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マナスル登頂記念 << 1956年(昭和31年) 11月3日 >> 2-4-84

Conquest of Mt.Manaslu Issued on November 3, 1956 (Showa 31)

Conquest of Mt.Manaslu Issued on November 3, 1956 (Showa 31) Manaslu belongs to the Himalayas of Nepal, which is the eighth highest in the world at 8,163 m.The name of the mountain means "mountain of spirits" in Sanskrit. The world's first climb was achieved in May 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and other Japanese troops. This success had a epoch-making impact on the postwar Japanese mountaineering world and became a social phenomenon that caused a mountaineering boom.The stamps are designed by mountaineering team members and Manaslu.