12 June 2019

various lighthouses; stamps: japan, 2018

the lighthouses.
  • Kannonzaki Lighthouse (観音埼灯台, Kannon Saki Lighthouses) [extreme left]
  • Mikomotoshima Lighthouse (神子元島灯台) [second from left]
  • Murotosaki Lighthouse (室戸岬灯台, Cape Muroto Lighthouse) [middle]
  • Hesaki Lighthouse (部灯台) [second from right]
  • Kannonzaki Lighthouse (観音埼灯台, Kannon Saki Lighthouses) [extreme right]

what. stamps with lighthouses

where.
  • Kannonzaki Lighthouse: Cape Kannon, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Mikomoto Shima Lighthouse: Mikomoto Shima, Shizuoka, Japan
  • Murotosaki Lighthouse: Cape Muroto, Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park, Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
  • Hesaki Lighthouse: Kiku Peninsula, Mojiku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Kannonzaki Lighthouse: Cape Kannon, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

issue information. 1 set of 5 stamps, and 1 miniature sheet featuring each of the stamps twice, issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the lighthouses featured.

note. Japanese for lighthouses: 灯台 (tōdai)



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