Festivals of the Hometown Series 10
Gion Matsuri:Kyoto

R836a R836b
R836c R836d

Issue Festivals of the Hometown Series 10
Gion Matsuri:Kyoto
First Day July 1, 2013
Value ¥50 x 4
Sheet 10 stamps (2 x 5) Sheet
Designs R836a - Yamahoko Junko and Naginata hoko
R836b - Yamahoko Junko
R836c - Mikoshi being carried away for a parade
R836d - West Tower Gate of Yasaka-jinja
Designer Shimoda Koichi (illustrator)
Tamaki Akira (stamp designer)
Printing Offset in 5 colors
Size 125.5 x 33.0mm, vertical
Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

[Note on the Stamps]
This is the tenth series of Furusato Stamps to introduce various festivals that cast our mind back to the hometown. The stamps depict Gion Matsuri, a festival at Yasaka-jinja, well known as the summer charming sight in Kyoto.


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