So Many Name Stamps !!

Do you know about Japanese have and treasure name stamps, or "hanko"in Japanese?

The following photos are what my father had at home.
He had sooo many hanko, and these are some of them.
These were invited to 2 groups, one is for the most important cases and another is for casual.
The former is named "Jitsuin", or officially registered stamp, and the latter is "hanko".

stamp holder

When do we use hanko?
We use hanko when we open a bank account, get a package and for business or school documents and so on.

On the other hand, we use Jitsuin for very important cases like to buy a house and other official documents. We register our own Jitsuin in advance and get the certificate of it from the government.

I brought it and went to the City Hall yesterday to get the paper to recognize it was my registered Jitsuin.





The following record is that I took days ago in my yard. We have a lot of birds visiting here.
I like the sound of a Japanese bush warbler, or "uguisu" in Japanese.
Have you ever seen it before? It's really beautiful sound, I think.
I wanted to upload my record, but I don't know how to do, so sad!!
Since I can feel very relaxed when I listen to it. I want to share it here.

UGUISU

先日、実家の整理をしていたら、こちらからも、あちらからも、ハンコがわんさか・・・

その一部を集めて写真を撮ったのですが、どうやら銀行や保険など、契約ごとにハンコを変えていた様子・・・。

こんなけもあったら、どのハンコなのか分からないですよね。

晩年、そんな分かる状態でも無かったか・・・。

YOUは何しに日本への番組を思い出し、ハンコのことをサラッと説明しました。

日本はハンコ文化があることを、知らない外国の方が多いかと思って。

それと、うちの庭に毎日、いろんな鳥が来るのですが、その中でも一番きれいな鳴き声の鶯の録音にチャレンジしてみました。
ちゃんと録音出来たのですが、アップの仕方が分からない・・・。

でもその代わりにYouTubeで見付けました。
こんな感じでうちの庭で、朝早くから泣いています。
よく鳴いているけど、うるさいとは思わないなあ。いつも癒してもらっています。