Japan - Hikone Castle, Shiga Prefecture

Hikone-Jo Castle in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture in Kansai, Honshu Island with cherry blossoms. Nice flower stamps used. Thanks to Cockie of Japan.

Japan - Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Oda, Shimane Prefecture

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Oda, Shimane Prefecture, south west Honshu. My final postcard to completed for Japan UNESCO World Heritage collection. Thanks so much to Rie-san of Japan for sending all 4 wonderful postcards of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine.

Postcard 1 - Ryuenji Mabu Mine Shaft.



Postcard 2 - Interior view of Ryuenji Mabu Mine Shaft



Postcard 3 - Omori Historical Landscape



Postcard 4 - Gohyakurakan Sori Bridge

Japan - List of Prefectures

Hokkaido
1. Hokkaido

Tōhoku
2. Aomori
3. Iwate
4. Miyagi
5. Akita
6. Yamagata
7. Fukushima

Kantō
8. Ibaraki
9. Tochigi
10. Gunma
11. Saitama
12. Chiba
13. Tokyo
14. Kanagawa

Chūbu
15. Niigata
16. Toyama
17. Ishikawa
18. Fukui
19. Yamanashi
20. Nagano
21. Gifu
22. Shizuoka
23. Aichi

Kansai
24. Mie
25. Shiga
26. Kyoto
27. Osaka
28. Hyōgo
29. Nara
30. Wakayama

Chūgoku
31. Tottori
32. Shimane
33. Okayama
34. Hiroshima
35. Yamaguchi

Shikoku
36. Tokushima
37. Kagawa
38. Ehime
39. Kōchi

Kyūshū and Okinawa
40. Fukuoka
41. Saga
42. Nagasaki
43. Kumamoto
44. Ōita
45. Miyazaki
46. Kagoshima
47. Okinawa

India - Churches and Convents of Goa

Sunset view of Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa, India. Thanks to Slywia of Poland.

India - Red Fort Complex, Delhi

The Red Fort - old with the new - close to Chandni Chowk. The fort took nine years to build. Nice horse and crane stamps used. Thanks Shish of Bangalore, India.

India - Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh

Postcard 1 - Hindu Temple
Lakshmana Temple of Khajuraho with erotic sculpture. Thanks to Claus of Germany.



Postcard 2 - Jain Temple
Jain temple 10th Century of Khajuraho. Nice animal theme stamps. Thanks to Shishir of Bangalore, India.

India - Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh

Sanchi is an important Buddhist pilgrimage center in India. Beautiful animal stamps of Barbe's Leaf Monkey, Marbled Cat, Red Panda used. Thanks to Sita of India.