Updated April 4 2016

'Omiyage' You Can't Buy Anywhere Else in Japan

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Tucked away on the Imperial Palace grounds is a little known shop humbly called Kunaicho Seikatsu Kyodokumiai (Imperial Household Agency Cooperative) which sells food and omiyage (souvenirs) related to the Imperial household. These items are extremely rare as they can only be found at this shop!

By SoraNews24

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This shop, largely unknown to even Japanese people, might not be much to look at from the outside, but they sell a wide range of items from food to stationery to alcohol.

Left: a bottle of Japanese sake (nihonshu) for ¥1,600 (US$14); right: wine for ¥3,500 (US$31). We recommend the nihonshu bottle called Gyoen. The taste is smooth and truly delicious, not to mention it was made in a famous sake brewery in Japan. Such a caliber of sake for this price is ridiculously cheap! You should absolutely buy some for a souvenir! Of course, it can only be bought here!

A tea cup with the Chrysanthemum Imperial Seal printed on it for ¥500 ($4.50).

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The Imperial Seal of Japan is a 16-petal chrysanthemum with several petals in the back.

Bowl with the Imperial Seal print ¥500 ($4.50)

This bowl is actually Imari porcelain which is made mainly in the area of Arita Town in Saga Prefecture and is considered pretty valuable stuff.