The 2025 edition of the SAKURA Catalogue of Japanese Stamps covers in detail the stamps of Japan. Printed in full colour, this edition contains approx. 370 pages dedicated to the Commemoratives, Definitive, Air mail stamps, Greetings, Prefectures (Furusato), New Years, National Parks. The catalog is published in Japanese Language with each issue heading also in English. International collectors will find a catalogue information and content in English The quotes of the stamps are provided in Japanese YEN (JPY).

The size of the stamps are 50% or 60% of the actual size, the size of the pane are 25%-28%, and the size of the souvenir sheets are 30%-35%.

This edition of the "Sakura Japan Stamp Catalog" records all issues released until April 2024. The catalog commitee improved the pages layout so stamp illustrations are easy to see and data are easy to understand. This edition contains several price revisions such as the issuance of new definitive stamps.

Content of SAKURA Catalogue of Japanese Stamps:

• Commemorative Stamps
  • Before WWII issues
  • After WWII issues
• Greeting Stamps
• Prefecture Stamps (Furusato)
• National Park Stamps
  • 1st National Park Series
  • 2nd National Park Series
  • Quasi-National Park Series
• New Year's Greeting Stamps
• Definitive Stamps
  • Air Mail Stamps
  • Booklets

Target Group:

Stamp collectors specialized in issues of Japan, experts, dealers, thematic collectors, study groups, teachers

Additional Information:

2025 Edition, in colour
368 pages
148mm x 210 mm, hardcover
On sale: April 20 2024
Language: Japanese English
ISBN: 978-4-88963-880-6

Press Release:

In 2019, the issuance of stamps for events that symbolize the new era, such as the "Coronation of His Majesty the Emperor" and the "Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics," was impressive, and nearly 600 new stamps were issued. This edition of the "Sakura Japan Stamp Catalog" records all issues released until April 2020. The catalog commitee improved the pages layout so stamp illustrations are easy to see and data are easy to understand. This edition contains several price revisions such as the issuance of new definitive stamps.

Wikipedia

The Japanese Stamp Catalog Illustrated in Colors (Japanese: 原色日本切手図鑑, romanized: genshoku-Nippon-kitte-zukan) (now Sakura Catalogue of Japanese Stamps (Japanese: さくら日本切手カタログ, romanized: sakura-Nippon-kitte-katarogu)) was first published in October 1967 with full-color illustrations, which surprised the philatelic world since a colored stamp catalog had never been thought of. Regarded as the most reliable and popular publication in Japan, it goes through fifteen editions in 1979, and more than 4,500,000 copies have been released in all. This is the companion volume to the Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog. The catalog, nicknamed Sakura Catalog, has been in pocket-size (118 x 148 mm) for several years, but now it is printed in B6 (128 × 182 mm) size so that it can be printed using a multicolor rotary press to meet the increased circulation and to make the use of thinner paper possible. As all pages have to be composed anew for the enlarged size, English version of stamp names is added for the convenience of foreign collectors, and many symbols are used to facilitate their understanding how the stamps are classified here.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_catalog