HOKKAIDO –
New Year postcards for 2027 arrived at publish workplaces throughout Hokkaido on October 6, with designs that includes sheep for the upcoming Year of the Sheep as Japan’s conventional New Year card market continues to shrink.
A truck arrived at Sapporo Central Post Office in Sapporo’s Higashi Ward at round 9 a.m. on October 6, delivering about 130,000 New Year postcards packed in 32 cardboard containers.
The 2027 playing cards function a variety of sheep-themed designs reflecting the Chinese zodiac 12 months. A particular Hokkaido version may even be out there that includes the shima-enaga, a white-faced subspecies of the long-tailed tit that has develop into a well-liked image of the area.
The variety of New Year playing cards issued in Japan has been declining steadily as social media and different digital types of communication develop into extra widespread.
Just over 19 million playing cards are scheduled to be offered in Hokkaido for the 2027 New Year season, equal to about 60% of the 2025 degree.
Sales of the 2027 New Year postcards will start on November 2, whereas publish workplaces will begin accepting playing cards for New Year supply on December 20.
Source: 北海道ニュースUHB