Japan stamps 2003

Japan, 2003: the 144 stamps issued that year, with photos, face values, catalogue values and details.

• Tetsuwan Atomu (Astro Boy) - 1 — 80 ¥
• Bowman Doll — 80 ¥
• Nagaoka Hantaro, physicist — 80 ¥
• H-II Rocket — 80 ¥
• Robot Morph 3 — 80 ¥
• Tetsuwan Atomu (Astro Boy) - 2 — 80 ¥
• Tetsuwan Atomu (Astro Boy) - 3 — 80 ¥
• Tetsuwan Atomu (Astro Boy) - 4 — 80 ¥
• Wooden Monkey Monkey Performing the Sanbaso Dance — 50 ¥
• Himeji Papier-mache Successful Monkey by Matsuo Takashi IV — 80 ¥
• Wooden Monkey Monkey Performing the Sanbaso Dance — 50+3 ¥
• Himeji Paper-mache Successful Monkey by Matsuo Takashi IV — 80+3 ¥
• 50th Anniv. of the Return of Amami Islands to Japan — 80 ¥
• 50th Anniversary of the Death of Saitō Mokichi — 80 ¥
• 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Kitasato Shibasaburō — 80 ¥
• Ozu Yasujirō & Mitchel Camera — 80 ¥
• Byakko, White Tiger of the West — 80+10 ¥
• Suzaku, Red Bird of the South — 80+10 ¥
• "2nd station : Kawasaki" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833–34 — 90 ¥
• "41st station : Miya" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833–34 — 110 ¥
• "53rd station : Otsu" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833–34 — 130 ¥
• Morning glories — 80 ¥
• Plum Tree — 50 ¥
• Wisterias — 50 ¥
• Irises — 50 ¥
• Tea blossoms — 50 ¥
• Football players, Mount Fuji & Azaleas — 50 ¥
• Monorail, Shuri Castle & Flowers of Coral Tree — 50 ¥
• Monorail, Naha Airport & Hibiscus — 50 ¥
• Bear & Guitar — 50 ¥
• Monkey & Letter — 50 ¥
• Crocodile & Accordion — 50 ¥
• Crocodile Bottom and Left Imperforate — 50 ¥
• Cat & Camera — 50 ¥
• Hippopotamus — 80 ¥
• Parakeet — 80 ¥
• Parakeet — 80 ¥
• Horned owl — 80 ¥
• Bear — 80 ¥
• Elephant — 80 ¥
• Giraffe — 80 ¥
• Rabbit — 80 ¥
• Lion — 80 ¥
• Goat — 80 ¥
• Gorilla — 80 ¥
• "Kurofune-no zu" (US Black Ship): Bow — 80 ¥
• "Kurofune-no zu" (US Black Ship): Stern — 80 ¥
• Opening the Country to the World - 3 — 80 ¥
• Opening the Country to the World - 4 — 80 ¥
• Portrait of an European woman — 80 ¥
• Opening the Country to the World - 6 — 80 ¥
• Tsuruga Castle & Persimmons — 80 ¥
• Fukada Kyūya & Mount Haku — 80 ¥
• Chiyojo (1703–1775) — 80 ¥
• Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei — 80 ¥
• Angkor Wat - Kingdom of Cambodia — 80 ¥
• Borobudur Temple - Republic of Indonesia — 80 ¥
• That Luang - Laos — 80 ¥
• Sultan Abdul Samad Building - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 80 ¥
• Shwedagon Pagoda - Union of Myanmar — 80 ¥
• Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera - The Philippines — 80 ¥
• Merlion - Republic of Singapore — 80 ¥
• Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) - Thailand — 80 ¥
• Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) - Hanoi, Vietnam — 80 ¥
• The Arts and the Townspeople - 1 — 80 ¥
• The Arts and the Townspeople - 2 — 80 ¥
• The Arts and the Townspeople - 3 — 80 ¥
• The Arts and the Townspeople - 4 — 80 ¥
• The Arts and the Townspeople - 5 — 80 ¥
• The Arts and the Townspeople - 6 — 80 ¥
• The Arts of the Military Class - 1 — 80 ¥
• The Arts of the Military Class - 2 — 80 ¥
• The Arts of the Military Class - 3 — 80 ¥
• The Arts of the Military Class - 4 — 80 ¥
• The Arts of the Military Class - 5 — 80 ¥
• Mount Tsukuba and Iris on the banks of the river Itako — 80 ¥
• National campaign of reforestation — 50 ¥
• Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River — 50 ¥
• Gifu Castle — 50 ¥
• Aoi Matsuri: Carriage decorated with Wisteria — 50 ¥
• Gion Matsuri: Festival Float — 50 ¥
• Daimonji Bonfire: "Dai" character on the Nyoigatake Peak — 50 ¥
• Jidai Matsuri: Royal Carriage — 50 ¥
• Detail of the "Sheep & Tree" Folding Screen — 80 ¥
• Kaneko Misuzu (1903-1930) — 80 ¥
• Kaneko Misuzu's poem "Tairyo" — 80 ¥
• Iroe Komainu & Ceramic Ware depicting ceramic workers — 80 ¥
• Aichan - 2 — 50 ¥
• Kanchan, male - 2 — 50 ¥
• Posuton - 3 — 50 ¥
• Yuchan - 2 — 50 ¥
• Kanchan, female - 2 — 50 ¥
• Posuton - 4 — 50 ¥
• Posuton - 1 — 80 ¥
• Aichan - 1 — 80 ¥
• Kanchan, female - 1 — 80 ¥
• Posuton - 2 — 80 ¥
• Yuchan - 1 — 80 ¥
• Kanchan, male - 1 — 80 ¥
• Adonis — 80 ¥
• Primula — 80 ¥
• Violet & Japanese Quince — 80 ¥
• Field Horsetail — 80 ¥
• Wisteria — 80 ¥
• Weeping Cherry Tree & Swallow — 80 ¥
• Hydrangea — 80 ¥
• Magnolia — 80 ¥
• Candock & Moorhen — 80 ¥
• Peony & Butterfly — 80 ¥
• Former Kompira Theater & Mount Zōzu — 80 ¥
• Atomic Bomb Dome - Hiroshima — 80 ¥
• Hiroshima Prefectural Products Exhibition Hall — 80 ¥
• "La Paix" ("Peace") by Veret Le Marinier Jean-Paul — 80 ¥
• "Taika" by Joskaue Pakalkaite — 80 ¥
• "Universal shrine of peace" by Orville M. Issac — 80 ¥
• "Wishes of Peace" by Sugita Keiji — 80 ¥
• "Life" by Nagaishi Shigenobu — 80 ¥
• "Meeting" by Nakatani Natsuki — 80 ¥
• "Rainbow Dove" by Ooka Makoto — 80 ¥
• "Rabbit" by Kobayashi Shiho — 80 ¥
• Asian Fawnlily & Hakuba Mountains - Chūshin Area — 50 ¥
• Skunk Cabbage & Okususobana Nature Garden (Hokushin area) — 50 ¥
• Day lillies & Mount Kirigamine - Nanshin area — 50 ¥
• Cosmos & Saku Cosmos Highway - Toshin Area — 50 ¥
• Kibitsu Shrine's Honden (Main Hall) & Southern Zuijin Gate — 80 ¥
• LOVE — 80 ¥
• "In the night of falling stars" — 80 ¥
• "Come Happiness! Come!" — 80 ¥
• "Happy Drive" — 80 ¥
• Full Bloom — 80 ¥
• Heart — 80 ¥
• Congratulations! — 80 ¥
• "Freezing !" — 80 ¥
• "Have Some Cake" — 80 ¥
• Longevity — 80 ¥
• Ainu Design Pattern — 80 ¥
• Lake Mashū — 80 ¥
• Detail of "Nobeoka Castle Map" Folding Screen — 80 ¥
• "Nobeoka Tengaichi Takigi Noh Theatre" play — 80 ¥
• Dove, Nippon TV (NTV) Title Mark — 80 ¥
• Don Gabacho, a Puppet Character of NHK Program — 80 ¥
• Short Track Speed Skating, Mogul skiing & Aomori Arena — 50 ¥
• Izumo no Okuni, the founder of kabuki theatre — 80 ¥
• "Tsuchi Gumo" ("Ground Spider") — 80 ¥