Japanese Stocking Fillers Under $20
The best stocking fillers are small, useful and a little bit delightful, which is exactly what Japanese stationery and toys do well. Tuck in a Zebra Sarasa gel pen, a Tombow MONO eraser, a roll of washi tape or a Tomica die-cast car, and the stocking is half done. Blind boxes and capsule toys add one more surprise for kids who love to unwrap.
Browse every gift under $20 or under $10, plus our blind boxes and capsule toys.
Christmas Gifts for Kids
Tomica has made pocket-sized die-cast cars since 1970, and Japanese kids still collect them one by one. Our range runs from everyday cars like the Tesla Model 3 to long-type trains such as the Enoden 300. For younger children, Sylvanian Families, created by Japanese toy maker Epoch, brings flocked animal families like the Penguin Family with its ice cream wagon and the Fennec Fox Family. And because Christmas here falls in summer, a snow-making experiment kit is a fun way to bring a white Christmas indoors.
Shop Tomica cars, gifts for kids, plush toys and STEM toys.
Gifts for Stationery Lovers and Teachers
Japanese stationery is a small luxury people use every day. Tombow MONO erasers lift pencil cleanly, Zebra Sarasa gel pens write smoothly from the first stroke, KOKUYO Campus notebooks are a staple of Japanese school bags, and the uni Kuru Toga pencil turns its lead a little each time you lift it, so the point stays sharp. With the Australian school year finishing in December, a pen and notebook set makes a thoughtful thank you for a teacher.
Explore our Japanese stationery collection, pencil cases and washi tape.
Gifts for the Home and the Foodie
For someone who loves to cook or set a nice table, Japanese tableware is a gift that gets used at every meal. Mino-yaki, the porcelain of Gifu Prefecture, is behind our Edokko Dinosaur range, The Black Cats series and our Shiba Dog dinnerware featuring Japan's famous landmarks. Pair a bowl with chopsticks and a chopstick rest, or choose a ready-made gift set.
Shop Edokko Dinosaur tableware, The Black Cats, Shiba Dog dinnerware, tableware gift sets and gifts for foodies.
Gifts for Character Fans
From Hello Kitty and Kuromi to Totoro, Kiki and Chiikawa, Japanese characters make easy gifts for fans of every age. Choose a lunchbox for school, a plush for bedtime or a pencil case for the desk.
Shop Sanrio characters, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Chiikawa and Sumikkogurashi, or see our gifts for cat lovers and dog lovers.
Japanese Christmas Cards and Wrapping
A Japanese Christmas card is a small gift in itself. Our Creald cards by NB Japan bring Santa towns and Christmas ornaments to the mantelpiece, and the Sanrio Hello Kitty card stands up as a pink 3D Christmas tree. Embossed envelopes and Santa stickers finish off a parcel neatly.
See all Christmas cards and our planner and wrapping stickers.
How Japan Celebrates Christmas
Christmas in Japan is not a public holiday, and it looks a little different. Christmas Eve is often a night out for couples, many families order fried chicken for dinner, and the classic Christmas cake is a light sponge with whipped cream and strawberries. The big family holiday comes a week later at New Year, called Oshogatsu, when people send nengajo greeting cards and share special food. Gifts tend to be small, beautifully wrapped and practical, which is a good rule for Christmas shopping anywhere.
Order Early for Christmas
We pack and dispatch every order from our Brisbane warehouse and ship Australia-wide and to New Zealand. Standard shipping is free on Australian orders over $129. Check our shipping information for this year's Christmas cut-off dates, and keep an eye on our Black Friday sale for the best prices of the year.
SHOPPUROO™ is a family-owned Brisbane store offering a curated range of authentic Japanese brands and carefully selected lifestyle products.
