Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki ...

As far as one can remember, Japanese agreements have always used seal impressions to give additional weight to signatures and add hurdles to forgery. At least that was how the practice of seal is ...

Ah Japan, the post mark cancel capital of the world. If you are a cancel hound, this is the country for you. Many countries create them, few attain the sheer ...

Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu (train-stamp nerds) alike, collecting them as you make your way around Japan ...