Personal seals | Personal HANKO – Official Hanko Shop 21 is a specialist store and online shop for personal HANKO, stamps, and electronic HANKO.

This refers to a ``stamp'' that has been registered in advance with the city, ward, town, or village and can receive a HANKO certificate. Only one HANKO can be registered per person, and the registration method is to bring the HANKO to be registered and a document that can be identified as the person (driver's license, etc.) to the municipal office where you are registered as a resident, or to a branch office. Fill in the necessary information on the application form and apply.

However, not all registrations are acceptable, and conditions vary slightly depending on the region.

Items that are easily deformed, such as rubber stamps
Items with unclear seal impressions or characters that are difficult to decipher
The diameter of the seal is less than 8mm or more than 25mm

It is not possible to register with a HANKO such as.

Registration of pre-made HANKO called ``sanmonban'' may also be refused. This HANKO is used to stamp important documents such as buying and selling cars and telephones, setting collateral, real estate transactions, inheritance, becoming a corporate officer, notarizing deeds, becoming a guarantor, etc. Please be very careful. The common stamp size for men is 15-18mm, and for women 13.5-15mm.