From Tokyo, With Love
Japan Travel Tips
Stories, travel tips, and behind-the-scenes from two photographers living in Japan.
Hidden Gem Shopping in Tokyo: 12 Spots From Japanese Lifestyle Blogs
Hidden gem shopping in Tokyo — 12 neighbourhoods and small shops Japanese lifestyle blogs feature regularly: Koenji v...
Vegan Snacks in Japan: What to Buy and Where to Find Them
Vegan snacks in Japan: MUJI's plant-based range, rice okaki, sweet-potato snacks, dark chocolate, konjac gummies. Wha...
Where Locals Shop in Tokyo: The Real Shopping Districts
Where locals shop in Tokyo — the neighbourhoods Tokyo residents actually use for clothing, design, kitchen tools, and...
Unique Japanese Souvenirs Under ¥5,000 Worth Buying
Unique Japanese souvenirs under ¥5,000 — stationery, kitchen tools, craft objects, and pantry goods that are genuinel...
What to Buy in Osaka: The Local Picks Tabelog Reviewers Love
What to buy in Osaka: Tabelog reviewers and Japanese food media point to food omiyage from Kuromon Market, specific c...
What You Can Actually Buy in Japan for 100 Yen
Japan's 100-yen shops, convenience store basics, and gachapon: what you actually get for ¥100 and which categories ar...
What to Buy in Kyoto: A Local-Source Souvenir Guide
What to buy in Kyoto: yatsuhashi, Uji matcha, Kiyomizu ceramics, Nishiki pickles. Japanese sources point to where loc...
Cute Things to Buy in Japan: The Kawaii Souvenirs Worth Buying
Cute things to buy in Japan: from Pokémon Center exclusives and Sanrio flagship stores to gamaguchi purses, gachapon,...
The Best Souvenir and Gift Shops in Japan (Not the Airport Ones)
The best souvenir and gift shops in Japan: depachika gift floors, station meibutsu corridors, Tokyu Hands, Don Quijot...
Useful Souvenirs From Japan: The Ones You'll Actually Keep Using
Useful Japanese souvenirs that stay in daily rotation: kitchen tools, stationery, skincare, towels, knives, and craft...
What to Buy in Japan in 2026: The Best Things Worth Bringing Home
What to buy in Japan in 2026, by category and budget: drugstore beauty, craft, stationery, clothes, electronics, konb...
Tokyo Souvenirs: What Japanese Locals Actually Recommend Bringing Back
What do Japanese people actually recommend as Tokyo souvenirs? Local sources point to specific brands, specific shops...
Best Souvenirs to Buy in Shibuya (Curated by Tokyo Locals)
The best souvenirs in Shibuya aren't in the tourist shops. Here's what's actually worth buying — craft chocolate, Hac...
The 30 Best Japan Souvenirs Worth Buying in 2026 (Curated)
The 30 Japan souvenirs worth the suitcase space in 2026 — plus how the Japanese omiyage system works, which souvenirs...
20 Unique Japan Gifts for Someone Obsessed With Japan (2026)
Not Kit Kats. Not Mt Fuji magnets. These 20 unique Japan gifts are what you buy for someone who has been there multip...