Gion Festival in Hira

R248

Issue	Gion Festival in Hira
Prefecture	Ooita
Date of Issue	1 July 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denomination	50 yen
Quantity	5,800,000 copies
Design	Gion Festival in Hira
Image Area	22.5 x 33.0 mm, vertical
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Iwasawa Shigeo
Sold at	Post Offices in Kyushu and the post offices (1) & (2) on the menu page
First Day of Issue Postmark	Hita Post Office
Catalog No.	R248

Gion Festival in Hira, Pane

Issue	Gion Festival in Hira, Pane
Price	500 yen (50 yen x 10)
Quantity	370,000 panes
Pane Size	51.0 x 190.0 mm, vertical
Pane	10 stamps (5 x 2)
Catalog No.	R248P

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

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(Small Notes for the Issue)

R248: Hita Gion festival has a tradition for 300 years since Edo period. It is held annually on Saturday and Sunday after 20 July. It became Important Intangible Folk-Cultural Properties on 20 December 1996.