Long distance Valentine’s Day gift for your girlfriend in New York when you are in Tokyo

8 long distance gift ideas for your girlfriend in New York

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

   oin turns your story into a small 2D pixel game with her 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 her door

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

4. A star map of the night you met

   A framed sky from the night you met, posted to her. Order two weeks ahead for an international parcel. Around $25-60.

5. A countdown to the next visit

   A shared countdown on your phones, with a small surprise to open at each milestone. It costs nothing.

6. 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.

7. A gift card for a local cafe

   A card for a cafe or restaurant near her, so she can treat herself and think of you. Around $20-60.

8. A shared playlist

   A playlist where each of you adds a song every week, and you listen to it on a call. It costs nothing.

Tokyo to New York: the time difference

New York is about 14 hours behind Tokyo, so 8 pm in New York is roughly 10 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 her the exact hour in her own time.

What a parcel across the border costs you

A parcel from Tokyo to New York 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 girlfriend

The best gifts for a girlfriend are specific. Pick a memory, an inside joke or a place, and let the gift point to it.

Pair a small thing she can use with one that is purely sentimental.

If you left it late

Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game can be arranged online the same day, even on the 14th. An oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment. Pair one with a handwritten card and she still has something to open.

Restaurants and flowers sell out around the 14th, so book a week ahead if you can. A home dinner with a good playlist is a real alternative.

Opening it together on a call

Send the link, agree a time that works in both cities and open the game on a video call. You can read the quiz questions aloud while she plays, or share your screen and watch.

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