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国土緑化 << 1949年(昭和24年) 4月1日 >> 2-4-35

National Land Afforestation Campaign Issued on April 1, 1949 (Showa 24)

National Land Afforestation Campaign  Issued on April 1, 1949 (Showa 24) In April 1949 (Showa 24), the Ministry of Communications issued a commemorative stamp to promote the National Land Afforestation Movement. In 1945, the entire land of Japan was severely destroyed and damaged by the Pacific War.
Not only urban areas but also forests, which occupy 80% of the national land, were severely damaged, and timber was consumed in large quantities as wartime supplies due to over-cutting.Therefore, after the war, the reconstruction of the land was promoted by greening Japan (forestation, forest maintenance, etc.).
Currently, allergies to pollinosis are widespread in Japan. It is said that this is largely due to the wood "sugi"* planted at that time. *sugi= japanese cedar