Japanese Song Issue: Series One
The "Japanese Song Issue" is a series of postage stamps that Japan created between 1979 and 1981. The stamps feature children's songs (or folk songs) and each have a few…
Ring in the New Year!!!
There are many different ways that people and cultures across the world mark the turn of the New Year. However, in many places the ringing of bells plays an important…
Miyagi Michio Japanese Koto Player Postage Stamp
I was excited to find this postage stamp celebrating the centennial of the birth of Miyagi Michio, a blind koto player from Japan. Musicians and composers are rare to find…