# 1000 yen coin

The 1000 yen coin is a denomination of the Japanese yen. This denomination is only used for the issue of commemorative silver coins struck by the Japan Mint.

## History

The first 1000 yen coin was issued in 1964 to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics. Since then, the Japan Mint has issued various 1000 yen coins commemorating various subjects and events of Japan's history. The recent 1000 yen commemorative coins now have color applied to parts of the coin's design.

## List of commemoratives
### Early issues (1964–2007)

| Japanese date | Gregorian date | Mintage | Reason |
| 39 Shōwa | 1964 | 15,000,000 | 1964 Summer Olympics |
| 14 Heisei | 2002 | 100,000 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 15 Heisei | 2003 | 50,000 | 2003 Asian Winter Games |
| 15 Heisei | 2003 | 50,000 | 50th anniversary of the restoration of the Amami Islands to Japan |
| 16 Heisei | 2004 | 70,000 | The EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN |
| 18 Heisei | 2006 | 70,000 | 50th Anniversary of Japan's Accession to the United Nations |
| 19 Heisei | 2007 | 80,000 | International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007 |

### 47 Prefectures Coin Program (2008–2016)

Starting in 2008, a program similar to the American 50 State Quarters was put into place which honors all 47 of Japan's prefectures. This was done by celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law in the form of 47 different commemorative coins (designs on obverse side). The program ran until 2016, concluding with the final issues for Tokyo and Fukushima. All 1,000 yen coins were minted in silver, and have a fixed mintage of 100,000 per issue. The Japanese dates used for the coins appears in Arabic numerals to reflect former emperor Akihito's (Heisei) year of reign. Many of the designs are cultural in nature and depict elements such as shrines, flora/fauna, and historical figures.
| Japanese date | Gregorian date | Prefecture | Elements depicted |
| 20 | 2008 | Hokkaido | Lake Tōya and Red-crowned cranes |
| 20 | 2008 | Kyoto | Scene 3 from Chapter 49 of The Tale of Genji |
| 20 | 2008 | Shimane | Otoriosame-Chogin and peonies |
| 21 | 2009 | Nagano | The Japanese Alps and Kamikōchi |
| 21 | 2009 | Niigata | Japanese crested ibis and Sado Island |
| 21 | 2009 | Ibaraki | H-II (H2) launch vehicle and Mt. Tsukuba |
| 21 | 2009 | Nara | Daigokuden Seiden, cherry blossoms and kemari |
| 22 | 2010 | Kochi | Sakamoto Ryōma and Katsurahama beach |
| 22 | 2010 | Gifu | Ukai (cormorant fishing) on the Nagara River |
| 22 | 2010 | Fukui | Dinosaur and Tōjinbō |
| 22 | 2010 | Aichi | Kinshachi, rabbitear iris and Atsumi Peninsula |
| 22 | 2010 | Aomori | Nebuta, and Neputa festivals with apples at top |
| 22 | 2010 | Saga | Ōkuma Shigenobu with Imari ware and Arita ware |
| 23 | 2011 | Toyama | Tateyama Mountain Range seen from Amaharashi coast |
| 23 | 2011 | Tottori | Tottori Sand Dunes and Sanin Kaigan National Park |
| 23 | 2011 | Kumamoto | Mount Aso |
| 23 | 2011 | Shiga | Lake Biwa, Grebe family, and Ukimidō Temple |
| 23 | 2011 | Iwate | Chūson-ji Konjiki-dō, Chūson-ji Lotus and Pure Land garden of Mōtsū-ji |
| 23 | 2011 | Akita | Nobu Shirase and namahage |
| 24 | 2012 | Okinawa | Shuri Castle and Kumi Odori |
| 24 | 2012 | Kanagawa | Tsurugaoka Hachimangū shrine and yabusame |
| 24 | 2012 | Miyazaki | Prefectural Government - Main Building, and Takachiho Yokagura |
| 24 | 2012 | Tochigi | Gate (Yōmei–mon) of Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine |
| 24 | 2012 | Oita | Usa Jingū shrine and Futabayama Sadaji |
| 24 | 2012 | Hyogo | Oriental stork with Himeji Castle in the background |
| 25 | 2013 | Miyagi | Date Masamune and Keichō Embassy to Europe |
| 25 | 2013 | Hiroshima | Itsukushima Shintō Shrine, bugaku and Japanese Red Maple leaves |
| 25 | 2013 | Gunma | Female worker at the Tomioka Silk Mill |
| 25 | 2013 | Okayama | Okayama Kōraku-en Garden and Momotarō |
| 25 | 2013 | Shizuoka | Mt. Fuji as depicted in one of Yokoyama Taikan's works (Ultramarine) |
| 25 | 2013 | Yamanashi | Mt. Fuji, Chūō Shinkansen test track, and grapes |
| 25 | 2013 | Kagoshima | Jōmon Sugi cedar tree, Mt. Nagatadake, and Rhododendron flowers |
| 26 | 2014 | Ehime | Dōgo Onsen (main building) and mikan oranges |
| 26 | 2014 | Yamagata | Mogami River and cherries |
| 26 | 2014 | Mie | Isuzu River, and Uji Bridge from the Ise Grand Shrine |
| 26 | 2014 | Kawaga | Ritsurin Garden |
| 26 | 2014 | Saitama | Shibusawa Eiichi and the Time Bell Tower |
| 26 | 2014 | Ishikawa | Yukitsuri protecting trees from snow at Kenroku-en garden, and Kotoji-tōrō |
| 27 | 2015 | Yamaguchi | Kintai Bridge and Akiyoshidai plateau |
| 27 | 2015 | Tokushima | Naruto whirlpools, Awa Dance Festival, and Sudachi blossoms |
| 27 | 2015 | Fukuoka | Okinoshima Island, Munakata Taisha grand shrine, and a gold ring |
| 27 | 2015 | Wakayama | Danjo Garan temple complex on Mt. Kōya |
| 27 | 2015 | Osaka | Osaka Castle and bunraku puppet |
| 27 | 2015 | Nagasaki | Oura Cathedral and Camellias |
| 27 | 2015 | Chiba | Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and Canola flowers (nanohana) |
| 28 | 2016 | Fukushima | Hideyo Noguchi, Mt. Bandai and Lake Inawashiro |
| 28 | 2016 | Tokyo | Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge and seagulls |

### Commemoratives (2012–present)

The following include commemorative issues that were released concurrently with the 47 Prefectures Coin Program, as well as those released up to present. Seven issues ran concurrently with the program, including a series that was launched in 2015 as a response to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. Later issues include coins being released for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
| Image | Japanese date | Gregorian date | Mintage | Reason |
| — | Not dated | 2012 | 50,000 | 67th Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group |
| — | 26 Heisei | 2014 | 100,000 | 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Shinkansen |
| — | 27 Heisei | 2015 | 33,286 | The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project: 1st Series |
| — | 27 Heisei | 2015 | 31,575 | The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project: 2nd Series |
| — | 27 Heisei | 2015 | 35,086 | The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project: 3rd Series |
| — | 27 Heisei | 2015 | 34,184 | The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project: 4th Series |
| — | 28 Heisei | 2016 | 50,000 | The Olympics Handover (Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo) |
| — | 28 Heisei | 2016 | 50,000 | The Paralympics Handover (Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo) |
| — | 29 Heisei | 2017 | — | 2017 Asian Winter Games |
| — | 30 Heisei | 2018 | — | 50th Anniversary of the return of the Ogasawara Islands |
| — | 30 Heisei | 2018 | 100,000 | 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics (Series 1) |
| — | 30 Heisei | 2018 | — | 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Period (Early Meiji period train station) |
| — | 31 Heisei | 2019 | TBD | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| — | 31 Heisei | 2019 | TBD | 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics (Series 2) |
| — | 31 Heisei | 2019 | TBD | 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics (Series 3) |
| — | 2 Reiwa | 2020 | TBD | 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics (Series 4) |
| — | 3 Reiwa | 2021 | 50,000 | 150th Anniversary of Japan's Postal System |
| — | 3 Reiwa | 2021 | 50,000 | 150th Anniversary of Modern Currency System |
| — | 4 Reiwa | 2022 | | 50th Anniversary of the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan. |
| — | 4 Reiwa | 2022 | 70,000 | 150th Anniversary of Railways in Japan. |
| — | 5 Reiwa | 2023 | 50,000 | Expo 2025 Osaka |