Recently, Hanayama added a new shogi game to their listings: The Honkaku Shogi set.
The board and pieces are made of plastic and the board has two built in drawers where the pieces are stored. The neat thing about the drawers is that they are set in each side of the board and you can pull them out and use them as trays to hold the pieces that you capture during the course of the game. (In shogi, when you capture a piece you can use it later as one of your own pieces and "parachute" it onto the board.)
If you are looking for an unusual and attractive Christmas present for a youngster, this would be ideal!
All orders will be shipped from Japan by Express Mail Service, so if you order before 10th December, you'll get it in time for Christmas!
To find out more and order a set, go to http://japanese-games-shop.com/shogi.html
