Banknotes of the Japanese yen#2000

{{Short description|Japanese paper money}}

{{about|Japanese banknotes issued by the Bank of Japan|older government issued notes|Meiji Tsuho}}

{{Use American English|date = February 2019}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = January 2019}}

File:New 10000 yen banknote obverse.png, featuring the portrait of Shibusawa Eiichi]]

Banknotes of the Japanese yen, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Bank of Japan notes|日本銀行券|Nihon Ginkō-ken/Nippon Ginkō-ken|lead=yes}}, are the banknotes of Japan, denominated in Japanese yen (¥). These are all released by a centralized bank which was established in 1882, known as the Bank of Japan. The first notes to be printed were released between 1885 and 1887 in denominations of 1 to 100 yen. Throughout their history, the denominations have ranged from 0.05 yen (aka 5 sen) to 10,000 yen. Banknotes under 1 yen were abolished in 1953, and those under 500 yen were discontinued by 1984. Higher end notes of 1000 yen and more made their appearance in the 1950s. These continue to be issued to the present in ¥1000, ¥2000, ¥5000, and ¥10,000 denominations. The formerly used notes of 1 to 500 yen from 1946 to the 1980s, while discontinued, continue to be valid. These are, however, worth more than their face value on the collector's market.

At present, Japanese banknotes are printed with portraits of people from the Meiji period and later. This is because it is desirable to use an accurate photograph as the original for a portrait, rather than a painting, in order to prevent counterfeiting.{{cite web|url=https://www.mof.go.jp/faq/currency/07ap.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910130626/https://www.mof.go.jp/faq/currency/07ap.htm|script-title=ja:紙幣の肖像の選定理由を教えてください|language=ja|publisher=Ministry of Finance. Japan.|archive-date=September 10, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jiji.com/jc/graphics?p=ve_eco_kinyushoken20190409j-06-w490|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428103457/https://www.jiji.com/jc/graphics?p=ve_eco_kinyushoken20190409j-06-w490|script-title=ja:紙幣肖像の変遷(2019年4月)|language=ja|publisher=Jiji Press|archive-date=April 28, 2021}}

Meiji era

=1885–1887=

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colspan="9"| Daikokuten (1885–87)
colspan="2"| Imagerowspan="2"| Valuerowspan="2"| Dimensionscolspan="2"| Descriptioncolspan="3"| Date of
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| ¥1

78 × 135 mm{{Cite web|url=http://www.boj.or.jp/note_tfjgs/note/valid/past_issue/pbn_1.htm/|title=One Yen Tickets|website=boj.or.jp|publisher=Bank of Japan|access-date=January 18, 2021}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325223705/http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/list/yuko/data/money01.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-25|url=http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/list/yuko/data/money01.pdf|title=Valid Bank of Japan Notes|work=Bank of Japan|accessdate=December 14, 2022}}DaikokutenSilver obligationSeptember 8, 1885October 1, 1958align="center| Valid
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| {{n/a}}

| ¥5

87 × 152 mm{{cite web|url=https://note.antique-coin.info/daikoku/#keni_toc_4|title=大黒天 五圓 古紙幣の価値|work=Antique Coin Info|language=Japanese|access-date=February 13, 2020}}Silver obligationDaikokutenJanuary 4, 1886{{cite web|url=https://xn--u9j9fuba4rn20r1cap75hf28g8pm.net/old-shihei/dakan1885|title=旧兌換銀行券を高く売るには【参考買取価格あり】|work=Octopus Maro|language=ja|access-date=February 13, 2021}}{{n/a}}March 31, 1939
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| ¥10

93 × 156 mmDaikokutenrowspan="2"| Silver obligationMay 9, 1887{{n/a}}rowspan="2"| March 31, 1945
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| ¥100

116 × 186 mmDaikokutenSeptember 8, 1887{{n/a}}

=1888–1891=

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colspan="9"| Remodeled convertible banknotes (1888–91)
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85 X 145 mmTakenouchi no SukuneSilver obligationMay 1, 1889October 1, 1958align="center| Valid
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| ¥5

95 X 159 mm{{cite web|url=https://note.antique-coin.info/takeuchi/#keni_toc_1|title=菅原道真五圓札の価値と相場|work=Antique Coin Info|language=Japanese|access-date=February 13, 2020}}Sugawara no MichizaneSilver obligationDecember 3, 1888{{n/a}}March 31, 1939
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| ¥10

100 X 169 mmWake no KiyomaroSilver obligationSeptember 12, 1890{{n/a}}March 31, 1925
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| ¥100

130 X 210 mmFujiwara no KamatariSilver obligationNovember 15, 1891{{n/a}}March 31, 1945

=1899–1900=

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colspan="9"| Convertible Banknote A (1899–1900)
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| ¥5

85 X 146 mm{{cite web|url=https://note.antique-coin.info/5yen/|title=日本の5円札(五圓)の価値と買取相場|work=Antique Coin Info|language=Japanese|access-date=February 14, 2020}}Takenouchi no Sukune and Ube ShrineGold obligationApril 1, 1899{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b-0CAAAAMAAJ&q=%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E6%AD%A6%E5%86%855%E5%86%86|title=Japanese modern banknote overview|publisher=Bonanza|language=Japanese|year=1984|page=182}}{{n/a}}March 31, 1939{{cite web|url=https://www.kosenkaitori.org/furushihei/kougoudakanginkouken/|title=甲号兌換銀行券の歴史について|work=Kosen Kaitori|language=Japanese|access-date=February 14, 2021}}
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| ¥10

96 X 159 mmWake no Kiyomaro and Goou shrineWild Boar design with gold obligationOctober 1, 1899{{n/a}}March 31, 1939
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| ¥100

130 X 210 mmFujiwara no Kamatari and Tanzan ShrineGold obligationalign="center| 1900align="center| 1913March 31, 1939

=1910=

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colspan="9"| Convertible Banknote B (1910)
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| ¥5

78 X 136 mm{{cite web|url=https://kosenkaitori.info/furushihei/5yen/|title=透し大黒5円札の買取相場(価値)と概要|work=Kosen Kaitori|language=Japanese|access-date=February 15, 2021}}Sugawara no MichizaneKitano Tenmangū shrine with convertible wordingSeptember 1, 1910{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PHBBAQAAMAAJ&q=Five+yen+notes+were+renewed+,+and+new+paper+notes+appeared+on+September+ist+.+It+is+said+that+the+5+yon+notes+of+the+previous+form+were|title=The Japan Financial and Economic Monthly|publisher=Liberal news agency|year=1910|page=15|quote=( July 1910 ) Five yen notes were renewed , and new paper notes appeared on September ist. It is said that the 5 yon notes of the previous form were changed because they had been subject to counterfeit.}}{{n/a}}March 31, 1939

Taishō era

===1915–1917===

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colspan="9"| Taishō convertible banknotes (1915–17)
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| ¥1

85 X 145 mmTakenouchi no SukuneSilver obligationAugust 15, 1916October 1, 1958align="center| Valid
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| ¥5

73 X 130 mm{{cite web|url=https://www.kosenkaitori.org/furushihei/taisyoudakanginkouken/|title=大正兌換銀行券について|work=Kosen Kaitori|language=Japanese|access-date=February 16, 2021}}Takenouchi no Sukune and Ube shrineConvertible wordingDecember 15, 1916February, 1927{{cite web|url=https://www.buntetsu.net/mbc/11-36.htm|title=丙5円券|work=Buntetsu|language=Japanese|access-date=February 15, 2021}}March 31, 1939
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| ¥10

89 X 139 mmWake no Kiyomaro and Goou shrineConvertible wordingMay 1, 1915{{n/a}}March 31, 1939
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| ¥20

86 X 149 mmSugawara no MichizaneKitano Tenmangu shrineNovember 20, 1917{{n/a}}March 31, 1939

Shōwa era

=1943–1945=

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colspan="9"| First Issue (1943–45){{efn|The {{Nihongo|First issue series|い号券}}, is a collective term for notes issued after the Bank of Japan was re-organized in 1942.{{cite web|url=https://kosenkaitori.info/furushihei/ken_hukanshihei/|title=不換紙幣5円札の価値と買い取り価格|work=Kosen Kaitori|language=Japanese|access-date=February 20, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kosenkaitori.org/furushihei/fukanshihei/|title=不換紙幣について|work=Kosen Kaitori|language=Japanese|access-date=February 20, 2020}}}}
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| ¥0.1

51 × 106 mmPeace TowerOrnamentalNovember 1, 1944December 31, 1953December 31, 1953
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| ¥1

81 mm x 142 mmTakenouchi no SukuneUbe ShrineDecember 15, 1943October 1, 1958Valid
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| ¥5

76 mm x 132 mmSugawara no MichizaneOrnamentalDecember 25, 1943March 9, 1946March 9, 1946
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| ¥10

18 mm x 142 mmWake no KiyomaroGoō Shrine1944March 9, 1946March 9, 1946
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| ¥100

93 mm x 162 mmPrince ShotokuHōryū-ji1945March 9, 1946March 9, 1946

=1946–1948=

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colspan="9"| Series A (1946–48)
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| ¥0.05

94 × 48 mmPrunus mume blossomsGeometric patternsMay 25, 1948rowspan="2"| December 31, 1953rowspan="2"| June 30, 1954
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| ¥0.1

100 × 52 mmPigeonsThe Diet buildingSeptember 5, 1947
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| ¥1

124 × 68 mmNinomiya Sontokurowspan="3"| Geometric patternsMarch 19, 1946October 1, 1958rowspan="4"| Valid
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| ¥5

132 × 68 mmGeometric patternsMarch 5, 1946rowspan="2"| April 1, 1955
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| ¥10

140 × 76 mmThe Diet buildingFebruary 25, 1946
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| ¥100

162 × 93 mmPrince Shōtoku, "Yumedono" (A hall associated with Prince Shōtoku in Hōryū-ji Temple)Hōryū-ji TempleFebruary 25, 1946July 5, 1956
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=1950–1953=

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colspan="9"| Series B (1950–53)
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| ¥50

144 × 68 mmOrangeTakahashi KorekiyoThe headquarters of the Bank of JapanDecember 1, 1951October 1, 1958
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| ¥100

148 × 76 mmBrown-orangeItagaki TaisukeThe Diet buildingDecember 1, 1953August 1, 1974
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| ¥500

156 × 76 mmDark blueIwakura TomomiMount FujiApril 2, 1951January 4, 1971
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| ¥1000

164 × 76 mmGreyPrince Shōtoku"Yumedono"January 7, 1950January 4, 1965
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Series B introduced a new high value banknote ¥1000.

=1957–1969=

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colspan="9"| Series C (1957–69)
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| ¥500

159 × 72 mmBlueIwakura TomomiMount FujiNovember 1, 1969April 1, 1994
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| ¥1000

164 × 76 mmYellow-greenItō HirobumiThe headquarters of the Bank of JapanNovember 1, 1963January 4, 1986
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| ¥5000

169 × 80 mmGreen-brownPrince ShōtokuThe headquarters of the Bank of JapanOctober 1, 1957January 4, 1986
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| ¥10,000

174 × 84 mmBrown-greenPrince ShōtokuA pillar painting of Hōō in Byōdō-in TempleDecember 1, 1958January 4, 1986
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The series C introduced two new high value banknotes ¥5000 and ¥10,000.

=1984=

The 1984 series started the printing process from 1982 to 1984.

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colspan="9"| Series D (1984)
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| ¥1000

150 × 76 mmBlueNatsume SōsekiPair of cranesrowspan="3"| November 1, 1984rowspan="3"| April 2, 2007
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| ¥5000

155 × 76 mmPurpleNitobe InazōMount Fuji, Lake Motosu
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| ¥10,000

160 × 76 mmBrownFukuzawa YukichiPair of pheasants
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Due to the discovery of a large number of counterfeit Series D banknotes at the end of 2004, the issuance of new Series D banknotes except ¥2000 was virtually suspended on January 17, 2005,{{cite web |url=http://www.boj.or.jp/type/release/zuiji/bnnew16.htm |title= 偽造旧一万円券大量発生に伴う対処方針|website=www.boj.or.jp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808131512/http://www.boj.or.jp/type/release/zuiji/bnnew16.htm |archive-date=August 8, 2007}} and officially suspended on April 2, 2007.[http://www.boj.or.jp/type/release/zuiji07/un0701a.htm 一万円券、五千円券および千円券の今後の支払について:日本銀行] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103143/http://www.boj.or.jp/type/release/zuiji07/un0701a.htm |date=September 29, 2007 }} According to a news release {{cite web |url=http://www.npa.go.jp/toukei/souni/gizou.htm |title=偽造通貨の発見枚数 |website=www.npa.go.jp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810214710/http://www.npa.go.jp/toukei/souni/gizou.htm |archive-date=August 10, 2007}} from the National Police Agency, they seized 11,717 counterfeit Series D banknotes (excluding the ¥2000 denomination) in 2005. However, they seized only 486 counterfeit current issue banknotes, namely Series E ¥1000, ¥5000, ¥10,000, and Series D ¥2000.

Heisei era

=2000=

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colspan="8"|Series D (2000)
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| ¥2000

154 × 76 mmGreenShurei-monScene from the Tale of Genji and portrait of Murasaki ShikibuJuly 19, 2000
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File:2000 yen banknote (Series D), reverse.png

This is the current issue. The 2000 yen note was first issued on July 19, 2000, to commemorate the 26th G8 summit in Okinawa and the 2000 millennium year as well. Pictured on the front of the note is Shureimon, a famous gate in Naha, Okinawa near the site of the summit. The other side features a scene from The Tale of Genji and the author Murasaki Shikibu on the lower right corner. The motif of the scene was taken from the 12th century illuminated handscrolls of the novel kept at the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya. The image of Murasaki Shikibu is taken from the Gotoh edition of the Murasaki Shikibu Diary Emaki held at the Gotoh Museum.

Many Japanese consider the 2000 yen note a novelty as it is the only Japanese denomination whose first digit is 2. To promote the circulation of the notes, some companies had started paying wages in them. The series D is the first to display the EURion constellation.

=2004=

Series E banknotes were introduced in 2004 in ¥1000, ¥5000, and ¥10,000 denominations. The EURion constellation pattern is present in the designs.

The 2004 series started the printing process from 2002 to 2004.

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colspan="9"| Series E (2004)
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ObverseReverseObverseReverse
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| ¥1000

150 × 76 mmBlueNoguchi HideyoMount Fuji, Lake Motosu and cherry blossomsrowspan="3"| November 1, 2004rowspan="3"| 2025 - 2027
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| ¥5000

156 × 76 mmPurpleHiguchi IchiyōKakitsubata-zu (Painting of irises, a work by Ogata Kōrin)
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| ¥10,000

160 × 76 mmBrownFukuzawa YukichiStatue of hōō (phoenix) at Byōdō-in
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Reiwa era

=2024=

On April 9, 2019, Finance Minister Tarō Asō announced new designs for the ¥1000, ¥5000, and ¥10,000 notes, for use beginning on July 3, 2024.{{cite web |title=Japan announces new ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 bank notes as Reiwa Era looms |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/09/national/japan-introduce-new-%C2%A510000-%C2%A55000-%C2%A51000-banknotes/ |website=Japan Times |date=April 9, 2019 |access-date=9 April 2019 |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120172911/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/09/national/japan-introduce-new-%C2%A510000-%C2%A55000-%C2%A51000-banknotes/ |url-status=dead }} The ¥1000 bill features Kitasato Shibasaburō and The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the ¥5000 bill features Tsuda Umeko and wisteria flowers, and the ¥10,000 bill features Shibusawa Eiichi and Tokyo Station. This is the first series of banknotes that feature English text, with the words "Bank of Japan" in the front.

The 2024 series started the printing process from 2021 to 2024.

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colspan="8"| Series F (2024)
colspan="2"| Imagerowspan="2"| Valuerowspan="2"| Dimensionsrowspan="2"| Main Colorcolspan="2"| Descriptionrowspan="2"| Date of issue
ObverseReverseObverseReverse
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| ¥1000

150 × 76 mmBlueKitasato ShibasaburōThe Great Wave off Kanagawa (from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series by Hokusai)rowspan="3"| July 3, 2024
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| ¥5000

156 × 76 mmPurpleTsuda UmekoWisteria flowers
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| ¥10,000

160 × 76 mmBrownShibusawa EiichiTokyo Station (Marunouchi side)
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This is the current issue. The EURion constellation pattern can be observed on the series F.

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