Jigsaw puzzles from Japan
"None of the above"
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Every piece of this puzzle is plain white. Not for the faint of heart!
 This puzzle has TINY pieces!
Blank puzzle, with no pattern at all!  In stock
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM71847 (M71-847 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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Every piece of this puzzle is plain black. Not for the faint of heart!
This puzzle has TINY pieces! Blank puzzle, with no pattern at all! In stock
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM71848 (M71-848 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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Torture at full size! This standard size 1000 puzzle is entirely black: Not for the faint of heart!
Blank puzzle, with no pattern at all! In stock
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B61383 (61-383 on package)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$28.85 €25.86 £22.06)
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Every piece of this puzzle is plain white. Not for the faint of heart!
This puzzle has TINY pieces! Blank puzzle, with no pattern at all! In stock
A Beverly puzzle: 108 pieces; 10 x 15 cm (4" x 6")
Code: BM108140 (M108-140 on package)
Retail price ¥500 (approx. US$4.81 €4.31 £3.68)
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Every piece of this puzzle is plain black. Not for the faint of heart!
This puzzle has TINY pieces! Blank puzzle, with no pattern at all! In stock
A Beverly puzzle: 108 pieces; 10 x 15 cm (4" x 6")
Code: BM108141 (M108-141 on package)
Retail price ¥500 (approx. US$4.81 €4.31 £3.68)
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Every piece of this puzzle is just golden. Not for the faint of heart!
This puzzle has TINY pieces! This puzzle is postcard size, with micro pieces Blank puzzle, with no pattern at all!  Out of stock
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A Beverly puzzle: 108 pieces; 10 x 15 cm (4" x 6")
Code: BM108205 (M108-205 on package)
Retail price ¥800 (approx. US$7.69 €6.90 £5.88)
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A puzzler's puzzle! These are traditional waxed paper umbrellas, of slightly varying shades of red...
This puzzle has TINY pieces! In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E79024 (79-024 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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The bouquet has been reflected into eight-fold symmetry, so if you start with the corners you will get four identical sections to join together progessively. There is lots of variation, though, so in relative terms this should not be too difficult...
This puzzle has TINY pieces! In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E71750 (71-750 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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This is a beautiful photograph of a dahlia - no tricks at all. But it will be an interesting challenge!
This puzzle has TINY pieces! In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E71749 (71-749 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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The ultimate horror: you start with a pile of puzzle pieces, and when you have completed it, you get a photo of a pile of puzzle pieces!!
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A Beverly puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: B83095 (83-095 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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© Beverly
The puzzle carries a stern Legal Warning: "This should not be used for real eye tests"... but it looks fun to put together.
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A Beverly puzzle: 300 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: B83049 (83-049 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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© Beverly
Surely no explanation needed!
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A Beverly puzzle: 300 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: B83050 (83-050 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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The flag of Japan. Simple, but an entertaining challenge!
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A Beverly puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: B33085 (33-085 on package)
Retail price ¥1500 (approx. US$14.42 €12.93 £11.03)
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Sixty-six varieties of sushi, plus the essential accompaniments of wasabi (Japanese horseradish) and ginger. Each delicacy has the photo accompanied by the Japanese name, its English equivalent, and romanization of the Japanese.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B61416 (61-416 on package)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$28.85 €25.86 £22.06)
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© Kotobuki Kogei
A formal, but rather jolly portrayal of the seven-level doll display traditionally provided for the Girl's Festival, on the third day of the third month. The Emperor and Empress on the top level sit in front of a gold screen, and the steps below them range from court ladies, and musicians, down to displays of domestic objects, in the elaborate lacquered style of the Heian period.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: A10664 (1000-664 on package)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$28.85 €25.86 £22.06)
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An amazing collection of coins dating from 1668 to 1917 - shown on the puzzle itself at approximately actual size.
The back of the box has a key (in Japanese) to each coin, including the dates it was issued, and details of the composition and weight...
| Translation guide |
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| 品位 | Composition (parts of gold, silver, etc) |
| 金 | Gold |
| 銀 | Silver |
| 銅 | Copper/bronze |
| 量目 | Weight (in grams) |
| 新 | New |
| 旧 | Old |
| 円 | Yen (currency unit from 1870) |
| 銭 | Sen (1/100th of a yen) |
| 不明 | Unknown |
This puzzle is numbered on the back so it is possible to work out where a piece goes. In stock
An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10477 (1000-477 on package)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$28.85 €25.86 £22.06)
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© Beverly
A map of Edo dating from 1843, long before it was renamed as the "Eastern capital" (Tokyo). It has the lines of the modern Tokyo Metro rail network superimposed, and also the outlines of the huge areas of reclaimed land in what was once Tokyo Bay; it's interesting that the principal lines we see in the original map are waterways, the canal network carrying all goods around the city, ensuring that the Imperial Palace was supplied with really fresh fish, amongst other things. If you can read Japanese at all you will also notice that the map has been rotated; the custom in that time was for East to be at the top.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 49 x 72 cm (19" x 28")
Code: B61422 (61-422 on package)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$28.85 €25.86 £22.06)
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A personal selection of puzzles that seem to have been designed to be interesting (or difficult, if you prefer)...
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Brilliant gold! The ginkgo is a popular tree for city planting, and is seen to advantage here in Tokyo. Another puzzle for those who like a challenge.
See my "Plant Watcher's" page on the ginkgo.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10734 (10-734 on package)
Retail price ¥2500 (approx. US$24.04 €21.55 £18.38)
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Kagaya has used the famous Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia as an unusual setting for a personal view of the Milky Way.
Born in Saitama (just north of Tokyo) in 1968, Kagaya spent his childhood in wonderment of the stars in the sky, and never stopped painting them. He has had a successful career as an illustrator for astronomical books and magazines, and many of his works have been turned into jigsaw puzzles, among other products. Since 1996, he has worked exclusively in the digital medium, using a Macintosh. Perhaps that is why he does not appear to sign his pictures.
He goes by his family name; his given name appears to be Yutaka, but in English you will also find him called Joh Kagaya (Jô is the Chinese reading of his name).
This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle. In stock
A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: Y101294 (10-1294 on package)
Retail price ¥3900 (approx. US$37.50 €33.62 £28.68)
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Once the site of a wartime aerodrome, this hill is now in a seaside park, covered with these pretty blue flowers. It means that most of the puzzle pieces will be blue, of one shade or another...
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10763 (10-763 on package)
Retail price ¥2500 (approx. US$24.04 €21.55 £18.38)
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The famous Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia again, this time at night. The surface layer of water provides this amazing mirror effect, so practically every piece is dark purple with either stars or reflections of stars!
This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle. In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E12508 (12-508 on package)
Retail price ¥3200 (approx. US$30.77 €27.59 £23.53)
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