1. Asahi Titanium Double-Wall Cup
Asahi’s titanium double-wall cups are perfect for the dads out there that enjoy a nice smooth beer or milkshake. Titanium is naturally lightweight, strong, resistant to corrosion, and has low thermal conductivity, making it an excellent material for keeping drinks cold for many years to come. And of course, Asahi’s cups have a beautiful luster that’ll make those milkshake mustaches extra special.
See also: Feel the Cold with This Beer Tumbler
2. Nousaku Tin Champagne Glass
While titanium is great for it’s low thermal conductivity, tin is admired for its high conductivity. Feel the chill of your bubbly champagnes or root beer floats in the palm of your hands. While the kids are scarfing down shaved ice in the summer, dad can relax and watch the bubbles dance their way to the top of the cup.
See also: Drink Your Sake Like the Emperor of Japan
3. Marumi Yasuda Kawara Tsuki Ceramic Guinomi and Katakuchi Lipped Sake Server
If your dad prefers something with a bit more weight and character, then he might like the Tsuki line of ceramics. The guinomi and sake server pictured are a handsome double-fisted combo for those tough dad’s that like to get physical with their sake or heavy cream-infused Italian sodas.
See also: Bringing Significance to the Occasion with Earthenware Ceramics
4. Miranda Style Omoeraku Handcrafted Japanese Cedar Sake Server
I cannot emphasize enough: dads with debilitating addictions to woodwork are right at home here at Globalkitchen Japan. Japan is renowned for its traditional woodwork, used in Shrines, houses, rice preparation, and even beverage enjoyment vessels. The ceder in those Omoeraku handcrafted sake server adds an extra olfactory element of enjoyment whether your dad is downing rice-based alcoholic spirits or hot sauce.
See also: For the Very Best Rice, You Need an Ohitsu
5. Kutani Ware Porcelain Sake Set Ginsai Dark Blue
Kutani ware porcelain is just plain cool. Just look at it. This set will look dapper on the shelf or in dad’s steady hands. Every time your dad goes to take a sip of the good stuff, you just know he’ll be quietly whispering, “I need to write my will and testament and put my beloved Son at the very tippy top.” Show mom and she might buy another set “for dad” just so she can enjoy it, too.
See also: How to Make Traditional Macha
6. Echizen Shikki Synthetic Resin Couple Bowls
Does your dad like to have deep conversations over a nice bowl of miso soup? Then this deep black and red set of lacquer bowls is for him. Discuss Japanese warrior philosophy and it’s commonalities with Greek stoicism while sipping seaweed out of a sea of fermented soybean paste-based soups.
See also: How To Care For Japanese Lacquerware, A Beginner’s Guide to Making Miso Soup
7. Ninja Molybdenum Vanadium Steel 3 Piece Kitchen Knife Set
Look, dad likes cool stuff, too, okay? You might not know this, but I’m sure he’s a ninja-enjoyer. Give him a set and let him feel the power of the vanadium ninja steel in his hands.
See also: Slice and Shred Like a Samurai
8. Vermicular Frying Pans
After dad processes some cow meat with his ninja blades picture above, he can fry some up for breakfast on the Vermicular frying pan you bought for him and eat it with a side of Japanese omelette.
See also: Getting Started With a Wok
9. Furoshiki
Of course, no matter which of the absolutely stunning items above you get for the Man Who Raised You To Become The Man You Are Today, you don’t want him to see them immediately. You want to fill his heart and soul with anticipation. Imagine the feeling of suspense he’ll have when you whip out the gift you wrapped in any of our wide variety of furoshiki cloths. Heck, you could fill the box with spiders and he’d still probably love you if you wrapped it with one of these little beauties.
See also: A Beginner’s Guide to Wrapping With Furoshiki
10. Globalkitchen Japan Gift Cards
If you’re feeling indecisive (and who wouldn’t), then how about this: Buy a box of gift cards and wrap that box in furoshiki and call it a day. Maybe he’ll log in and decide to grab a premium chef’s knife, an outdoor grill, or a really nice cutting board.
