Furusato Stamps (Prefectural Issues) of Japan in 1997

The detailed information of each issue is edited according to the MPT's Publicity.

Date of
Issue
Issue
Prefecture(s)
of Issue
Catalog No. and
Denomination
17 April 1997 Men's World Handball
Championship		 KumamotoR202: 80 yen
R202P: 800 yen
25 April Ezomurasaki-tsutsuji
(Dahurian Rhododendron)		 HokkaidouR203: 80 yen
R203P: 800 yen
25 April Tea Picking ShizuokaR204: 50 yen, R204P: 500 yen
25 April Mt. Fuji ShizuokaR205-206: a se-tenant
pair of 80 yen, R206P: 800 yen
15 May Marugame Castle KagawaR207: 80 yen, R207P: 800 yen
30 May Hokkaidou Ermine HokkaidouR208: 50 yen, R208P: 500 yen
30 May The 400th Anniversary of
Okayama Castle		 OkayamaR209: 80 yen, R209P: 800 yen
2 June Okinawan Fruits in Summer OkinawaR210-211: a se-tenant
pair of 50 yen
3 June Nagasaki Kaido Highway Fukuoka, Saga,
& Nagasaki		R212-215: a se-tenant
strip of four 80 yen
18 June The Clock Tower of
Kyoto University		 KyotoR217: 80 yen, R217P: 800 yen
18 June Hanayome (Bride) NiigataR216: 50 yen, R216P: 500 yen
7 July The Kantou Festival AkitaR218: 80 yen, R218P: 800 yen
11 July JAPAN EXPO TOTTORI '97 TottoriR219: 80 yen, R219P: 800 yen
1 August Natural Habitat of Waterwheel Plant
at Houzouji-numa Pond		 SaitamaR220: 50 yen,
R220P: 500 yen
20 August Owara kaze-no bon ToyamaR221-222: a se-tenant
pair of 80 yen, R222P: 800 yen
1 September Lake Kasumigaura IbarakiR223: 80 yen, R223P: 800 yen
1 October New Places of Interest in Tokyo TokyoR224-228: a se-tenant
strip of five 80 yen, R228P: 800 yen
28 October The First World Walking Festtival SaitamaR229: 80 yen, R229P: 800 yen
18 December Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Chiba &
Kanagawa		R230-231: a se-tenant
pair of 80 yen, R231P: 800 yen

Furusato stamps are sold at the post offices under each Regional Postal Bureau.
Also they are available at the regular 13 Central Post Offices as follows.

Regional
Postal Bureau
Prefectures under
the Regional Postal Bureau
Regular Central
Post Offices
Hokkaidou(Hokkaidou)Sapporo
TouhokuAomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita,
Yamagata and Fukushima		Sendai
KantouIbaraki, Tochigi, Gumma, Saitama,
Chiba, Kanagawa and Yamanashi		Yokohama
Tokyo(Tokyo)Tokyo
Shin'etsuNagano and NiigataNagano
ToukaiGifu, Shizuoka, Aichi and MieNagoya
HokurikuToyama, Ishikawa and FukuiKanazawa
KinkiShiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo,
Nara and Wakayama		Kyoto and
Osaka
ChugokuTottori, Shimane, Okayama,
Hiroshima and Yamaguchi		Hiroshima
ShikokuTokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and KochiMatsuyama
KyushuFukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto,
Ooita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima		Kumamoto
Okinawa(Okinawa)Naha


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