Japanese Calendar Ranking: Traditional and Art Edition

Top Japanese 2018 Calendar Rankings: Traditional, Art, and Photo

Every year, J-List sells hundreds of fun Japanese calendars to customers all over the world. While our anime calendars are naturally the most popular offerings, we always go out of our way to sell a wide range of calendars, including esoteric ones featuring everything from Japanese trains, to beloved favorites like Ultraman, to Power Rangers, plus lots of traditional art and photo calendars that capture the kokoro of Japan. Let’s take a look at the top Japanese 2018 calendar rankings, with detailed photos!

No. 5 — 2018 Desktop Calendar Dog Dream by Hajime Okamoto

2018 is the Year of the Dog according to Chinese astrology, and naturally J-List has many dog related calendars to celebrate this. The most popular one is an art calendar by Hajime Okamoto.

No. 4 — Season of Japanese Garden 2018 Calendar

We sell a lot of gorgeous traditional photo calendars that capture the beauty of Japanese gardens in each season. We also stock calendar’s featuring mountains like Mt. Fuji, and other beautiful places you should visit in Japan before you die. This is the most popular traditional photo calendar for 2018.

No. 3 — Japan Night Scene 2018 Calendar

Another calendar we sell every year is the Japan Night Scene calendar, which captures the most wonderful views of the country. It’s something you probably don’t expect to see on J-List, but one that we’re sure you’ll enjoy. The above picture is the newly renovated Tokyo Station, which is incredibly beautiful at night.

No. 2 — Michi Find Your Way Proverb Collection 2018 Calendar

J-List sells a lot of Japanese study supplies, catering to all you Japanese language learning needs—whether you want to learn higher level nihongo or just master the basics so you can enjoy Japan and anime more. One set of calendars we sell every year is Michi (“Road”), which gives us Japanese proverbs in kanji, which are a fun way to learn from Japan as well as enjoy the esthetic beauty of Japanese calligraphy through kanji.

This says, “Let’s greet others with a smile so bright, it’s positive energy echoes in both your hearts.” The added hiragana makes this a great way to practice your reading.

No. 1 — 2018 Calendar Incredible Places To See In Your Lifetime Japan

Then, a new calendar we’ve not seen before, which gives you ideas about places to list on your bucket list under “Places to Visit in Japan Before I Die.” Like the beautiful “Philosophy Path,” which is in Kyoto. The path runs next to a river that becomes choked with Sakura petals in the spring, shown above.

Thanks for reading! We hope you will browse our 2018 Japanese calendars, especially this year’s beautiful traditional art and photo offerings!

Top 2018 Calendar Rankings

No. 1 — 2018 Calendar Incredible Places To See In Your Lifetime Japan
No. 2 — Michi Find Your Way Proverb Collection 2018 Calendar
No. 3 — Japan Night Scene 2018 Calendar
No. 4 — Season of Japanese Garden 2018 Calendar
No. 5 — 2018 Desktop Calendar Dog Dream By Hajime Okamoto