Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside 14,121 smaller islands. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, and around 75% of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. With a population of over 123 million as of 2025, it is the world's 11th most populous country. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city.
The first known habitation of the archipelago dates to the Upper Paleolithic, with the beginning of the Japanese Paleolithic dating to c. 36,000 BC. Between the 4th and 6th centuries, its kingdoms were united under an emperor in Nara and later Heian-kyō. From the 12th century, actual power was held by military aristocrats known as shōgun and feudal lords called daimyō, enforced by warrior nobility named samurai. After rule by the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates and a century of warring states, Japan was unified in 1600 by the Tokugawa shogunate, which implemented an isolationist foreign policy. In 1853, an American fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.
The Meiji period saw Japan pursue rapid industrialization, modernization, militarism, and overseas colonization. The country annexed Korea in 1910, invaded China in 1937, and attacked the U.S. and European colonial powers in 1941, thus entering World War II as an Axis power. After being defeated in the Pacific War and suffering the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered in 1945 and came under Allied occupation. It underwent rapid economic growth in the following decades and became one of the first major non-NATO allies of the U.S. Since the collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble in the early 1990s, it has experienced a prolonged period of economic stagnation referred to as the Lost Decades.
Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature known as the National Diet. Widely considered a great power and the only Asian member of the G7, it maintains one of the world's strongest militaries but has constitutionally renounced its right to declare war. A developed country with one of the world's largest economies by nominal GDP, it is a global leader in the automotive, electronics, and robotics industries, in addition to making significant contributions to science and technology. It has one of the world's highest life expectancies, but is undergoing a population decline. The culture of Japan is well known around the world, particularly its popular culture as expressed in animation, art, comics, cuisine, fashion, films, music, television, and video games.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1875.01
01.01.1875
Definitives
12s
8
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
15s
238
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
45s
78
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
1946.01
15.09.1946
Definitives
1.30y
8
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
and
8
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
1946.02
12.12.1946
Governmental postal service
1y
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
1947.01
01.09.1947
Definitives
With wmk
1946.01
4y
8
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
and
8
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
1948.01
01.10.1948
Red Cross
2v set
5y
184
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
1948.02
01.10.1948
Red Cross
2v sheet
1948.01
5y
184
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
1949.01
01.11.1949
Postal week
8y
8
Greylag Goose Anser anser
1950.01
10.01.1950
Air
16y
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
34y
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
= 16y
59y
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
= 16y
103y
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
= 16y
144y
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
= 16y
1952.01
Definitives
No wmk
1947.01
4y
8
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
and
8
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
1953.01
15.09.1953
Definitives
100y
68
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
1953.02
12.10.1953
Return of Crown Prince from overseas tour
2v set
10y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1954.01
10.05.1954
Definitives
Not inscribed "NIPPON"
3y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
1955.01
10.09.1955
Definitives
Not inscribed "NIPPON"
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
1957.01
01.07.1957
International geophysical year
10y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
1959.01
20.04.1959
Definitives
Booklet
1955.01
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
ct
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cb
1959.02
25.09.1959
National parks
2v set
10y
68
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
1959.03
12.10.1959
International air transport
10y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1960.01
24.05.1960
International bird preservation congress
10y
69
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
1961.01
02.10.1961
Definitives
Coil
1955.01
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
clr
1963.01
01.04.1963
Definitives
2v booklet
1955.01
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cl
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cr
1963.02
10.06.1963
Japanese birds
10y
168
Lidth's Jay Garrulus lidthi
1963.03
25.07.1963
Definitives
100y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1963.04
10.08.1963
Japanese birds
10y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
1963.05
20.11.1963
Japanese birds
10y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
1964.01
10.01.1964
Japanese birds
10y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
1964.02
10.02.1964
Japanese birds
10y
193
Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
1964.03
01.05.1964
Japanese birds
10y
243
Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
1964.04
01.08.1964
Definitives
Booklet
1955.01
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cbl
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cbr
1965.01
20.07.1965
Maritime day
10y
52
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
1965.02
01.12.1965
Definitives
80y
13
Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii
1966.01
03.11.1966
Famous japanese gardens
3v set
15y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1967.01
02.10.1967
International tourist year
2v set
50y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1968.01
01.07.1968
Definitives
Booklet
1955.01
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cbl
5y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cb
1968.02
01.08.1968
Definitives
"NIPPON"
1963.03
100y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1969.01
25.02.1969
National park
15y
52
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
1971.01
10.05.1971
Bird week
15y
184
Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
1971.02
23.06.1971
Antarctic treaty
15y
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
1971.03
15.07.1971
Definitives
"NIPPON"
1954.01
3y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
1971.04
10.11.1971
Definitives
5y
8
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
1971.05
01.12.1971
Definitives
"NIPPON"
1965.02
80y
13
Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii
1972.01
31.01.1972
Definitives
"NIPPON"
1971.03
3y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
ct
3y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
cb
3y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
ctr
3y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
cbr
1973.01
18.09.1973
National park
2v set
20y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
1973.02
06.10.1973
International correspondence week
50y
13
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
1973.03
19.11.1973
Definitives
90y
78
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
1974.01
20.02.1974
Japanese folk tales
3v set
20y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
20y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1974.02
01.10.1974
Inter-parliamentary union congress
2v set
50y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
1974.03
07.10.1974
International correspondence week
50y
78
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
1975.01
16.01.1975
Nature conservation
20y
61
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
1975.02
13.02.1975
Nature conservation
20y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1975.03
08.08.1975
Nature conservation
20y
206
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare
1975.04
06.10.1975
International correspondence week
50y
13
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
1976.01
27.02.1976
Nature conservation
50y
227
Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori
1976.02
06.10.1976
International correspondence week
100y
168
Rook Corvus frugilegus
1977.01
06.10.1977
International correspondence week
100y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
1978.01
13.05.1978
Rotary International convention
50y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1978.02
06.10.1978
International correspondence week
100y
13
Copper Pheasant Syrmaticus soemmerringii
1979.01
02.04.1979
Definitives
1968.01
100y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
clr
1979.02
08.10.1979
International correspondence week
100y
80
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
1980.01
06.10.1980
International correspondence week
100y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
and
32
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
1981.01
27.07.1981
Anniversary of national parks
60y
69
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
1981.02
06.10.1981
International correspondence week
130y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
1982.01
20.03.1982
Ueno Zoo
4v set
60y
35
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
60y
59
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
1982.02
22.05.1982
National afforestation campaign
60y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
1983.01
22.09.1983
Endangered birds
60y
30
Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae
60y
80
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni
1983.02
14.11.1983
Antarctic research ship
60y
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
1983.03
25.11.1983
Endangered birds
60y
102
Okinawa Woodpecker Dendrocopos noguchii
60y
8
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
1984.01
26.01.1984
Endangered birds
60y
200
Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri
60y
78
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
1984.02
15.03.1984
Endangered birds
60y
27
Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina
60y
49
Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer
1984.03
22.06.1984
Endangered birds
60y
102
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
60y
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1984.04
10.12.1984
Birds in danger of extinction
Sheet
1983.01, 1984.01, 1984.03
60y
80
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni
60y
78
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
60y
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1986.01
09.05.1986
National afforestation campaign
60y
167
Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
1987.01
23.05.1987
National afforestation campaign
60y
168
Oriental Magpie Pica serica
1987.02
23.06.1987
Travel diary by Basho Matsuo
4v set
60y
24
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
1988.01
20.05.1988
National afforestation campaign
60y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
1989.01
10.03.1989
Travel diary by Basho Matsuo
Sheet, imp
1987.02
60y
24
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
1990.01
01.10.1990
Regional stamp
62y
8
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
1990.02
09.10.1990
Gifu. Four seasons in Hida
4v set
62y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
1990.03
30.10.1990
Hokkaido
62y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1991.01
28.06.1991
Water birds
62y
49
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
62y
66
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
1991.02
27.09.1991
Water birds
62y
34
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
62y
52
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
1992.01
30.01.1992
Water birds
62y
54
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
62y
32
Hooded Crane Grus monacha
1992.02
25.03.1992
Water birds
62y
8
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
62y
45
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
1992.03
08.05.1992
Fukuoka
41y
193
Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
1992.04
31.08.1992
Water birds
62y
63
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
62y
90
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
1992.05
15.10.1992
Aichi
62y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
1992.06
15.10.1992
Aichi
Sheet with 3x62y
1992.05
62y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
1992.07
15.10.1992
Aichi
1992.05
62y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
cl
62y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
cr
62y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
cbl
62y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
cbr
1992.08
30.11.1992
Definitives
41y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
72y
184
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
1992.09
30.11.1992
Definitives
Booklet, sa
1992.08
41y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
1993.01
29.01.1993
Water birds
62y
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
62y
70
Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
1993.02
26.02.1993
Definitives
Booklet
1992.08
41y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cb
41y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
cbr
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
ct
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
ctr
1993.03
26.02.1993
Definitives
Booklet
1992.08
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
ct
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
ctr
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
cb
62y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
cbr
1993.04
31.03.1993
Water birds
62y
8
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
62y
32
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
1993.05
25.05.1993
Water birds
62y
8
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
62y
78
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
1993.06
10.06.1993
5th meeting of Ramsar convention
62y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
62y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1993.07
23.06.1993
Shizuoka
41y
165
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
1993.08
23.06.1993
Shizuoka
1993.07
41y
165
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
cl
41y
165
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
cr
41y
165
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
cbl
41y
165
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
cbr
1994.01
13.01.1994
Definitives
50y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
80y
90
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
90y
8
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
1994.02
24.01.1994
Definitives
1994.01
50y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
clr
80y
90
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
clr
1994.03
24.01.1994
Definitives, coil stamps
Booklet, imp, sa
1994.01
50y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
80y
90
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
1994.04
25.04.1994
Definitives
130y
240
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
1994.05
20.05.1994
National land afforestation
50y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
1994.06
23.06.1994
Shinkoro tower and the Tajima festival
50y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
1994.07
23.06.1994
Shinkoro tower and the Tajima festival
Booklet
1994.06
50y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
cl
50y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
cr
50y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
cbl
50y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
cbr
1994.08
22.07.1994
Kentish Plover and Futamiura beach
80y
43
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
1994.09
22.07.1994
Kentish Plover and Futamiura beach
Booklet
1994.08
80y
43
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
cl
80y
43
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
cr
80y
43
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
cbl
80y
43
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
cbr
1995.01
21.11.1995
World heritage
2v set
80y
102
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
1995.02
02.10.1995
New face value
4v set
1990.02
80y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
1996.01
10.05.1996
The 50th anniversary of bird week
80y
227
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
80y
227
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
1996.02
03.06.1996
The history of postage stamp
4v strip
1949.01
80y
8
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Violet
80y
8
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Blue
1997.01
22.07.1997
Nature of Japan
70y
184
Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
110y
43
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
1997.02
06.10.1997
International letter writing week
6v set
90y
Not identified Not identified
1997.03
28.10.1997
The first world walking festival
80y
27
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
1997.04
28.10.1997
The first world walking festival
Booklet
1997.03
80y
27
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
cl
80y
27
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
cr
80y
27
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
cbl
80y
27
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
cbr
1997.05
08.12.1997
Favourite songs
2v set
50y
78
Black Kite Milvus migrans
1998.01
16.02.1998
Nature of Japan
120y
167
Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
140y
240
Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
1998.02
23.02.1998
Nature of Japan
160y
168
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
1998.03
06.10.1998
International letter writing week
6v set
90y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
90y
108
Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus
110y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
110y
13
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
130y
Not identified Not identified
1999.01
05.02.1999
Land of snow
4v strip
50y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1999.02
03.06.1999
Japanese migration to Bolivia
80y
75
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
1999.03
16.07.1999
Toki in Sado
Strip
80y
69
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
80y
69
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
1999.04
23.07.1999
Birds in Hokkaido
Strip
50y
78
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
50y
54
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
50y
80
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni
50y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1999.05
16.08.1999
Definitive stamps for celebrations
3v set
90y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
1999.06
06.10.1999
International letter writing week
6v set
90y
232
Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
1999.07
22.12.1999
20th century
10v sheet
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2000.01
12.01.2000
Prefecture Tokyo
5v strip
50y
206
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare
2000.02
23.02.2000
20th century
10v sheet
80y
27
Ryukyu Wood Pigeon Columba jouyi †
2000.03
02.03.2000
Prefecture Okayama
4v strip
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2000.04
02.03.2000
Prefecture Okayama
4v sheet
2000.03
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2000.05
21.04.2000
National land afforestation
50y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
2000.06
01.05.2000
Saitama
2v strip
50y
27
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
2000.07
19.05.2000
PhilaNippon '01
10v sheet, sa
1875.01
80y
8
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
80y
238
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
80y
78
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
2000.08
29.09.2000
Prefecture Tokyo
80y
8
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
2000.09
22.12.2000
20th century
10v sheet
80y
226
Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
2001.01
05.01.2001
Internet Fair 2001
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2001.02
01.02.2001
Kairakuen
4v strip
50y
8
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
2001.03
01.02.2001
Kairakuen
4v sheet
2001.02
50y
8
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
2001.04
25.05.2001
Prefecture Yamaguchi
2v set
50y
8
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
2001.05
25.05.2001
Prefecture Yamaguchi
Booklet
2001.04
50y
8
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
cr
50y
8
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
cbr
2001.06
01.08.2001
PhilaNippon '01
10v sheet, sa
1992.07, 1994.01
50y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
50y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
80y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
80y
90
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
2002.01
22.02.2002
World heritage
10v sheet
80y
78
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
80y
78
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
2002.02
25.03.2002
Definitives
Booklet, sa
1994.01
50y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
80y
90
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
2003.01
10.02.2003
Greetings
5v sheet, sa
80y
232
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2003.02
01.04.2003
Japan Post
10v sheet, sa
80y
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
80y
30
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
2003.03
01.05.2003
Prefecture Gifu
2v strip
50y
68
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
2003.04
23.07.2003
Letter writing day
10v sheet
80y
108
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
2003.05
23.07.2003
Letter writing day
2v sheet
2003.04
80y
108
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
2003.06
23.07.2003
Letter writing day
Booklet
2003.04
80y
108
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
cl
80y
108
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
cr
2004.01
28.05.2004
Prefecture Hokkaido, icebreaker
80y
78
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
2004.02
23.07.2004
Letter writing day
10v sheet
80y
64
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
2005.01
06.06.2005
Prefecture Hyogo, Oriental Stork
80y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
2005.02
22.08.2005
Northernmost nature in Hokkaido
4v strip
80y
54
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata
2006.01
01.02.2006
Prefecture Shizuoka, cherry blossom
2v set
50y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
2006.02
23.05.2006
Australia-Japan year of exchange
10v set
80y
90
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
2006.03
03.07.2006
Northern animals
4v strip
50y
80
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
2006.04
03.10.2006
Greetings, joint issue with Singapore
6v sheet, sa
90y
70
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
110y
30
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
2007.01
23.01.2007
Antarctic expedition
10v sheet
80y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
80y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
80y
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
80y
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
2007.02
23.01.2007
Antarctic expedition
10v sheet, sa
80y
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
80y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
80y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
80y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
2007.03
20.04.2007
Philately week
5v sheet with 2 of each
80y
232
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
80y
240
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
and
184
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
and
227
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
80y
184
Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
2007.04
01.05.2007
Birds in Chugoku
80y
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
80y
58
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
80y
8
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
80y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
80y
32
Hooded Crane Grus monacha
2007.05
01.05.2007
Animals of Hokkaido
5v set
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2007.06
23.05.2007
Japan-India friendship year
10v sheet
80y
13
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
2007.07
06.07.2007
World heritage
10v sheet
80y
80
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni
80y
78
Steller's Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
2007.08
01.10.2007
Definitives
50y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
80y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
2008.01
18.04.2008
Philately week
5v sheet with 2 of each
80y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
80y
70
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
80y
43
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
2008.02
18.06.2008
Japan-Brazil
10v sheet
80y
98
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
2008.03
01.07.2008
Nature
5v sheet
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2008.04
12.08.2008
Japan-China
10v sheet
80y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
80y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2009.01
02.02.2009
Travel scenes
10v sheet
80y
30
Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae
2009.02
08.07.2009
Nature
5v sheet
80y
69
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
2010.01
01.03.2010
Travel scenes
10v sheet
80y
8
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
2010.02
20.04.2010
Philately week
10v sheet
80y
240
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
2010.03
01.06.2010
Hometowns
10v sheet
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2010.04
18.06.2010
Anniversary for local government law (Gifu)
5v sheet
80y
68
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
2010.05
04.10.2010
Anniversary for local government law (Aichi)
5v sheet
80y
80
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
2010.06
18.10.2010
International year of biodiversity
10v sheet
80y
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
2010.07
Definitives
2007.08
50y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
ce
2011.01
Old stamp images, new font for digits
3y
24
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
=1971.03
5y
8
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
=1971.04
2011.02
01.02.2011
Travel scenes
10v sheet
80y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
80y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2011.03
04.02.2011
Greetings
5v sheet, sa
50y
8
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
2011.04
31.03.2011
Peter Rabbit and friends
2x10v sheet, sa
50y
80
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
80y
227
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
80y
227
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
2011.05
15.06.2011
Anniversary for local government law (Toyama)
5v sheet
80y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
2011.06
23.06.2011
Antarctic treaty anniversary
10v sheet
80y
59
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
80y
59
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
80y
59
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
80y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
80y
59
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
2011.07
23.08.2011
Harmony with nature
2x5v sheet
80y
52
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi
2011.08
14.10.2011
Anniversary for local government law (Shiga)
5v sheet
80y
34
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
2012.01
20.06.2012
Bonin Islands
10v sheet
80y
206
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare
2012.02
23.08.2012
Harmony with nature
2x5v sheet
80y
78
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
2012.03
15.11.2012
Anniversary for local government law (Oita)
5v sheet
80y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
2013.01
15.01.2013
Anniversary for local government law (Hyogo)
5v sheet
80y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
2013.02
16.04.2013
Travel scenes
10v sheet
80y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
2013.03
23.05.2013
Harmony with nature
2x5v sheet
80y
227
Ryukyu Robin Larvivora komadori
2013.04
20.09.2013
Baby animals
5v set, sa
50y
59
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
2013.05
13.12.2013
Anniversary for local government law (Kagoshima)
5v sheet
80y
32
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
2014.01
15.05.2014
Rare wildlife in Japan
5v set
82y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
2014.02
26.06.2014
Fuji
10v sheet
82y
8
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
2014.03
23.07.2014
Letter writing day
10v sheet, sa
52y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
52y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2015.01
02.02.2015
Definitives
12v set
10y
69
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
2015.02
12.05.2015
Anniversary for local government law (Yamaguchi)
5v sheet
82y
32
Hooded Crane Grus monacha
2016.01
03.03.2016
Spring greetings
2x5v sheet, sa
82y
227
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
2016.02
26.04.2016
G7
10v sheet
82y
43
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
2016.03
07.06.2016
Anniversary of local government law
47v booklet
82y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2016.04
05.08.2016
Greetings, traditional colours
10v sheet, sa
52y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
and
227
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
2016.05
05.08.2016
Greetings, traditional colours
10v sheet, sa
82y
8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
82y
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2016.06
10.08.2016
Mountain day
10v sheet
82y
243
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
2016.07
23.09.2016
Natural monument 1
10v sheet
82y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
82y
227
Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
2016.08
11.11.2016
Familiar animals
10v sheet, sa
52y
234
Australian Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis
52y
108
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
2016.09
11.11.2016
Familiar animals
10v sheet, sa
82y
108
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
82y
234
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
82y
106
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
82y
234
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
2017.01
17.03.2017
Birds and flowers paintings
6v set
500y
240
Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
500y
27
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
500y
165
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
500y
70
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
2017.02
28.04.2017
Natural monument 2
10v sheet
82y
49
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
82y
227
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
2017.03
07.06.2017
Japanese paintings
10v sheet
82y
13
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor
2017.04
05.07.2017
Penguins
10v sheet, sa
82y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
82y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
82y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
82y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
82y
59
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
82y
59
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
82y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
82y
59
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
82y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
2017.05
18.08.2017
Traditional Japanese design
2x5v sheet, sa
82y
13
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
82y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2017.06
08.11.2017
Gifts from the forest
10v sheet, sa
62y
197
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
2017.07
08.11.2017
Gifts from the forest
10v sheet, sa
82y
Japanese Tit LUMPParus minor
82y
102
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
2018.01
02.03.2018
Mt Fuji
2x5v sheet, sa
120y
8
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
2018.02
26.06.2018
Bonin
10v set
82y
206
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare
82y
206
Bonin White-eye Apalopteron familiare
2018.03
23.08.2018
Autumn greetings
10v sheet, sa
82y
227
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
2018.04
09.10.2018
International letter-writing week
6v set
8y
104
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
70y
234
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
2019.01
20.02.2019
Spring greeting
2x5v sheet, sa
62y
227
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
2019.02
22.02.2019
Anniversary
2v set
82y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2019.03
12.04.2019
Fauna and flora
10v sheet, sa
82y
227
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
82y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
82y
237
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
2019.04
20.08.2019
Celebration
3v set
94y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2019.05
23.08.2019
Autumn greetings
10v sheet, sa
63y
184
Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
63y
240
Redpoll Acanthis flammea
2019.06
23.08.2019
Autumn greetings
10v sheet, sa
84y
255
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
2019.07
09.10.2019
International letter-writing week
6v set
7y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2019.08
06.11.2019
Traditional colours
10v sheet, sa
63y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2020.01
07.02.2020
Miyakojima
5v sheet, sa
84y
90
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
2020.02
21.02.2020
Spring greeting
10v sheet, sa
84y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
84y
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
84y
8
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
2020.03
01.06.2020
Summer greeting
10v set, sa
84y
52
Common Gull Larus canus
2020.04
10.06.2020
Fauna and flora
10v sheet, sa
84y
78
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
84y
90
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
84y
80
Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans
2020.05
19.06.2020
Traditional colours
10v sheet, sa
63y
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
2020.06
17.07.2020
Natural monument protection
10v sheet
84y
64
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana
2020.07
16.10.2020
World of arts
10v sheet, sa
63y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2020.08
16.10.2020
World of arts
10v sheet, sa
2020.07
84y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2020.09
16.11.2020
Animals
10v sheet, sa
63y
197
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
2020.10
16.11.2020
Animals
10v sheet, sa
84y
59
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
84y
8
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
2020.11
20.11.2020
Winter greetings
10v sheet, sa
84y
80
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
84y
227
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
2021.01
19.02.2021
Spring greeting
6v sheet, sa
84y
206
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
2021.02
23.04.2021
Greetings, celebration designs
sa
84y
227
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
square stamp
84y
227
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
round stamp
2021.03
23.04.2021
Greetings, celebration designs
sa
94y
13
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
square stamp
94y
13
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
round stamp
2021.04
10.05.2021
Natural monument Series No.6: Lake Towada and Oirase Gorge
10v sheet, sa
84y
90
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
84y
238
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
84y
227
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
84y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
2021.05
26.05.2021
Afforestation in Shimane
5v set
84y
184
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius
84y
Japanese Tit LUMPParus minor
84y
70
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
2021.06
25.08.2021
The 150th anniversary of Japan's modern postal service
Sheet
1949.01
500y
8
Greylag Goose Anser anser
imp
2021.07
24.09.2021
Japan-Uruguay, diplomatic relations
10v sheet, sa
84y
43
Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
2021.08
08.10.2021
International week
5v set
7y
240
Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
2022.01
24.01.2022
Birds
10v sheet, sa
84y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
84y
90
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
and
90
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
84y
234
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
84y
102
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
84y
13
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
84y
80
Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques
84y
106
White Cockatoo Cacatua alba
84y
226
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
84y
8
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2022.02
13.05.2022
Okinawa
2x5v sheet, sa
84y
30
Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae
2022.03
24.05.2022
Diplomatic relations between Japan and Mongolia
10v sheet, sa
84y
78
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
2022.03
10.08.2022
World heritage
10v sheet, sa
84y
78
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
84y
168
Lidth's Jay Garrulus lidthi
84y
30
Okinawa Rail Hypotaenidia okinawae
2022.04
07.10.2022
International letter writing week
5v set
7y
162
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
2023.01
07.06.2023
Summer greetings
10v sheet, sa
63y
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2023.02
21.07.2023
Letter writing day
10v sheet, sa
63y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
(with letter)
63y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
(with lamb)
63y
227
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
(with squirrel)
2023.03
21.07.2023
Letter writing day
10v sheet, sa
84y
35
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
2023.04
06.10.2023
International letter writing week
160y
32
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
2023.05
22.11.2023
Winter greetings
10v sheet, sa
84y
80
Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques
84y
13
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
2024.01
15.05.2024
Greetings
2x5v sheet, sa
94y
8
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
94y
227
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
94y
13
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
94y
227
Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
94y
190
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2024.02
07.10.2024
International letter writing week
3v set
15y
240
Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
2025.01
05.03.2025
My journey: Hokkaido
10v sheet, sa
110y
197
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
110y
59
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
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