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How To Find A Christmas Tree In Japan
By thomas | December 10, 2007
Christmas is almost here! Do you have a bunch of presents but nothing to put them under? Finding a Christmas tree in Japan isn’t too difficult. Read on.
Artificial Trees
Fake trees are easy to find. They are everywhere clearly the most popular choice for Christmas trees in Japan. I’ve seen them at large grocery stores like Jusco, holiday/craft stores like Tokyu Hands and “Home Center” stores. A search for クリスマス ツリー on google brings up many hits for ordering them online. If you want a fake tree, you won’t have to look far.
Real Tree
If you want a real tree, you may need to dig around. Most of the ones I’ve seen sold are Charlie Brown Christmas Trees. While these sad trees may rack up kawaii points, they don’t quite capture Christmas for me. Solution? Buy the biggest small tree they have.
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December 10th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
On the American military bases they have full size trees shipped in. Sometimes you can find someone who will hook you up.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
That tree looks nice! This is Noah’s first Christmas, isn’t it? I might have to follow your lead and head down to the local home center to see what I can find for Rikuto.
December 11th, 2007 at 2:58 am
friends and I simply went out into the woods and dug up on of the little fellers out there…. we always have Christmas together so was an easy fix with one for us all… dug her up and wraped it in burlap to ease in replanting and now we have one every year….till it gets too big to dig out that is….helps being in Hokkaido though i think….
December 11th, 2007 at 3:42 am
Ikea in Chiba has real trees for 1990yen. They are about 130cm tall and if you return them by Jan 14, you will receive a credit for the same amount. So the tree is FREE! You will need to buy a stand for a mere 490yen.
They leave a wonderful smell in the house!
December 11th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Costco’s got ‘em. Down in Fukuoka leastways. They were sold outta the artificial ones last weekend but they still had Japanese sized real ones.
December 12th, 2007 at 8:07 am
I prefer fake trees. I can’t imagine even going back to a real tree, the hassle isn’t worth it.
December 15th, 2007 at 11:08 am
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December 15th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
@PK: That’s a great tip! I’ll mention it in a followup post.
@Nick Ramsey: Yes, it will be Noah’s first Christmas! My mom sent us a little “Baby’s First Christmas” outfit with candy canes on it. It’s too bad the little guy doesn’t have enough manual dexterity to open his own presents :) Can Rikuto shred paper yet?
@toratora: That’s hilarious! I don’t think that would fly where I am. My area is rural, but the forested area is a bit away from my house. A hundred people or so would catch me in the act.
@Natalie: Thanks for the tip! I’ll add that to the follow up post too. A free Christmas tree!
@Rob: I figured Costco would have something - they seem to have everything else. I don’t have one near me though so I couldn’t check to make sure. Thanks for the tip.
@NPC: 十人十色 :). Real trees are a big hassle, and much more expensive in the long run - but it’s what my family has done since before I was born. Christmas just isn’t the same without one. It smells really nice too.
December 16th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
“Can Rikuto shred paper yet?”
No, but he can pull tissues apart and put them in his mouth! ;-)
December 16th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
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