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Examples
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And when you go to visit family in Japan, you must bring omiyage back for all your relatives.
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We used to get heaps of such omiyage from this shop from friends.
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And when you go to visit family in Japan, you must bring omiyage back for all your relatives.
November 2006 2006
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It is a Japanese custom to purchase souvenirs (or omiyage) from places they have traveled.
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Pulling out all the stops (and noise making gadgets) to thank Yoruninoru for his support; to thank Todd for the omiyage cholcolate from Thailand and to apologize for the absence of goth kids in Harajuku (where have they all gone?); to thank Wes for sending a box of books; and finally, to thank Mantrousers for introducing me to the Nintendo DS and all its wonderful kanji-learning game software.
WN.com - Articles related to La Bourse de Tokyo finit en baisse de 1,96% 2010
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Pulling out all the stops (and noise making gadgets) to thank Yoruninoru for his support; to thank Todd for the omiyage cholcolate from Thailand and to apologize for the absence of goth kids in Harajuku (where have they all gone?); to thank
WN.com - Articles related to La Bourse de Tokyo finit en baisse de 1,96% 2010
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Taking a cue from the Japanese, Hawaii residents call these bring-back gifts omiyage, and tend to favor food over "All I got was this stupid T-shirt" items.
SFGate: Top News Stories Jeanne Cooper 2010
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While passing out omiyage, he says, "Japanese sweets" the first time and "Japanese sweets too" with the second batch.
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Now you can taste this great food in a candy drop, usually impossible to buy outside omiyage (souvenir) shops in Tokyo.
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Recently when my cousin came to visit us, he brought with him some local products as omiyage (gifts) from where he lives in Arizona.
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There are also carefully chosen collaborations that capitalize on Japan’s culture of omiyage, which can be loosely defined as returning from travels with gifts for friends, family and colleagues.
In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate. It’s an Obsession. Tejal Rao 2018
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