Ranking of Traditional Japanese Calendars

The Top Traditional Japanese Calendars Ranked

While J-List sells a lot of Japanese calendars near the end of the year, most customers buy our awesome large-format glossy anime wall calendars and desktop calendars, paying less attention to the our other offerings. But we always try to go way beyond anime, offering some rare and fun traditional photo, art and cultural calendars that some customers love to pick up every year. Let’s look at ten of the best 2018 calendars.

Bonsai 2018 Japanese Calendars — No. 10 Bonsai – 2018 Calendar

If you want to bring some pure Japanese culture into your life in 2018, why not start with the new bonsai calendar, which features images of miniaturized trees to bring peace to your heart.

Japan Night Scene 2018 Japanese Calendars — No. 9 Japan Night Scene – 2018 Calendar

Japan has some amazing night views, from Tokyo Station to the Yokohama Tourist Distract to the amazing view of Hakodate from a nearby mountain, which you can enjoy in this calendar.

Famous Castles Of Japan (Film Version) 2018 Japanese Calendars — No. 8 Famous Castles of Japan (Film Version) – 2018 Calendar

Would you like to learn about the most beautiful castle in Japan? Then this is your calendar. This is a “film calendar” with photos printed on this beautiful glossy film rather than paper, it looks great.

Pure Relaxing View Of Japan 2018 Japanese Calendars — No. 7 Pure Relaxing View of Japan – 2018 Calendar

Enjoy the natural beauty of Japan all year long with this Pure Relaxing View of Japan calendar. Apologies for the quality of this picture, it was scanned from a tiny thumbnail. The actual calendar is quite beautiful.

Michi Find Your Way Proverb Collection 2018 Calendar — No. 6 Michi Find your way Proverb Collection – 2018 Calendar

Michi Find Your Way Proverb Collection 2018 Calendar2 — Michi Find your way Proverb Collection – 2018 Calendar Inside

We stock several Kanji calendars, designed to teach you Japanese writing. This one is a calendar of kotowaza, Japanese proverbs, good for students or anyone who digs kanji.

Ukiyo E Everyday Life In EDO Period — No. 5 Ukiyo-e Everyday Life In EDO period – 2018 Calendar

Ukiyo E Everyday Life In EDO Period1 — Ukiyo-e Everyday Life In EDO period – 2018 Calendar Inside

If you’d like to see some beautiful ukiyo-e art, this calendar will take care of you. Awesomely, there are English descriptions of what the pictures are in addition to Japanese descriptions, that’s handy!

Classic Japanese Cars1 — Classic Japanese Cars – 2018 Calendar Inside

A calendar featuring illustrations of classic Japanese cars. Who doesn’t need this?

The Japan1 — The Japan – 2018 Calendar Inside

This is another calendar focusing on beautiful scenes around Japan, Mount Fuji included.

Seasonal Fish By Hajime Okamoto — No. 2 Seasonal Fish by Hajime Okamoto – 2018 Calendar

Seasonal Fish By Hajime Okamoto1 — Seasonal Fish by Hajime Okamoto – 2018 Calendar Inside

There are several interesting art calendars we carry every year. This one is beautiful illustrations of fish. Because why not?

Lucky Cat By Hajime Okamoto — No. 1 Lucky Cat by Hajime Okamoto – 2018 Calendar

Lucky Cat By Hajime Okamoto1 — Lucky Cat by Hajime Okamoto – 2018 Calendar Inside

Finally, another our calendar we sell tons of every year is the Lucky Cat calendar featuring art by Hajime Okamoto. The art is so cute, and it’s great to spend all year looking at these cute cats, who may bring you luck, who knows?

Want to see more? You can browse the traditional photo and art related Japanese calendars ranked by sales.