The Tokyo Skytree Tower from Japan!

Japan is an island country in East Asia. The capital is Tokyo. The population is about 127,288,000 habitants. There is no official languages in Japan, but there are some recognised regional languages (Aynu itak, Ryukyuan languages, Eastern Japanese, Western Japanese and several other Japanese dialects). Japan is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun". In Japanese the name of this country sounds like Nippon or Nihon. The Japanese archipelago, or chain of islands, consists of 6,852 islands. More than 70% of Japan consists of mountains, including more than 200 volcanoes. On average there are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan. This ancient country has been inhabited since 30,000 B.C. Japan is a mixture of ancient culture and modern civilization.

My wonderful friend Kar from Hong Kong visited Japan. The postcard shows Tokyo, the Tokyo Skytree Tower, a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower, the highest building in Tokyo. Besides, my friend is a cat-lover, so this postcard shows her love to this building and to cats!

The anthem is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FFHC2D12Q

The stamp is dedicated to the International Letter-Writing Week.  Letter Writing Week is the one-week period that includes 9 October, the anniversary of the inauguration of the UPU. Nowadays the Week is a yearly event in Thailand and Japan. UPU focuses more on the International letter-writing competition for young people (established 1969) and World Post Day.

Thanks a lot for the postcard, KarKar!

A postcard from Russia! (cats in love)

Russia is a very familiar to me country, as we are neighbors. Russian Federation is a country in the northern Eurasia. The capital is Moscow. The population is about 140,702,000. Official language is Russian, though there are 35 co-official languages in various regions. In terms of land area, Russia is the largest country in the world. Russia is the only country in the world washed by 12 seas. Russia contains a lot of national resources and over 40 national parks and 100 wildlife reserves. Moscow is the one of the world’s expensive city. Kremlin in Moscow is the official residence of the Russian president. There are 221 museums, 2,000 libraries, more than 80 theaters, 100 concert organizations, 45 galleries, 62 cinemas and 80 club establishments of culture only in St Petersburg. What concerning people, hospitality plays a significant role in the Russian mentality. So when you make friends with Russian people you will value this amazing and unique feature the so-called «Wide Russian sole».

Here is a hymn of this vast country:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNornahj0OQ

At the back of this wonderful gentle postcard there is a cute poem, called «The meeting»:

To see.

And to rub a nose with a nose,

And to listen to the beating

Of the dear heart.

At the stamps there are 2 wonderful dogs, a reproduction of a painting by a Russian artist and a Ryazan Kremlin.

Thanks a lot for the postcard, Natali!