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SealBlack buffalo horn or akane wood

CaseLeather or inden case, pouch, or seal only

Free proofSee your design before we carve

Free mailbox deliveryTA-Q-BIN from ¥600

実印 · JITSUIN

Registered Seal (Jitsuin)

The seal you register at your city office. You need it for important contracts, like buying a car or a home, or signing a loan.

¥5,480with leather case · tax included
  • Black buffalo horn or akane wood
  • 13.5 / 15.0 / 16.5 / 18.0 mm
  • Leather or inden case, pouch, or seal only
  • Free proof
  • 10-year guarantee
  • 2 or more seals: 10% off · Sets save up to 15%
1. Material
2. How should we write your name?

Alphabet (as on your residence card)

3. Your name

Type it exactly as on your residence card. Capital letters, no accents. Example: NGUYEN VAN AN

We will carve:

4. Lettering style

Carved in Tensho, the traditional seal script.

YOUR NAME
PREVIEW OF YOUR SEAL

Sample preview. Your proof shows the exact design.

5. Size

Long names need a bigger size. We show which sizes fit your name.

Please type your name.
6. Case
Case color (cowhide leather)
Note to the craftsman (optional)

Initials are not suitable for registered seals. We confirm your name and layout in the proof.

You will see a proof of your seal before we carve it.

Prices (tax included)

Every size is the same price.

Seal only With cowhide pouch With leather case With inden case
Black buffalo horn ¥4,480 ¥4,980 ¥5,480 ¥6,480
Akane wood ¥3,980 ¥4,480 ¥4,980 ¥5,980

Which size should I choose?

Size Good for Max lines
13.5 mm Short names, surname only 2 lines
15.0 mm Short names, surname only 2 lines
16.5 mm Most names — our recommendation 3 lines
18.0 mm Long names, full names 3 lines

Long names need a bigger size. When you type your name, the form tells you which sizes fit. See how many letters fit

Size comparison · Black buffalo horn
What can be carved

Your name, as on your residence card

Sample impression: JOHN / SMITH in alphabet
Alphabet — exactly as on your residence card, in capital letters (for example NGUYEN VAN AN). Carved in our seal-style lettering.
Sample impression: ジョン / スミス in katakana, Koin style
Katakana — only if your katakana name is recorded on your residence record (juminhyo). How to check
Sample impression: 山田 in kanji
Kanji — only if your residence card shows your name in kanji. We carve the Japanese form of the character (for example 劉, not 刘).

You can choose your full name, your surname only, or your given name only. Initials only cannot be registered.

Our registration promise

We make your seal in a size and name format that most city offices accept. If your city office refuses your seal because of the size or name format we chose, we carve a new one for free (once).

This applies when:

  • you typed your name exactly as on your residence card, and
  • for katakana, your katakana name is recorded on your residence record.

Final approval is up to your city office.

What happens after you order

What arrives: the seal in a soft sleeve, a leather case, and a guarantee certificate in a padded envelope
Your seal arrives in a padded envelope that fits your mailbox: the seal in a soft sleeve, your case or pouch, and a 10-year guarantee certificate (in English and Japanese).
  1. 01We send your proof
    Within 1 business day, we email you an image of your seal (your proof).
  2. 02You approve the design
    You reply “Approve”, or tell us what to change. Changes are free, up to 2 times.
  3. 03We carve and ship
    We ship within 1–3 business days after you approve.

Tip: Use different seals for your registered seal and your bank seal. If one is lost, the other stays safe.