Omiyage
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Omiyage (お
Omiyage are usually sweet items such as candy, cake, or cookies. However, they can also include alcohol, dry snacks, rice crackers, and so on.[1]
They are frequently selected from meibutsu; products associated with a particular region. Bringing back Omiyage from trips to co-workers and families is regarded as a social obligation, and can be considered a form of apology for the traveller's absence.[2] Omiyage sales are big business at Japanese tourist sites.
Specialty food products associated with particular Japanese regions are called tokusanhin. A similar tradition in the Philippines is called pasalubong.
See also
[edit]- One Village One Product movement
- Miyagegashi, confectionery sold as omiyage
- Momiji Dolls
- Tea culture in Japan
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tao (2 June 2021). "Understanding omiyage culture in Japan". Go! Go! Nihon. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Omiyage Gift Purchasing By Japanese Travelers in the U.S." acrwebsite.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-29.