Jigsaw puzzles from Japan

Titles in stock:

Welcome to the Imaginatorium Shop, now in our eighteenth year!

From our base in Japan (here!), we send jigsaw puzzles anywhere in the world. Most of the hundreds of puzzles we have in stock feature oriental themes, but the high quality of Japanese-made puzzles (exquisite printing, really solid card stock, and clean cutting) also makes "reverse imports" highly desirable — puzzles of Peanuts, Disney, and lots of other Western characters popular in Japan. In general, if a puzzle is available in Japan, we can get it for you within a week or so - see the special orders page.

Puzzle of the month for
January 2020

Kyoto
Bamboo grove (detail!)

Contents page - full shop guide, including navigation links at the top of each page
Bargains! - reduced prices on selected puzzles
Top ten - best-selling puzzles
Last chance! - only one left of each of these puzzles...
Artists - a complete list
Special orders - when you can't find the puzzle you are looking for
Missing pieces - help when you have the puzzle but can't find a piece!

Feature of the month for January: Kyoto scenes

January's puzzle of the month features Kyoto scenes, from the Sagano bamboo grove, to temples and streets of the historic capital. A special 15% discount off all of these during this month.

(All special offers subject to current stock availability)

2020 is the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac

And a new collection of all twelve animals...

1500 pieces

1000 pieces

500 pieces - all twelve signs

Latest additions

New kimono puzzles from artist Haruyo

Cherry beauty - 2016 small pieces

Crane - 300 pieces

Turtle - 300 pieces

Latest from Thomas Kincade studios...

Venetian café - 1000 tiny pieces

Garden Manor - 1000 pieces

Wine country living - 600 pieces

Nanette's cottage - 600 pieces

Latest Peanuts!

In Japan - 1053 tiny pieces

In space - 1053 tiny pieces

Camping car - 1053 tiny pieces

Latest fantasy puzzles - and a new 600-piece size from Beverly...

Alice symphony (Shu) - 1000 pieces

Blue sword goddess - 1000 pieces

Mermaid's prayer - 1000 tiny pieces

Promise to heart - 600 pieces

And more...

Hello Kitty - 1000 pieces

Totoro's seasonal letter - 1000 crystal pieces

Totoro's cubby hole - 300 pieces

Making a delivery - 300 pieces

Chinese phoenix - 1000 pieces

Seaweed fishing - 1000 pieces

The night sky (Nakayama) - 1000 pieces

Symphony in leaves (Fujishiro) - 1000 pieces

Kinkahuji, Kyoto - 1000 pieces

Nagaoka fireworks - 500 pieces

Miyajima fireworks - 500 pieces

Monet's pond - 1000 pieces

Chit-chat

Brian Chandler

—December—

謹賀新年

or... a Happy New Year for 2020 to all our customers, past, present and future. Twenty-twenty may be perfect eyesight, but it will also be the Year of the Rat, here represented but a cute, if somewhat over-dressed, mouse saying Yoroshiku!.

And the red padlock?

A long-time customer asked me the other day: "What does the red padlock mean? I'm sure there used to be a green one..." Well, actually no, there never was a padlock at all. What has happened is that browsers have started marking any site using the original http:// web protocol with various indications that they are "insecure". This is a bit misleading: it simply means that the connection is not encrypted, so in principle the government might be spying on which puzzles you are looking at. Encryption is essential for anything involving payment details, but we do not collect these directly, since they are handled by PayPal (and of course you should check there is a green padlock, and an https:// connection there). Back in 2002, when Imaginatorium Shop opened its virtual doors, encryption was only for payment sites, but now most sites are switching, and we too will soon be getting a new domain with a green padlock. Please be patient, but look for changes in the new year.

About ordering

The details under each puzzle show the price, with approximate equivalents in US dollars, euros, and pounds sterling. Click "Buy this puzzle" to go straight to the checkout with a single puzzle, or "Add to basket" to carry on shopping. At the checkout, you can select the shipping method, then choose how you are going to buy the puzzle(s). If you have any questions or problems, just use the forms provided to ask, and we'll get back to you. Once we receive confirmation of a payment, we aim to despatch puzzles by the next working day.

You do not need to create a PayPal account in order to make a payment; the total is in yen, but you will be charged in your 'home currency', and you will be able to check the final amount before confirming payment.

You can pay by major credit card, eCheck in the US,
and bank transfer in many countries.

For more details - please read the FAQ

As you can see in the pile of puzzles on the left, most of the writing on the box is in Japanese, so we also include printed details with each shipment. Click these thumbnails for descriptions...

(Sorry! You can't see the "pile of boxes", because your browser does not support the functions necessary.)

Finally...

The Shop is only part of my website, the Imaginatorium - I hope you will have time to explore some of the other pages!