Hanko Shop 21 Ueno

Hanko Shop 21 specializes in HANKO, which is popular as a souvenir of traveling in Japan.
Hanko is a traditional seal widely used in Japan as an alternative to personal and corporate signatures, whose culture is deeply rooted in Japanese life. It is used not only for confirmation in daily life and office work, but also for various administrative procedures and contracts.
Materials used for HANKO include wood, metal, bull horn, and acrylic.
HANKO has the shape of cylindrical or square, and is engraved with a name of a person or a company.

HANKO is made of hard materials such as primarily buffalo horn or ivory. Recently, it is sometimes made of metal or acrylic. It is engraved with the name of an individual, a corporation or a family to identify its owner.

You can choose from a wide selection of HANKO such as those which can be completed in the same day, or those engraved over time by artisans with traditional skills.