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知床国立公園 << 1965年(昭和40年) 11月15日 >> 3-2-12

Shiretoko National Park Issued on 11 , 15 , 1965 (Showa 40)

Shiretoko National Park Issued on 11 , 15 , 1965 (Showa 40)
In November 1965, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued two types of Shiretoko National Park stamps.Shiretoko National Park is the north- easternmost national park in mainland Japan that straddles Shari Town and Rausu Town in the northeastern part of Hokkaido. The north side of the Shire- toko Peninsula was designated as a national park in 1964. It was registered as a World Natural Heritage Site in 2005. There are Shiretoko mountain ranges such as Mt. Rausu, Mt. Iou, and Mt. Shiretoko in the park, and hot spring areas such as Aidomari Onsen and Rausu Onsen are also scattered. Area is about 39,000ha."Shiretoko" means "the end of the land" in the Ainu language.