RYUKYU ISLANDS

RYUKYU ISLANDS / 琉球

Mount Arashi from Haneji Sea.
Stamp issued on 30.08.1971.
Face value: 3 cents of United States dollar.
Printing: Offset Photogravure.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 246.
- Scott No. 218.
- StampWorld No. 253.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 256.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 210.

Mount Arashi (Arashiyama, 嵐山) is located in Motubu Peninsula, northwest of Okinawa Island, next to the so-called Haneji Inland Sea, an inlet of the China Sea. In the foreground of the stamp is the small Yagaji Island, which can be accessed by walking from the shore at low tide. At the top of the mountain there is an observation deck from which there are interesting panoramic views.