Change to Picture Designs
The design of the Tazawa stamps that had been used since 1913 had lost appeal with changing times. There were suggestions that a stamp with a new design should be issued.
New stamps featuring picture designs, in keeping with popular tastes of the time, were issued. These stamps were issued over three years until 1940. The denominations ranged from 5 rin (one-tenth of a sen) to 10 yen..
