2010年2月22日月曜日

Japan's post office marks February 22nd

In Japan, Monday is a day of many "2"s. It is February 22nd in the 22nd year of Japan's Heisei era, which began with the enthronement of the current Emperor in 1989.

A post office in Fukushima Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo issued a commemorative card featuring the number, which is also included in its name and address.

The number "2" appears 4 times in the address of Nihonmatsu post office, whose name means 2 pine trees in Japanese.

Playing on the coincidence, the post office issued a card which also features a photo of cherry blossoms at Kasumigajo Castle, a local tourist destination.

The post office says all 100 cards sold out within 90 minutes, with some customers coming to buy them from outside the prefecture.

A man who bought the card says he wants to give it to his younger sister, whose birthday is February 22nd.

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