East Asia Postcard Collection

 

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Lake Shojin [sic] in Spring. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Lake Shojin [sic], one of the famous five lakes around Mt. Fuji is in Yamanashi-Pref., facing south to the field Aoki-Ga-Hara and three other directions are covered with mountains. The goods around the lake is like a jungle with many kinds of birds and wild animals such as bears and doars [sic]; so that it is called the "Innermost Shrine." Arround [sic] the lake people clowd [sic] for skating in winter and for camping in summer.

Physical Description

One color postcard with a divided back.

Condition

Used

Postmark Date

1964-07-24

Sender

Nicky [Japan]

Recipient

Reverend Mother Thompson [San Diego, California]

Language of Message

English

Language of Postcard

English, Japanese

Location

Japan–Yamanashi Prefecture–Lake Shōji

Date Issued

1908-

Object Type

Postcard

Object Size

14 X 09 cm

Original Collection

San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection

Digital Collection

East Asian Postcard Collection

Digital Publisher

Copley Library, University of San Diego

Collection Number

Japan-10

Date Digitized

2014-04-04

Image Format

Image/JPEG

Repository

Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego

Image File Location

P:\Archives\SDCW Postcard Collection\Asia\Japan-10A.jpg

Image File Size

237 KB

Copyright

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Keywords

Fuji, Mount (Japan), Volcanoes, Lakes

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