浜松市・Hamamatsu
Hamamatsu City encompasses a very wide stretch of land, from the coastline up into the mountains. It used to be much smaller, but since the 1950s, it has slowly gobbled up surrounding areas. In 2005, it merged with several large northern districts and soon after, became a designated city.
Post offices and stamps that start with Hamamatsu (浜松) are generally ones located within Hamamatsu's original pre-1950s borders, though there are exceptions. For example, after becoming part of Hamamatsu, Irino Village itself absorbed surrounding areas and became Irino Town--its post office is Hamamatsu-Irino (浜松入野). Meanwhile, a town like Shinohara (篠原), which remained largely unchanged, doesn't have the Hamamatsu prefix.
Another example is Miyakoda (都田), which was merged into Hamamatsu in 1955, versus the bordering Shin-Miyakoda (新都田)--literally, New Miyakoda--established in 1993 within Hamamatsu's borders at the time, and thus, referred to as Hamamatsu Shinmiyakoda (浜松新都田).
This is also why there are a few groupings of post offices with the same prefix, such as Maisaka (舞阪), Haruno (春野), Hamamkita (浜北) or Tenryū (天竜). These were originally separate districts with their own sub-districts before merging with Hamamatsu.
All this is to say that while stamps are arranged in あいうえお order, you're going to find a ton grouped under は.
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あかさ 赤佐郵便局 |
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いいのや 井伊谷郵便局 |
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いさじ 伊佐地郵便局 |
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いだいら 伊平郵便局 |
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いちの 市野郵便局 |
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いなさ 引佐郵便局 |
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| Lots of forests and gardens in the area | ||
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いぬい 犬居郵便局 |
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| Dog (犬) in the name of the town | ||
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うぶみ 宇布見郵便局 |
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うらかわ 浦川郵便局 |
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| Ayu sweetfish are fished up in this area | ||
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おくやま 奥山郵便局 |
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| Area is way up in the mountains surrounded by forest, but otherwise no particular reason it's green | ||
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かさい 笠井郵便局 |
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かみあたご 上阿多古郵便局 |
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かみなかぜ 上中瀬簡易郵便局 |
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かわな 川名簡易郵便局 |
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かんざんじ 舘山寺郵便局 |
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Red: ♨ symbol for hot springs for which Kanzanji is famous; Green: depicts the local cable car that travels over Lake Hamana | ||
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くま 熊郵便局 |
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| Kuma (熊) means bear. The town is colloquially known as Kunma (くんま). | ||
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くまきり 熊切郵便局 |
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けた 気多郵便局 |
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♪すみれの里♪ "Town of Violets." はるの (春野) is the region Keta is located in. | ||
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こうみょう 光明郵便局 |
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| Depicts nearby Mt. Kōmyō | ||
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こまつ 小松郵便局 |
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A spool of thread. Area is known for textile production and there is a major cotton mill nearby. | ||
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さくま 佐久間郵便局 |
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さくまちょう 佐久間町簡易郵便局 |
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民話の郷 "The Town of Folktales" | ||
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しのはら 篠原郵便局 |
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| Area known for onions and sweet potatoes | ||
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しぶかわ 渋川郵便局 |
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| Home to rhododendron (躑躅・つつじ) park | ||
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しもあたご 下阿多古郵便局 |
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しろにし 城西郵便局 |
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Home of the S型鉄橋 "S-shaped iron bridge, also known as the "bridge that doesn't cross over." It's a section of railroad on the Iida line that curves over to the west side of Misakubo River but then curves right back to the east side. The unique shape of the track was due difficulties during construction, which required the curved bridge. | ||
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せきし 積志郵便局 |
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せじり 瀬尻簡易郵便局 |
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すぎ 杉簡易郵便局 |
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| Sugi (杉) means cedar tree | ||
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ぞうら 増楽郵便局 |
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| Nearby Suzuki Motor Corporation HQ | ||
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たかつかえきまえ 高塚駅前郵便局 |
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| Depicts an older version of the station that featured a stained glass window over the entrance | ||
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たつやま 竜山郵便局 |
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つづき 都筑郵便局 |
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てんりゅう 天竜郵便局 |
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てんりゅうにしかじま 天竜西鹿島郵便局 |
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てんりゅうびょういんない 天竜病院内簡易郵便局 |
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てんりゅうやまひがし 天竜山東郵便局 |
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なかの 中野郵便局 |
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にしきが 西気賀郵便局 |
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にしど 西渡郵便局 |
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やまんばの郷 "Home of the Yamamba," an evil mountain hag in Japanese folklore that deceives and kills people. Long ago, in the mountains surrounding Nishido, there lived a wicked Yamamba. Disguised as a harmless caregiver or weaver, the creature would sneak around and suck the blood from cows, horses and even townspeople. Something had to be done. So, the townspeople lured the Yamamba using its favorite treat--sweet soba dumplings. Inside the gooey dumpling, they hid a solid rock. When the Yamamba gobbled up the dumpling, the fiery hot stone inside burned her throat. As she writhed in agony, she begged the townspeople for water, but they gave her oil instead. In its panicked state, the creature gulped down the oil making her pain all the worse. With no relief in sight, the Yamamba made a desperate leap into the nearby Tenryu River, where she was swept away and drowned. | ||
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はなかわ 花川郵便局 |
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| Located near Hanakawa Sports Park, known for its tennis courts | ||
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はまきた 浜北郵便局 |
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はまきたうちの 浜北内野簡易郵便局 |
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This is the only place where the postal worker asked if I wanted to stamp the bankbook myself. Of course, I leapt at the opportunity. It seems so simple, but it's actually harder than it looks! You can see it's slightly crooked and 浜 is touching the stamp above. Not bad for a first try, I guess. | ||
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はまきたこばやし 浜北小林郵便局 |
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はまきたなかぜ 浜北中瀬郵便局 |
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はまきたみやぐち 浜北宮口郵便局 |
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はままつ 浜松郵便局 |
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はままつあおい 浜松葵郵便局 |
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はままつあきばさかした 浜松秋葉坂下郵便局 |
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はままつあくとしてぃない 浜松アクトシティ内郵便局 |
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はままつあさだ 浜松浅田郵便局 |
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はままつありたま 浜松有玉郵便局 |
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はままついいだ 浜松飯田郵便局 |
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はままついりの 浜松入野郵便局 |
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はままつうえまつ 浜松植松郵便局 |
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はままつえびづか 浜松海老塚郵便局 |
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はままつえんしゅうはま 浜松遠州浜郵便局 |
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はままつおろしほんまち 浜松卸本町郵便局 |
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はままつかみあらや 浜松上新屋郵便局 |
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はままつかみじま 浜松上島郵便局 |
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はままつかもえ 浜松鴨江郵便局 |
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はままつきた 浜松北郵便局 |
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はままつきたてらじま 浜松北寺島郵便局 |
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| Illustration appears to be a cartoon character with the post office symbol (〒) as a hat | ||
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はままつげんもく 浜松元目郵便局 |
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はままつさいわい 浜松幸郵便局 |
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はままつさぎのみや 浜松鷺宮郵便局 |
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はままつさとう 浜松佐藤郵便局 |
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はままつさなるだい 浜松佐鳴台郵便局 |
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はままつしかたに 浜松鹿谷郵便局 |
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はままつしじみづか 浜松蜆塚郵便局 |
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| Shijimi clam (蜆) middens (塚) from the Jomon period (縄文) discovered at nearby archaeological site that gives region its name | ||
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はままつしとろ 浜松志都呂簡易郵便局 |
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はままつしんみやこだ 浜松新都田郵便局 |
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| Strawberry and grape farms in the area | ||
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はままつすなやま 浜松砂山郵便局 |
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はままつそうで 浜松早出郵便局 |
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はままつたかおか 浜松高丘郵便局 |
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はままつたかばやし 浜松高林郵便局 |
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| Formerly Sukenobu (助信) post office, and still labeled as such depending on app you're using | ||
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はままつてらわき 浜松寺脇郵便局 |
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はままつてんのう 浜松天王郵便局 |
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はままつとみつか 浜松富塚郵便局 |
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| A river that flows through the area used to have several large water wheels used in sōmen noodle production. It's said that stray noodles would regularly escape the production area and flow downstream. While the water wheels are long gone, the stream is still colloquially known as Sōmen River. | ||
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はままつなかざわ 浜松中沢郵便局 |
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はままつなかたじま 浜松中田島郵便局 |
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| Annual Hamamatsu Kite Festival held at Nakatajima Dunes | ||
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はままつにし 浜松西郵便局 |
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はままつにしざき 浜松西崎郵便局 |
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はままつにしまち 浜松西町郵便局 |
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はままつにしやま 浜松西山郵便局 |
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はままつにっぱし 浜松新橋郵便局 |
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はままつぬのはし 浜松布橋郵便局 |
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はままつねあがりまつ 浜松根上り松郵便局 |
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はままつのぐち 浜松野口郵便局 |
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はままつはしわ 浜松橋羽郵便局 |
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| Birthplace of Takayanagi Kenjirō, also known as the "father of television." In 1926, he successfully displayed an electronically transmitted image (a katakana イ) using a CRT device. | ||
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はままつひがし 浜松東郵便局 |
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| 浜松馬込郵便局 bled through from behind | ||
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はままつひくま 浜松曳馬郵便局 |
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はままつふなこし 浜松船越郵便局 |
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はままつまごめ 浜松馬込郵便局 |
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はままつみかたはら 浜松三方原郵便局 |
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はままつむこうじゅく 浜松向宿郵便局 |
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はままつむらくし 浜松村櫛郵便局 |
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| Nearby Hamanako Garden Park has large flower gardens and has been host to international flower festivals | ||
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はままつりゅうぜんじ 浜松竜禅寺郵便局 |
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はままつりょうげ 浜松領家郵便局 |
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はままつれんじゃく 浜松連尺郵便局 |
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はままつわじやま 浜松和地山郵便局 |
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はるのとよおか 春野豊岡簡易郵便局 |
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はるのみやかわ 春野宮川簡易郵便局 |
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| My 100th post office visited | ||
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ほうがわ 芳川郵便局 |
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ほそえ 細江郵便局 |
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ほそえことう 細江湖東簡易郵便局 |
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まいさか 舞阪郵便局 |
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まいさかえきまえ 舞阪駅前郵便局 |
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| Opened account | ||
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まいさかべんてんじま 舞阪弁天島郵便局 |
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| Clamming is big in Lake Hamana | ||
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みさくぼ 水窪郵便局 |
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みっかび 三ヶ日郵便局 |
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| Area famous for mikan (Japanese mandarin orange) | ||
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みっかびしもおな 三ヶ日下尾奈簡易郵便局 |
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| Received some chocolates | ||
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みっかびながね 三ヶ日長根簡易郵便局 |
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| Received two snake charms and about 10 mikan | ||
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みやこだ 都田郵便局 |
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| Area known for Shine Muscat variety of grape | ||
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よこやま 横山郵便局 |
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わじ 和地郵便局 |
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| The flower is a cosmos and the bird is a kingfisher | ||
