Stuck For Last-Minute Gifts? These 9 Stylish, Sought-After Japanese Gardening Tools Will Please Any Green-Fingered Friend

From bonsai care to quick weeding, there's a beautiful, specialized Japanese tool for every type of garden

2025 Chelsea Flower Show Japanese Garden
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With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to get together those last minute items to complete your gifting. If you're feeling particularly stuck for ideas for the gardeners in your life, I urge you to turn to Japanese gardening tools.

Japanese gardening tools are not just for Japanese gardens, they're beautifully crafted utensils that allow an individual to participate in the art of gardening, something deeply rooted in Japanese culture. Whether the user has just a bonsai tree or a large garden full of colorful blooms, these specialized tools turn garden maintenance into a mindful activity.

Hori Hori knife in a raised bed with planting behind

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9 Beautiful Japanese Gardening Tools to Gift

Our Japanese gardening tools holiday gift guide has something for every gardener's essential gardening tools collection.


Alongside these top picks in our Japanese gardening tools holiday gift guide, throw in some of the best eco-friendly gardening tools for the gardening enthusiasts in your life. It's just one of the ways to make non-toxic gardening swaps.

Tenielle Jordison
Gardens Content Editor

Tenielle is a Gardens Content Editor at Homes & Gardens. She holds a qualification in MA Magazine Journalism and has over six years of journalistic experience. Before coming to Homes & Gardens, Tenielle was in the editorial department at the Royal Horticultural Society and worked on The Garden magazine. As our in-house houseplant expert, Tenielle writes on a range of solutions to houseplant problems, as well as other 'how to' guides, inspiring garden projects, and the latest gardening news. When she isn't writing, Tenielle can be found propagating her ever-growing collection of indoor plants, helping others overcome common houseplant pests and diseases, volunteering at a local gardening club, and attending gardening workshops, like a composting masterclass.