yep – kitschy and chintzy

A bento is a lunchbox.

you want to buy stuff from Japan? The best website I’ve seen (and bought from) is jbox(dot)com
try that and see if they have what you’re looking for.

if you’re thinking of things to give as prizes in class, then school related stuff, like erasers and souvenir pencils work well. Of course, I even give high schoolers stickers when I occasionally visit and they usually laugh and enjoy getting them since it’s so unusual.

haha – yes! And they were delicious!

very cool! thanks!

lol “Please like me…”

I brought replicas of Roman coins as my university is situated in Germany’s oldest town, Trier, which had been the Roman Empire’s capital for a few years. Small and easy to handle, they were pretty popular.

And I brought a real French Munster cheese, which had been deposited in my kitchen for 6 weeks even before I arrived in Japan. Since I’m a cheese freak I thought the smell was great, but I knew that any Japanese would drop dead after a sniff, so I gave it to a German assistant professor.

I really enjoy your vlog. I’ve always wanted to live/work in Japan… but then I quit college to make lots of money… which puts me in a tough spot when it comes to acquiring a work visa in Nippon. I shall live vicariously through you!

I am bringing the kids since I will be teaching JR High, book marks, I have many manga book marks and such so I hope they will like that. I am bringing some paper weights and even liquor . By the way, what kind of bag did you put the chocolate in? I am going to bring some chocolates I bought through wholesale and I didn’t want them to melt.. Thank you for the vlog. Your awesome!

I’m from Canada, so I think I’ll bring some maple syrup products as omiyage if I get accepted into the JET program.

Thanks for another wonderfully informative video!

I’m from NH which is big on Maple syrup, candy’s, and tapping trees.

PS. The Dark Knight was amazing! You definitely need to see it when it comes out in Japan.