Dogo Hot Spa

Originally issued on 1 June 1989 (R4).
For this time, the denomination was changed from 62 yen to 80 yen.

R263

Issue	Dogo Hot Spa
Prefecture	Ehime
Date of Issue	1 February 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination	80 yen
Design	Dogo Hot Spa
Quantity	9,000,000 copies
Image Area	27.0 x 22.5 millimeters, horizontal
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (5 x 4)
Designer	Sakata Toraichi (Oil Painting Artist)
Sold at	Post offices in Shikoku, and the appointed post offices (see the menu page)
First Day of Issue Postmark	Matsuyama Central Post Office
Catalog No.	R263

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

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(Small Note for the Issue)

Dogo Hot Spa

Dogo onsen (hot spa) in Matsuyama is one of Japan's oldest spas. It is mentioned in many literary works, including Natsume Soseki's Botchan (1906).
The building of public-operated hot-spring bathhouse (depicted in the stamp) was built in 1894, and is appointed as one of the Important Cultural Properties in Japan. The stamp of the same design was issued on 1 June 1989 (R4), but the denomination was changed from 62 yen to 80 yen for this time.