About Gift

Hanko 判子 is a name stamp/seal which is used in Japan widely for tasks such as making contracts (e.g. joining a new company, school, apartment, gym etc.), for tax documents, opening bank accounts, getting certificates (marriage, driver’s license, etc. ), writing resumes and even used as an acknowledgment of notifications. We even use Hanko to confirm corrections when we make spelling mistakes on official documents. Therefore, Hanko is a must-have item if you’re living in Japan! Signatures cannot be used in place of Hanko in most cases. Signatures are occasionally allowed as a makeshift “Hanko” for non-Japanese but it is much easier and faster to use an actual Hanko.