A beautiful cover from United Nations (New York Office), depicting 4 stamps (2 of each type) celebrating 2 Heritage Sites in Japan: the
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara and the
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine. The UNESCO World Heritage Site
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara encompasses eight places in the old capital Nara in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Five are Buddhist temples, one is a Shinto shrine, one is a Palace and one a primeval forest. UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 1998.
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii gate. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.
