Long distance anniversary gift for your partner in London when you are in Tokyo

8 long distance gift ideas for your partner in London

1. A pixel game you can play together over a call Our product

   oin turns your story into a small 2D pixel game with them as the main character, generated from an authorized photo, plus two custom NPCs made from authorized photos with consent. Two letters from you open and close it, a 5-question quiz about your life apart and together rewards flowers for correct answers, and the final level is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon. It plays in a browser with no install, is usually emailed within an hour and costs $29.90. See how it works →

2. Jewellery with a small engraving

   A simple chain or bracelet from Mejuri or Pandora, engraved with a date. Check size and taste first. Around $50-200.

3. Flowers delivered to their door

   Order a bouquet from a local florist in their city, with a handwritten card. Same-day delivery is common in big cities. Around $30-90.

4. A subscription box

   A monthly box of tea, snacks or books sent to their door, so there is something to look forward to every month. Around $20-50.

5. An online class together

   A cooking, language or drawing class you take at the same time, from your own homes. Around $20-100.

6. A meal delivered to their door

   Order dinner to their door from a delivery app that works in their city, and eat it together on a video call. Around $25-70.

7. Cook the same recipe

   Pick a recipe, buy the ingredients and cook it together on a video call. Eat at the same time, in different kitchens. Around $15-40.

8. A series of voice notes

   Record a short message for each day of a week and send them in order. It costs nothing and sounds like you. It costs nothing.

Tokyo to London: the time difference

London is about 9 hours behind Tokyo, so 8 pm in London is roughly 5 am in Tokyo. The gap shifts by an hour for part of the year when the clocks change.

You are on opposite sides of the day, so a call means one of you is up early or late. Choose a weekend and tell them the exact hour in their own time.

What a parcel across the border costs you

A parcel from Tokyo to London crosses a border, so allow one to three weeks and check customs rules for food, liquids and anything with a battery. A digital gift has none of that.

Buying for your partner

A partner knows you well, so effort is the thing they read first. Choose a gift that took thought, not just money.

Pair something useful with something sentimental.

If your anniversary is tomorrow

Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game can be arranged online the same day. An oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment. Pair one with a handwritten note and they still have something to open.

Anniversaries reward memory over price. Pick a detail from the first year, the first trip or the first fight, and build the gift around it.

Opening it together on a call

Pick a slot when you are both free, send the link and stay on the call while they play. The quiz makes a good conversation, because only the two of you know the answers.

The final level you can play today is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; a final level in New York or Tokyo is coming soon.