Shirone Big Kite Battle

R314: Shirone Big Kite Battle	R315: Shirone Big Kite Battle

Issue	Shirone Big Kite Battle
Prefecture	Niigata
Date of Issue	1 June 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen x 2, (se-tenant pair of 80 yen)
Designs	314 & 315: Shirone Big Kite Battle
Quantity	7,950,000 se-tenant pairs
Image Area	24.0 x 33.0 millimeters
Printing	Offset in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (two se-tenant pairs x 5)
Designer	Itou Eiichi
Sold at	Post offices in Shin'etsu, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Shirone Post Office

Shirone Big Kite Battle, Pane

Issue	Shirone Big Kite Battle, Pane
Price	800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Pane Size	51.0 x 190.0 millimeters
Pane	10 stamps (a se-tenant pair x 5)
Catalog No.	R315P

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

R314-315: Shirone Big Kite Battle has a tradition of 300 years, which is annually held in June. Shirone is at the center of the Niigata plain. People fly big kites from the both sides over the river Nakanokuchi (80 meters wide), try to tangle the ropes of each other, and draw the ropes until they are cut. The kites are usually 5 by 7 meters. Shirone people broke the Guiness world record by launching a kite measuring 14.10 by 19.07 meters in March 1980.