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陸中海岸(三陸復興)国立公園(第2次) << 1969年(昭和44年) 11月20日 >> 3-2-18

Rikuchu-Kaigan (Sanriku Coastal reconstruction) National Park (Second)
Issued on 11 , 20 , 1969 (Showa 44)

Rikuchu-Kaigan (Sanriku Coastal reconstruction) National Park (Second)
Issued on 11 , 20 , 1969 (Showa 44)
In November 1969 (Showa 49), the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued two types of Rikuchu Kaigan National Park stamps (secondary). Rikuchu Kaigan National Park is a national park that occupies the entire Sanriku coast from southern Aomori prefecture to the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi prefecture. It is the only full-scale coastal park in the national parks of eastern Japan. In terms of management, it is divided into the Hachinohe / Miyako district in the north and the Ofunato district in the south. The area is 12,212 ha. In May 1955 (Showa 30), it was designated as the Rikuchu Kaigan National Park.The designated area was severely damaged by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011, and the name has now been changed to "Sanriku Coastal Reconstruction National Park".