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Japanese Name Translations
Name Translations
 Japanese Hanko Personal Seal or Stamp
Hanko Seals
Digital Hanko
 Custom etched Japanese Character Jewelry
Custom-etched Jewelry

Custom engraved Japanese Character Jewelry
Custom-engraved Jewelry

Custom Hanko Signature Stamps
Your Name or Message Translated into Japanese Characters

Ordering for a group?
Purchase 6 or more hankos for $95 each.
Print and mail these 2 forms for your group order:

1. Group Hanko Instruction Form
2. Group Hanko Order Form

Hanko, Japanese stamp and signature seal

More than just rubber stamps, hanko--horn, wood or stone seals imprinted with the bearer's name, like a signature to a Westerner--are indispensable tools for Japanese adults in authorizing a myriad of transactions, from automobile registration, to bank activities to setting up house utilities. Nearly any occasion that would call for a Westerner's signature would call for an impression of a hanko in Japan.

Hanko were formally introduced to Japan in 701 AD, but were available only to those in positions of high authority. During the early to mid-seventeenth century, hanko were adopted by the general populace. Interestingly, the common people of Japan were not allowed to have family names until the late nineteenth century, so there must have been much confusion with hanko prior to this time with so many people having the same name.
~Hanko Design Form~

1.  Please let us know how to contact you. . .


Name


E-mail - We will send your quote to this address.


2.  Enter what you would like to have translated here--for example, your name, martial arts dojo, a meaning, proverb, motto, phrase, etc.



3.  Are you familiar with the different Japanese writing systems, or would you like to learn about these systems in order to further customize your hanko translation?

No, I would like the Japanese Connection to decide which writing systems are best to use. (Please go to step 4.)

Yes, I would like to define which writing systems to use in my translation. (Please use the boxes below.)

Please make this portion of my translation Kanji Characters

Please make this portion of my translation Hiragana Characters

Please make this portion of my translation Katakana Characters

4.  What character style (font face) would you like to use?

Click here to see what the styles look like, and then enter the style number in the space below:



5. What shape and material would you like?

Square face, made of stone
(Comes in 15 mm, 19 mm, or 30 mm.)

Rectangular face, made of stone
(Comes in 15 mm, 19 mm, or 30 mm.)

Round face, made of wood
(Comes in 15 mm or 19 mm.)

6. How wide would you like the hanko face to be?

Smallest Possible - approximately 15 mm (0.59") - $185
(This size is limited to about 1 to 3 words.)

Medium  -  approximately 19 mm (0.75") - $195
(This size is limited to about 4 to 7 words.)

Large  -  approximately 30 mm (1.15") - $215
(This size is limited to about 8 to 15 words.)


7. Please choose if you would like to have a normal or reverse pattern on your hanko face.

Normal
(Characters are red and the background is white.)

Reverse
(Characters are white and the background is red.)

8.  Please add any comments regarding your hanko here:


9. If you have a promotional code, please enter it here.


Promotional Code


That's it!  Just press this "Submit Hanko Form" button and we'll process your quote.































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