#557 Japan 12/04/08

Hideo sent me this nice letter from Japan, thank you! It was posted in Mie prefecture on April 8 and arrived on April 10, 2012.

The mini-sheet was issued on November 11, 2011, and commemorates the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

#387 Japan 10/06/14

Masaru sent me this nice cover from Mutsu City in Japan, thank you!

It was posted on June 14 and arrived on June 18, 2010. There are two “Hello Kitty” stamps attached.

#342 Japan 10/01/04

Masaru sent me this nice cover from Japan with flower stamps, thanks!

It was posted in Mutsu on January 4, 2010.

#282 Japan 09/05/15

This nice cover from Takayanagi, Osaka was sent to me by Shigeo, thank you!

It was posted on May 15, 2009.

The left stamp was issued on July 26, 1986. It depicts the training ship Nihonmaru and the navigation training institute founders Yatarō Iwasaki (1835-1885; founder of Mitsubishi company too) and Makoto Kondo.

#229 Japan 09/11/20

Hiroshi sent me this nice FDC from Osaka, thank you.

The FDC was issued and posted on November 20, 2009. The date on the commemorative cancellation shows the Japanese year Heisei (平成) 21. The stamps commemorate the “Chinese Zodiac Character Greeting”.

#208 Japan 09/10/24

Akihiro sent me this cover from Tokyo. It was posted on October 24, 2009.

Japan 08/10/29

Nice airmail cover from Japan, posted in Tokyo on October 29, 2008.

The attached stamp commemorates the International Letter-Writing Week 2008.

Japan 2008/10/16

Airmail cover from Japan, posted in Chidori, Tokyo on October 16, 2008.