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第54回国民体育大会 << 1999年(平成11年) 9月10日 >> 2-5-263

54th National Athletic Meet Issued on September 10, 1999 (Heisei 11)

54th National Athletic Meet Issued on September 10, 1999 (Heisei 11)
The 54th National Athletic Meet was held in September 1999 in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. The Winter Games were held in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture and Otaru City, Hokkaido. The Winter Games skating and ice hockey competitions were held as "Naga no Kokutai", the ski competitions were held as "Minato Otaru Kokutai", and the summer and autumn competitions were held as "Kumamoto Mirai Kokutai". Stamps are issued in commemoration of this tournament and are designed with "Golfers and Gentians".