Thinking of presents, it came to my mind the sort of foulards with colorful prints that I bought in Japan many years ago, which were intended for gift wrapping. I found a blog that explains this exquisite art. You may like to practice it …..
“When it comes to Japanese gifts, it's not the inside that really counts. Gift-wrapping, called tsutsumi, is the most important part of the gift-giving it seems. How you wrap and tie the package is considered especially symbolic and carries a lot of expression about how you feel towards the person and the gesture of giving them a gift.
The wrapping around the gift is seen as being part of the entire gift experience. Japanese gifts are aesthetic and beautiful on the outside, with the same full expression of the culture's love of balance, nature, novelty and simplicity."
One type of wrapping that is uniquely Japanese is the furoshiki.
Keep reading and watch videos at: http://hubpages.com/hub/art-of-japanese-gift-wrap
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