I' a Japanese. At the end of this month, I'm going to go to Canada. I've been there twice, and I'm tired of maple cookies or chocolates. If anything else, please tell me.
2006-11-02 15:51:02 · 14 answers · asked by Michiyo U 1 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
I've never been a tourist in Canada; I've lived here most of my life...so I don't buy souvenirs here. But I'm sure hockey stuff is big, Maple Syrup, anything with a Maple Leaf on it....
Why does it have to be something specific? Just buy something you like when you're here...it doesn't have to be stereotypically Canadian. Just buy a t-shirt with Canada on it or something. Or a touque!!
2006-11-02 15:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well,let's see...No maple edibles or chocolate...
Smoked salmon and beef jerkey are good. Microbrew beer might be a bit bulky and heavy but they are great. The icewine is giving the Germans a run for the money.
Instead of maple syrup, why not maple wood gadgets like little fold up mirror and business cards box or carvings. Canada also produces amethyst and other semi precious stones for jeweleries. Any Indian craft and art are also unique. They even sell gold dust trinkets inside little table top decorations. Which part of Canada will you be in?
2006-11-03 02:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by minijumbofly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm Canadian, but I live in Korea, so I'm constantly trying to find new souveniers to bring back after I've gone home for a visit.
I've given "Innukshuk" figurines to my Korean friends, and they really liked them. The Innukshuk is a symbol found across the Canadian Arctic, and is made out of rocks and resembles a man. If you type Innukshuk into a search engine, you can find a picture of one. They're unique to Canada, and make a nice non-maple gift.
I also fill up the little pockets of my suitcase with snacks, candies and edible goodies that might not be specifically Canadian, but are unavailable in Asia, so they make a nice treat. (Peanut butter cups, Smarties, All Dressed potato chips).
Enjoy your visit.
2006-11-02 20:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by Pucca 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anything with a maple leaf on it would make for a good souvenir. Or you can get shirts or similar stuff that have "Canada" inscriptions or logos at popular Canadian stores like Roots. Hockey is quite popular in Canada too and you can probably get hockey jerseys or other similar memorabilia.
2006-11-02 16:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by TY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, there's so many things you can buy in Canada! And you don't have to limit yourself to the Stereotypes of Hockey, Mounties, and Maple Leafs, either. :D
A Telephone
Radio
Newsprint
Anything with an Electric LightBulb in it
A Package of Alkaline or Lithium Batteries
Some Walkie Talkies.
A Wonderbra.
Anything with a Zipper on it
A Gas Mask (Good on Halloween too!)
A CPR Mannequin
Radio
A Basketball
Some Insulin (Hey, why not?)
An Electron Microscope
A Blackberry
Frozen Dinners (TV dinners, not caribou who died outside the igloo :P)
Quartz Clocks
Baseball Glove.
Electric Stove
Chocolate Bars! Yum!
Television Cameras
Any Superman merchandise.
All of which are Canadian Inventions. Or...You can just buy stuffed beavers in hockey jerseys. They seem to go over well... ;)
2006-11-02 19:17:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
A Toronto Maple leafs Jersey of course !!
2006-11-02 15:53:32 · answer #6 · answered by Pross N 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to The Hudson Bay department store and buy a blanket. There is a specific kind that has been around for years. It is made out of wool and it has signature stripes on it in red, green, and black on an offwhite colored background. They are the best! I wish I could remember the actual name for them. Maybe someone else can jump in here and help me out!
2006-11-02 15:54:35 · answer #7 · answered by Robyn K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pine River Cheese... http://www.pinerivercheese.com/, any really beautiful aboriginal art from a trading post like the French River Trading post.. http://www.frenchrivertrading.com/
Fudge is good too and can usually be purchased at trading posts. Moose hide moccasins, locally made jewellry, crafts and art are also nice souvenirs.... whatever you like really just go to a nice Trading post and you will find a ton of really great souvenirs!
2006-11-04 17:49:57 · answer #8 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canadian AAA BEEF!
Good luck getting it back to Japan though but it wouldn't be a good souvenior if you could get it at home.
2006-11-02 15:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Decorative loons, or Inuit soapstone art.
2006-11-02 22:19:09 · answer #10 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋