Kyupodo Letterpress Postcard - Coral Forest Post Office

Part of Kyupodo’s Nanairo Coral Town Shopping Arena series, this postcard features the fictional Coral Forest Post Office, a whimsical underwater postal service designed for mermaids. The illustration depicts the town’s imaginative approach to mail delivery, including popular message-bottle flights to land and letter shells for sending messages.

Regular mail is delivered by fish, while express letters receive a faster delivery by swordfish. Designed for stationery collectors, postcard enthusiasts, and fans of whimsical world-building, this postcard combines detailed storytelling with Kyupodo’s distinctive letterpress-inspired aesthetic.

About Kyupodo
Kyupodo is a Japanese stationery brand known for its finely crafted letterpress printing and imaginative designs. Founded by Katsuro Sakai after retirement as a way to print his autobiography and travel journals, the company grew into a dedicated letterpress studio. Today, his grandson Souhei Sakai continues the brand, creating stationery inspired by fantasy, humor, and storytelling while drawing on the paper and bookbinding expertise associated with LIFE.