Let's glance at Japanese souvenir! - in Narita International Airport -

When you visit Japan, you will be at a loss to select Japanese souvenirs, because we have so many unique goods, such as traditional ones, characters, electrical products, etc.

So I am introducing some of our Japanese souvenirs today. What I show you today is from Narita International Airport, where is the last place you can buy souvenirs prior to departure. Please check the following souvenirs in advance so that you can save your time in the airport!

1. Small articles

- Stand mirror designed by Japanese famous places and characters (Left)
- Magnet clip with Japanese traditions (Center)
- Chopsticks with Japanese design (Right)


- Traditional handy mirror(Left)
- "Sensu": Japanese traditional handy fan (Center)
- Japanese lacquerware (Right)

"Maneki Neko": Fortune Cat (They bring you happiness!)

2. Character goods

- KITY-chan (Left)

- TOTORO from a famous animation film (Center)

- POCKET MONSTERS (Right)

3. KANJI/Family Crests

- KANJI T-shirts

- KANJI Letter (Left)

- Phone Strap with Family Crests (Right)

4. Kimono

- Kimono for summer season (You can easily put it on without any skill!) (Left)

- Pouch for Kimono (Center & Right)

- "Sensu" for Kimono Shoes for Kimono (Left)

- Shoes for Kimono (Center)

- Kimono lady (If you/men don't have your girlfriend...) (Right)

5. Samurai/Ninja

- Samuai armors (You can put on) (Left)

- Samurai armors (miniature) (Center)

- Samurai doll

Ninja Mask

These are just a part of our various souvenirs!!

Please present these Japanese souvenirs for your families, friends and partners, because We Love Japan!

"KANJI" - No.2 - "Dragon"

I think the above KANJI is relatively famous for foreigners, because many KANJI T-shirts are used this letter for its design, as per below.

(cited from http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/graphic-art/1moji-ryuu-t.html)

This KANJI is pronounced "RYU" in Japanese, which means a dragon.
This letter is used for some of Japanese names for men, because parents wish that their child will grow powerfully like a dragon.

This KANJI looks cool! When you have this KANJI in your T-shirt, please behave with strong-mind and confidence!!

Japanese KANJI is very unique and stylish.

That's why We Love Japan!!!

"KANJI" - Japanese character - No.1

These days we see many foreigners who put on the shirt designed by Japanese characters: KANJI, like the above picture. Of course it is happy for us to spread out our culture throughout the world!

KANJI originated from China is different from the other characters, like English, in terms of its symbolic expression. This means that any character in English is devised from phonetic standpoint, on the other hand, KANJI is from hieroglyphics. For example "a" is just a sound of voice and has no meaning itself, however KANJI is given its meaning by itself.

I suppose why many foreigners are fond of KANJI is its stylish shapes, and we fully agree that. Besides, Japanese has an another reason for the love of thier character: its meaning! We enjoy using KANJI for expression of the meaning. Please see the KANJI in the right-side picture. This KANJI means "Transition" and it was selected as "The Year of KANJI, 2008". When this KANJI was publicized on the last day of 2008, every Japanese thought about many fluctuated circumstances in 2008, such as change of the Prime Minister, economic changes, personal changes, etc.

So, if you understand the meaning of each KANJI, you can enjoy KANJI furthermore!!

I am pleased to introduce many KANJIs in my blog.

Let's enjoy our unique character: KANJI! because We Love Japan!