The 2024 HANKO Service "Innosai" was held

On October 1, 2024, "Seal Day," an "Innocent Festival" was held at Shitaya Shrine (Higashiueno 3-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo) at Hanko Shop 21 shops across the country, where customers were asked to offer prayers of gratitude for the memorial HANKO that had completed their role in their care, and the seals were purified.

This year, about 10,800 HANKO were brought to "Hanko Shop 21" stores nationwide. If you have HANKO at home or in your workplace that are no longer in use, please bring them to your nearest "Hanko Shop 21" store. If you are having trouble disposing of a HANKO, please feel free to contact us.

HANKO eligible for HANKO services
・HANKO carved from ivory, buffalo horn, wood, titanium, natural stone, etc.

Stamps that are not eligible: Shachihata, penetrating stamps, rubber stamps, HANKO cases, etc.

*Seal Day was established on October 1, 1873, when a proclamation from the Dajokan (Grand Council of State) stipulated that official documents be stamped with a registered seal. This led to the spread of the seal culture in Japan. To commemorate this proclamation, October 1 was established as "Seal Day."
Every year on October 1st, "Seal Day," Hanko Shop 21 holds the "Seal Festival" at Shitaya Shrine (Higashiueno 3-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo) where they offer prayers of thanks and purify the HANKO collected from their stores all over the country.