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Omiyage: Ritual Gift Giving in Japan

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Lynda Philippsen

A special kind of agony in travelling to Japan—especially if one has numerous friends—is ritual gift-giving. The need to bring a souvenir omiyage is problematic for non-Japanese (NJ) on several levels.

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