Make Your Own Hanko (Japanese Seal) at Don Quixote

2018年5月14日

Hello people. It’s Mr. Wada back on duty! As I’ve explained about hanko (Japanese seal) in the previous post, it is one thing you must have in Japan. For the apartment contract, creating a bank account, these all require a hanko! It is available at hanko stores but if you aren’t sure/confident dealing with your Japanese, here is some reference. Let’s try make your own hanko at Don Quixote!

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Make Your Own Hanko at Donki!

Don Quijote (Donki) is sort of department store like I have mentioned before. There are Donki stores pretty much everywhere in Japan. And some stores have the hanko machines that you can design and make your original hanko!

OK, let’s get started. NOT all Donki stores have this hanko machine. You should ask staff at the store if you don’t see it.

It’s a touch screen. Tap the button in the center to start.

Select Design

Pick a basic design. It suggests to pick the first one for Mitoein, second one for Ginkoin, and the third one for Jituin. Check this post for understanding differences.

Type Name

Type your name. You can use Roman alphabet as well. Tap ‘NEXT’ to go to the next step.

Select Font

Select a font you would like. Tap ‘NEXT’ to the next step.
*For a security reason the design is not displayed…

Edit Design

You can adjust thickness and layout. After editing either thickness or layout, it comes back to the same page. If you would like to make more changes, tap ‘EDIT’ again. FYI, it is suggested that text (your name) should NOT touch the circle. If it does, edit layout and adjust. When you are done, tap ‘NEXT’ to the next page.