life.

  • 7 years ago

    Anything is OK. What you show is good enough.

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