Buying souvenirs can sometimes be a headache. Whether you’re living in Japan and don’t think you can get away with presenting grandma another set of cherry blossom chopsticks; or you’re traveling and ...

The Mamemo – a tiny notebook with 200 pages – makes for a great Kyoto gift. 672, Honkawara-cho, 3-chome Shiokoji-dori Yamato Ooji Higashi-iru, Higashiyama-ku (075 744 6540, uragu.com ). Open ...

Spend a little time living anywhere in Japan, and you will at some point be greeted by the Japanese tradition of gift giving, otherwise known as the exchange of souvenirs or omiyage.In Japan, ...

3 p.m.: Shop at stores in the Gion area. After lunch, I stopped by the popular Daimaru Kyoto department store to browse for some souvenirs, and ended up getting a pair of wooden chopsticks and a ...

This Kyoto beauty destination is an essential stop on your Japan itinerary Le Labo Kyoto Machiya is one of the chicest places to pick up a souvenir in the historic city.