Today’s selection brings together a small but varied group of Japanese collectibles. From late-90s Pokemon stickers to a miniature roadside diorama and a magazine bonus card set, each item reflects a different corner of Japan’s collectible culture.
Doduo No.287 Pokemon Sticker — Amada 1997
A 1997 Pokemon sticker from the Amada series, featuring Doduo numbered 287. Amada produced some of the earliest Pokemon sticker collections in Japan, released the year after the franchise debuted on the Game Boy in 1996.
Price: $8.63 | View on eBay
Honda Super Cub C100 with Red Post Box — Glico Kaiyodo Time Slip Diorama
A small diorama figure from the Glico “Time Slip” series sculpted by Kaiyodo, depicting a Honda Super Cub C100 motorcycle beside a red Japanese post box. The Super Cub, introduced in 1958, is the best-selling motor vehicle in history, and the round red postbox is an icon of Showa-era streetscapes.
Price: $14.66 | View on eBay
Metapod No.214 Pokemon Sticker — Amada 1997
Another card from the same 1997 Amada Pokemon sticker series, this one featuring Metapod numbered 214. These early Amada stickers are part of the first wave of Pokemon merchandise released in Japan before the franchise spread internationally.
Price: $8.63 | View on eBay
Hinomaru Sumo Hanafuda — 2018 Weekly Shonen Jump Bonus
A hanafuda card set themed around the manga Hinomaru Sumo, distributed as a 2018 bonus item with Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Hanafuda are traditional Japanese playing cards featuring twelve suits of flowers, each representing a month of the year, with origins dating back to the 16th century.
Price: $11.69 | View on eBay
About This Collection
These four items span roughly two decades of Japanese pop-culture and craft history, from late-90s sticker collecting to a 2018 magazine premium. Together they show how Japan often blends traditional formats — hanafuda cards, miniature dioramas of everyday street scenes — with the characters and franchises of each era.
