JAPAN

JAPAN / 日本.

Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park (石鎚国定公園) and Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山),
in Prefectures of Ehime and Kōchi (Shikoku island).   

Stamp issued on 11.01.1963.
Face value: 10 Japanese yen.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 10,000,000 copies.  

Catalogues
- Michel No. 813. 
- Scott No. 774. 
- StampWorld No. 
- Stanley Gibbons No. 916.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 729.

The Ishizuchi Kokutei Kōen (石 鎚 国 定 公園) is a Quasi-National Park founded on November 1, 1955 and has an area of 106.83 km² (41.25 sq mi). The park area is classified as a Protected Landscape and a Protected Marine Area. Inside the park is Mount Ishizuchi (石 鎚 山), 1982 m (6,502 ft) high. The Kamega forest also appears in the foreground on the stamp.