It is sold at the post offices in Kagoshima prefecture only. The area is narrow and the sales amount is little, so it is hard to get. It is a sticker stamp, so it don't need any paste and is very convenient.
 Ryoma Sakamoto is a famous man who was plaied in a historical drama "The legend of Ryoma" made by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Mr.Sakamoto and the Satsuma clan ware closely related. It was called that he was the first Japanese who went to honeymoon. Because he visited at Kirishima area in Kagoshima prefecture as the honeymoon, Kagoshima people are crazy about Ryoma now. But he wasn't Kagoshima people, so thier feeling looks are mixed. By the way, Mr.Sakamoto was called by Takamori Saigou and Tatewaki Komatsu and visited Kagoshima with his wife Oryo as a recuperation of wound. They staied for 83 days, and visited the Shiohitashi hot spring, the I-nukai waterfall, the Kirishima hot springs, the Takachiho mountain range, the Kirishima shrine and so on. Especially he loved Kirishima area, so he staied for 26 days in 83 days.
 If you want, we give a photo of the Shiohitashi hot spring which was taken by our owner as something extra. There are 3 photos. : 1. outward appearance, 2. the matchmaking hot spring for foots, 3. bronze statue of Ryoma and Oryo. Please choose one. She took another many photos, but because it is boundless, we shows these 3 photos only. By the way, the taking day was a rainy day, so the photo is a little dark.
The frame postage stamp : RYOMA & ORYO the first honeymoon in Japan
The frame postage stamp : RYOMA & ORYO the first honeymoon in Japan The frame postage stamp : RYOMA & ORYO the first honeymoon in Japan
the extra candidate 1 the extra candidate 2
the extra candidate 3