Kujuku Islands in Kisakata

R417

Issue	Kujuku Islands in Kisakata
Prefecture	Akita
Date of Issue	7 July, 2000 ( Heisei 12 )
Denomination	80 yen
Design	Kujuku Islands in Kisakata
Size	22.5 X 33.0 ,millimeters
Printing	Photoguravure in 5 colors
Sheet	20 stamps ( 4 X 5 )
Designer	Goshima Masawo
Catalogue No.	R417
First Day of Issue Postmark	Kisakata Post Office

Kujuku Islands in Kisakata, Pane

Issue	Kujuku Islands in Kisakata, Pane
Price	800 yen ( 80 yen X 10 stamps )
Pane Size	51.0 X 190.0 millimeters
Sheet	20 stamps ( 2 X 5 )
Catalogue No.	R417P

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

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(Small Notes for the Issue)
Kujuku ( literally "ninety-nine" meaning "many" ) Islands in Kisakata used to be in the shallow inlet, which disappeared because of the upheaval of 2.4 meters by the earthquake of 1804. The islands are surrounded by paddy fields, on which one can see the beautiful reflections of the islands especially before the rice planting in spring. In 1934, the area was appointed to be one of the Natural Monuments.