Commemorative & Special Issues of Japan in 2016

　The detailed information of each issue is edited according to the publicity of the Japan Post

Date of issue
Issue
Denomination
8 January Japanese Architecture Series 1 C2244a, b 82 yen x 2
22 January Tales from Stars Series 3 C2245a-d 82 yen x 4
29 January Nostalgia of Pictures for Children Series 2 C2250a-j 82 yen x 10
26 February Ukiyoe Series 4 C2251a-j 82 yen x 10
25 March　　 Opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line
from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto C2252a-j		 82 yen x 10
1 April "Omotenashi"(Hospitality) Flowers Series 5 ¥52 C2253a-e 52 yen x 5 
"Omotenashi"(Hospitality) Flowers Series 5 ¥82 C2254a-e 82 yen x 5
8 April Japanese Catsle Series 6 C2255a-j 82 yen x 10
8 April G7 Ise-Shima Summit 2016 Ministers' Meeting C2256a-j 82 yen x 10
20 April Philatelic Week 2016 C2257a-j 82 yen x 10
22 April Familiar Animal Series 2 ¥52 C2258a-j 52 yen x 10 
Familiar Animal Series 2 ¥82 C2259a-j 82 yen x 10
26 April Ise-Shima Summit C2260a-j 82 yen x 10
6 May The 99th Lions International Convention C2261 82 yen
20 May Vegetable & Fruits Series 6 ¥52 C2262a-e 52 yen x 5 
Vegetable & Fruits Series 6 ¥82 C2263a-e 82 yen x 5
26 May G7 Ise-Shima Summit 2016 (Special Souvenir Sheet) C2264a, b 500 yen x 2
27 May Nostalgia of Pictures for Children Series 3 C2265a-j 82 yen x 10
17 June Traditional Japanese Design Series 1 ¥52 C2266a-j 52 yen x 10 
Traditional Japanese Design Series 1 ¥82 C2267a-j 82 yen x 10
8 July World Heritage the Third Series 9
"Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilsding and Coal Mining" C2268a-j		 82 yen x 10
15 July "Omotenashi"(Hospitality) Flowers Series 6 ¥52 C2269a-e 52 yen x 5 
"Omotenashi"(Hospitality) Flowers Series 6 ¥82 C2270a-e 82 yen x 5
22 July Letter Writing Day ¥52 C2271a-e 52 yen x 5
Letter Writing Day ¥82 C2272a-e 82 yen x 5
29 July Ukiyoe Series 5 C2273a-j 82 yen x 10
1 August 150 years of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and
the Kingdom of Belgium C2274a-j		 82 yen x 10
10 August The Establishment of "Mountain Day" C2275a-j 82 yen x 10
19 August My Journey Stamp Series No.1 ¥52 C2276a-j 52 yen x 10
My Journey Stamp Series No.1 ¥82 C2277a-j 82 yen x 10
25 August 150º Anniversario delle Relazioni tra Giappone e Italia C2279a-j 82 yen x 10
23 September Natural Monument Series No.1 Kamikochi C2280a-j 82 yen x 10
30 September The 100th Anniversary of Postal Life Insurance Service C2281a-j 82 yen x 10
7 October Japanese Railways Series 4 (Regular Version) C2282a-j 82 yen x 10
7 October Japanese Railways Series 4 (Illustration Version) C2283a-j 82 yen x 10
7 October International Letter - Writing Week 2016
C2284, C2285, C2286, C2287		 70 yen
90 yen
110yen
130yen 
14 October Japanese Night View Series No.2 C2288a-j 82 yen x 10
21 October The Treasures of The Shoso-in Series 3 C2289a-e 82 yen x 5
24 October Traditional Dietary Culture of Japan Series 2 C2290a-j 82 yen x 10
28 October Tales from Stars Series 4 C2291a-d 82 yen x 4
4 November Japanese Traditional Craft Series 5 C2292a-j 82 yen x 10
Establishment of World Tsunami Awareness Day C2293a-e 82 yen x 5
11 November Familiar Animal Series 3 ¥52 C2294a-j 52 yen x 10
Familiar Animal Series 3 ¥82 C2295a-j 82 yen x 10
25 November Nostalgia of Pictures for Children Series 4 C2296a-j 82 yen x 10
29 November The 50th Anniversary of Singapore - Japan
Diplomatic Relations in 2016 C2297a-j		 82 yen x 10
*English title will be decided on later date.

Date of issue and other details are subject to change.

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