Ideas for a Japan wedding gift

Question

me and my husband are going to attend our friends wedding. we are thinking about wedding gifts and dont know what to buy.

the couples soon-to-be husband is in the military and going to be stationed in Japan for a few years. they are going to live on base.

i dont know what to get them because i dont know if an electrical appliance will work over there. any ideas?

Answer 1

Any cords in the US also work in Japan. Its the same.

Their house will most likely be a decent size since they are on base, but probably not as big as your average American home. I suggest something that doesnt take up a lot of space.

One thing I bought with our wedding money was decent-sized dinner plates, salad plates, and drinking glasses, they tend to be teeny tiny here! I also bought high quality stainless steel pans with a core, as I was not able to find anything similar here. So if they have a registry with those, consider it.

If you give them money, consider getting it exchanged into yen -- it shows thought, and its classy. Theyll be using dollars on base I suppose, but they might appreciate having 20,000 yen cash. They might want to buy themselves a souvenir like a traditional Japanese craft, or even a really nice Japanese knife for the kitchen that will last forever.

Answer 2

Do you know any of their parents or close friends?

A while back I had no idea what to get a friend for her wedding, so I asked her mom and was surprised to learn what they wanted--something that wouldn't have occurred to me.  I think parents and close friends are used to fielding these questions though, so often the bride & groom discreetly tell them so they can be prepared.

If you don't know the parents or close friends, you could just ask the couple directly if they are registered anywhere or have anything in particular they would like.  Some people set up honeymoon registries, for example, when they are going to be moving soon and don't want a bunch of large gifts to have to ship somewhere.

Answer 3

cash is always an easy bet

a keepsake like a photo frame or album

international stamps so they can send letters home

us items to take like their favorite sports team items, US flag, etc

Answer 4

Well, they do have electricity in Japan, and the easiest way to find out if the outlets are the same, which I assume is what you are referring to, would be to look it up.  Even if they are not, you can buy a converter so that appliances with electric plugs from both places can be used in different countries.  If you want to get something else though, a vase or picture frame is always a nice generic gift that anyone can use.