#83: Second postcard from North Korea

Propaganda

Sculpture, flag and landscape stamps

Received from a friend of Jill from Yuli Township, Taiwan.

The local name for North Korea is Choson-minjujuui-inmin-koughwaguk or Choson meaning “Land of Morning Calm”.

#83: First postcard from North Korea

Propaganda postcard

Flag stamp

Received from the kind people at Koryo Tours. One day I hope to go on one of their tours, they look pretty amazing.

North Korea is bordered by Russia and China to the north and the Korean Demilitarized Zone forms the boundary between North Korea and South Korea.

#37: Second postcard from Japan

Map of Japan

Flower stamps

Received from Kyouyo from Tokyo.

Japan lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.