150th Anniversary of Opening the Port in Japan "Hakodate"


C2058a	C2058b	C2058c	C2058d

	C2058e	C2058f

C2058g	C2058h	C2058i	C2058j

Issue	150th Anniversary of Opening the Port in Japan "Hakodate"
First Day	June 2, 2009
Value	80 yen x 10, sheet of ten
Designs	C2058a - Hakodate Shinkei 1 (detail)
	C2058b - Hakodate Shinkei 2 (detail)
	C2058c - Night view of Hakodate Port 1
	C2058d - Night view of Hakodate Port 2
	C2058e - Ships crossing the port 1
	C2058f - Ships crossing the port 2
	C2058g - Hachiman-zaka and Hakodate Port
	C2058h - Orthodox Church of Hakodate (Important cultural property)
	C2058i - Kyu-Sanbashi and Hakodate Port
	C2058j - Hakodate Park and Hakodate Port
Printing	Offset in 6 colors
Size	a-f : 28.0 x 35.5 mm
	g-j : 25.0 x 35.5 mm
Sheet	10 stamps (2 x 5)	Sheet

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

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(Small Notes for the issue)

In 1854, The Tokugawa shogunate agreed to open the ports in Hakodate, Niigata, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki as first international trade ports in Japan. In 1859, first three ports of Hakodate, Yokohama, and Nagasaki were opened. To commemorate its 150th anniversary, stamps depict the painting of those days, a night view of each port, and the incorporating elements of western culture within each city.