Half the fun of going to Japan is shopping for all the things to bring home for yourself to enjoy and to spoil all your ...

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- The town office of Higashiizu, along a peninsula southwest of Tokyo well known for its hot springs, has come up with a novel approach to attracting tourists, unstaffed souvenir ...

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

This scandal is rocking Japan: As a “souvenir” for getting elected for the first time to the Japanese diet, or parliament, the 15 newcomers each got a gift certificate good for 100,000 yen, or $667, ...

The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches ... which have also become one of the country’s most recognizable and popular souvenirs. Katsuo-ji has long been associated with success ...