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Japanese rubber stamps
Tokyo and Kyoto - 2003
If you like rubber stamps, take a trip
to Japan, where nearly every historical monument has
been thoughtfully furnished with a rubber stamp station.
Look for a simple card table with stamp pads at train
stations, temples and shrines. |
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This stamp glorifies the various forms
of the Shinkansen or "bullet train" at
the main train station in Tokyo. Even the slowest, local
train is called the "express" - 6 hours
from Tokyo to Kyoto. The "super express" Shinkansen
takes only 2 hours to get there, non-stop. |
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A rubber stamp from the train station at Hamamatsu
City, home of Shizukoka University, and American
author M.G. Sheftall. His new book recounting the lives
of the remaining Kamikaze pilots is available in the State.
Visit author's web site to see award-winning models
of WWII aircraft.
The stamp shows the "Matsuri" or town festival
that happens during May in towns all over Japan. Traditional
garments. music, parades, flea markets and a warm village
atmosphere. |
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Kyoto is one of the most beautiful cities
in the world; surrounded by a horse-shoe ring of mountains
with ancient temples and rainforests with wild monkeys. This
rubber stamp shows the huge bald spot on the hillside shaped
like the japanese character for "Mountain" which
is set on fire during a festival at night. The stamp also
shows the main train station, the nearby Kyoto Tower, and
a temple in the background.
The peaceful Imperial Palace and Garden is located in the
center of Kyoto, a refined version of Central Park in New
York City. Downtown Kyoto is filled with beautiful gardens
and temples, often hidden away in a block of nondescript
buildings. |
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This is a "Stamp Book" produced
by Japan Rail for a Rubber Stamp Rally to
celebrate the 'birthday' of Astroboy on 7 April 2003.
The diagram shows the train stations in Tokyo that are part
of the rally. Get a different stamp at all the stations and
then send the stamp card in for a chance to win ¥10,000
and other Astroboy prizes.
The theme song from the television show was playing on the
public address system at the Ochanomizu train station, the
neighborhood where the robot boy was created, known in Japan
as "Tetsuwan Atom". |
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