Commemorative stamps and gotochi

Hello,

Can I please ask whether Post Offices nearby Hiroshima, Okayama, Takamatsu (Shikoku) and Himeji Station sells Commemorative Stamps and Gotochi cards?

Thank you . :)

Cheers
Bei Hao

They do while stock last. I think post offices near large stations are visited by tourists a lot, so unsure about their stock. The local people don 't normally buy those stamps and cards so I guess post offices in residential area may have more stock of those.

Many local residents buy commemorative stamps too. So do we buy Gotochi cards so that we can send out to friends in other parts of Japan.

It really depends on the stock and how popular these designs are, so all you can do is simply to walk into post offices and ask. Good luck finding good ones!

All of those cities have many post offices. It should not be difficult to find one with each.

The Tokyo Central Post Office, across from Tokyo Station on the Marunouchi side, has a philatelic section. I've been unable to find if other major post offices country wide have any philatelic sections. The "Central Post Office" in whatever city is probably the one you would look/ask for.

You can buy Japanese stamps and postal cards directly from the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, but only if you are in Japan (no foreign sales any more). Note that "postal cards" are postage-imprinted cards sold by a country's postal service , while "post cards" are those without postage, and sold by private companies.

http://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte_hagaki/index.html

https://kitte-shop.post.japanpost.jp/goods/

Susan,

Please just note that "Gotochi" cards, made with a special design of a prefecture, are sold only in that particular prefecture, which makes them special :) They come without any printed postage, by the way.

"They come without any printed postage, by the way. "

Which makes them post cards, and not postal cards.