Originally Posted by
trentslori
Any suggestions as to what would be good gifts to bring from the US to Japan if you're going to stay with a family for 8 weeks, yet you know nothing about the family before you arrive?
When I did my homestay in the 90s, I brought something from my home region, which in my case was wine (brought two bottles). This is of course tricky if the family does not drink, but turned out mine did. Also had some university apparel (e.g. t-shirts for the kids).