Jigsaw puzzles from Japan

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Deleted puzzles

This page shows puzzles that are no longer available, just for historical curiosity, and for completeness.

In some cases puzzles are reissued with a different code number: if you have the old code number from somewhere, this page should show you the replacement (which may still be available).

2016 pieces

Great wall of china

The Great Wall in sombre light — but it highlights the jagged mountain skyline, reminding us of the enormous challenge of construction.

The Chinese name (also used in Japanese, of course) is "10,000-li fortification": it actually extends for a total of 12,700 li, or around 6,350 km.

(From the Epoch "World Heritage" series)

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E23019 (23-019 on package)
Retail price ¥3000

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Thai stupa

This stupa (the inverted 'bell' building) is in Sukhothai, capital of the ancient kingdom of northern Thailand. Appropriately for a sacred Buddhist edifice, lotus blossoms crowd the foreground.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E23048 (23-048 on package)
Retail price ¥3000

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Gyeongbokgung, Seoul

This pavilion, known as Hyangwonjeong, stands in the grounds of the old imperial palace site of Gyeongbokgung, in the Korean capital of Seoul. The architecture is quite distinctive, yet has many characteristics in common with that of Japan, and of course the lily pond is a universal feature.

Lots of detail in the Wikipedia article

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E23512 (23-512 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Vacation paradise

An idyllic lagoon scene — no location given, but the single outrigger in the foreground rather suggests somewhere in the Pacific...

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
Discontinued December 2020
An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E23565 (23-565 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Private resort

No location given for this tropical view, but the island across the sea has clearly been the site of some extremely energetic volanic activity in the past...

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E23566 (23-566 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Taj Mahal

Perhaps the most beautiful building in the world, caught at one of the best moments, a clear dawn.

The symmetry of the picture will make this two-sided puzzle an extra challenge, since most pieces will have approximately the same appearance on both sides.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

This puzzle has the same image printed on both sides.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E27107 (27-107 on package)
Retail price ¥3900

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1900 pieces

Great barrier reef

This is "Heart Island", in the Great Barrier Reef off north-east Australia. And this is a classic "puzzler's puzzle", selected to be a tough challenge.

Combination of 1500 + 400 small-piece puzzles

Permanently unavailable
Discontinued October 2017
An Epoch puzzle: 1900 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E17105 (17-105 on package)
Retail price ¥3900

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1500 pieces

Tropical beach in Japan

Japan is not usually thought of as tropical, but the chain of islands extending from Kyushu to Okinawa includes many coral islands, an unexploited paradise destination...

We are not given a precise location, just "Kagoshima Prefecture", but this must be somewhere in the Amami island group.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E15537 (15-537 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia

A puzzle where all the pieces are sky! The famous Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia are covered in water during the wet season, and provide this amazing mirror effect.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
Discontinued May 2018
An Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E15550 (15-550 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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1000 pieces

Thailand - Phi Phi Islands

A scene made famous by the film "The beach"...

Permanently unavailable
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 720 x 490 mm (28" x 19")
Code: B71276 (71-276 on package)
Retail price ¥2600

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Angkor Wat

This is the largest in the complex of temples at Angkor in Cambodia. From here a powerful family of kings ruled much of south-east Asia, from around the year 900 to 1432. The city was then abandoned, and more or less lost to the jungle, until rediscovered by a French explorer, Henri Mouhot, in 1860.

This puzzle has TINY pieces!

Permanently unavailable
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: BM81831 (M81-831 on package)
Retail price ¥2000

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Taj Mahal

Perhaps the most beautiful building in the world, caught at one of the best moments, a clear dawn.

This puzzle has TINY pieces!

Permanently unavailable
Not available
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: BS71806 (S71-806 on package)
Retail price ¥1600

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Great Wall of China

The Chinese name (also used in Japanese, of course) is "10,000-li fortification": it actually extends for a total of 12,700 li, or around 6,350 km.

This puzzle has TINY pieces!

Permanently unavailable
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: BS71807 (S71-807 on package)
Retail price ¥1600

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Thai stupa

This stupa (the inverted 'bell' building) is in Sukhothai, capital of the ancient kingdom of northern Thailand. Appropriately for a sacred Buddhist edifice, lotus blossoms crowd the foreground.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E10625 (10-625 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Vacation spot

An idyllic place for a hammock — in the Maldive islands...

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E10711 (10-711 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Angel falls, Venezuela

The highest waterfall in the world, at 979 metres (3,212 ft)...

Not available
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E10757 (10-757 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Great Blue Hole, Belize

A spectacular natural feature in the western Caribbean, this natural sinkhole is a popular tourist attraction, and makes a challenging image for a puzzle.

Permanently unavailable
Discontinued December 2017
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E10758 (10-758 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Great Wall of China

The Chinese name (also used in Japanese, of course) is "10,000-li fortification": it actually extends for a total of 12,700 li, or around 6,350 km.

(From the Epoch "World Heritage" series)

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E11078 (11-078 on package)
Retail price ¥3000

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Angkor Wat

(From the Epoch "World Heritage" series)

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E11103 (11-103 on package)
Retail price ¥3000

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Hong Kong at night

The famous view from Victoria Peak on Hong Kong island, looking across the water to Kowloon.

This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E11158 (11-158 on package)
Retail price ¥3000

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Venice - Ponte Rialto fireworks

A dazzling firework display over the Grand Canal lights up the Rialto, the bridge at the heart of Venice.

This puzzle is cut to make pieces harder to find.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: E11305 (11-305 on package)
Retail price ¥3000

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Paradise

No map showing paradise is available, but it looks like somewhere in the pacific!

Permanently unavailable
A Road puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: RS13118 (RS-13-118 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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White beach

Somewhere under the tropical sky...

Permanently unavailable
A Road puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: RS1393 (RS-13-93 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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Palm beach

... in the Maldive Islands

Permanently unavailable
A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: Y10986 (10-986 on package)
Retail price ¥2500

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500 pieces

Crystal Island (Nakamura)

This lagoon in the Truk islands is captured by the marine photographer Nakamura Tsuneo. (The simple composition and foreground in particular make for a real "puzzler's puzzle.")

Nakamura is a distinguished Japanese marine photographer.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 530 x 380 mm (21" x 15")
Code: E05058 (05-058S on package)
Retail price ¥1600

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Seventy islands, Palau

The immensely beautiful islets are in the Rock Islands, part of the Pacific nation of Palau.

This puzzle has micro pieces

Permanently unavailable
Discontinued July 2017
A Yanoman puzzle: 500 pieces; 215 x 165 mm (8" x 6")
Code: Y4113 (41-13 on package)
Retail price ¥1000

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450 pieces

Grand Palace, Bangkok

A night view of the fabulous complex of buildings that has been the official residence of the Kings of Thailand for over two hundred years.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
Discontinued December 2017
An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: E08530 (08-530 on package)
Retail price ¥1200

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Guilin dawn

China's most famous and spectacular scenery, the gorges on the Li river at Guilin.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: E08553 (08-553 on package)
Retail price ¥1200

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300 pieces

Bora Bora paradise

Spectacular mountains, coconut palms, and a lagoon,... what more could anyone need?

Permanently unavailable
A Beverly puzzle: 300 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: B73165 (73-165 on package)
Retail price ¥1200

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Thai stupa

This stupa (the inverted 'bell' building) is in Sukhothai, capital of the ancient kingdom of northern Thailand. Appropriately for a sacred Buddhist edifice, lotus blossoms crowd the foreground.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 300 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: E25073 (25-073S on package)
Retail price ¥1200

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Uyuni salt flats

Two cyclists riding the horizon, just one of the amazing effects provided by the famous Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia.

Permanently unavailable
Discontinued February 2021
An Apollo puzzle: 300 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: P48626 (48-626 on package)
Retail price ¥1200

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Violet beach

Idyllic scene on a palm-fringed beach. We're not told where, but does it matter?

Permanently unavailable
A Road puzzle: 300 pieces; 260 x 380 mm (10" x 15")
Code: RS3229 (RS-32-29 on package)
Retail price ¥1200

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216 pieces

Angkor Wat

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

Permanently unavailable
An Epoch puzzle: 216 pieces; 257 x 182 mm (10" x 7")
Code: E04017 (04-017 on package)
Retail price ¥1200

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