Experience with postcrossing
Postcards from Japan sent by postcrossing.
On September 10, 2022, a postcard arrived from Japan.The postcard shows the beautiful beach of Okinawa.She wrote from the city of Takarazuka, which is known for its opera.She wrote that the leaves on the trees were beautiful colors at the time (beginning of autumn) when she wrote the postcard.There are two nice stamps on the… Read more Okinawa Beach postcard from Japan no 226
On July 28, 2022, a postcard arrived from Japan.It was a wonderful postcard as it had different themes. In the background is the 3776m (12388 feet) high mountain and volcano Fuji. The famous Japanese Shinkansen passes by in the foreground.She wrote a few nice lines. She lives in Hiroshima.She didn’t have much space to write… Read more Mountain and volcano Fuji and Shinkansen train postcard from Japan no 216
On February 22, 2022, a postcard arrived from Japan.The postcard shows a drawn swarm of cranes.The drawing is by Tawaraya Sōtatsu and is titled Anthology with Cranes.Tawaraya Sōtatsu lived from about 1570 to 1643. He was probably born in Kyoto.The postcrosser just wrote a few greetings. According to his address label, he is from Tokyo.He… Read more Drawn swarm of cranes postcard from Japan no 206
A postcard arrived from Japan on November 2, 2021.The postcard shows a drawing of an observatory.It was a special postcard. There was a postcrossing contact, in the sense of exchanging ideas. I already presented Nao’s blog here.That’s what postcrossing is all about. You get to know people and exchange ideas.She wrote some very nice lines… Read more Postcard of a drawing of an observatory from Japan no 167
A look at a wonderful English blog from Nao (here Nao’s older entries before 2022) a fellow Postcrossing member from Japan. In the movie “Forrest Gump” the famous quote is: “Life is like a box of chocolates“Today I would like to change it to: “Postcrossing is like a box of chocolates”. It started at the… Read more Nao’s blog – a Postcrossing Connection
With a little delay, the postcard of the month for August 2021 is going to Japan.This shows the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, at least the moat with a beautiful bridge and two swans. The photographer had a keen eye in composing the picture.The shortlist was still the card from Sweden, Austria/Lichtenstein and Austria. Perhaps it… Read more Postcard of the month August 2021 is the Imperial Palace Tokyo
A postcard arrived from Japan on August 13th.This shows the moat to the Imperial Palace Chiyoda-Jo Castle Tokyo.The Japanese emperor lived there.The palace is located on an isolated island and for security reasons with only a few bridges to the mainland.The postcard is a candidate for Postcard of the Month. I like this very much.She… Read more Imperial Palace Castle Tokyo postcard from Japan no 143
A postcard arrived from Japan on July 21, 2021.It’s a Porco Rosso postcard (Studio Ghibli).He wrote some nice lines. He lives in central Japan. He also received a thank-you-return postcard from me.There are 3 very nice stamps on the postcard. 2 stamps show animals. Once a rabbit and a mother monkey with a baby. I… Read more Postcard with animal postage stamps from Japan no 133
On June 18th a postcard came from Japan. She wrote that she is from Yokohama. I can’t really classify the postcard. It is an illustration or drawing of several monkeys with a kind of queen in between. All around the queen. She wrote that she enjoyed traveling and collecting stamps. There are two nice stamps… Read more Postcard with volcano stamp from Japan – postcrossing no. 118
On April 20th a very nice postcard came from Japan. This shows the Byodo-in Temple Houo-do in Uji, Kyoto. The temple is a World Heritage Site.If you want to know more about it, here is the link to the Byodo-in Temple Houo-do in Uji, Kyoto websiteThe postcard is a candidate for April’s postcard of the… Read more Postcard of Byodo-in temple Houo-do in Uji from Japan no. 89