3264 - Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

What a beautiful card from Sapporo. The artwork was created in the 13th century CE, during the Kamakura Period of Japanese history. This is a time in Japan where the Kamakura shogunate governed much of Japan, but not Hokkaido. The samurai also emerged at this time, creating a warrior caste. Feudalism was also established during this time, too.

The Kamakura Period last from 1185, with Minamoto no Yoritomo 源頼朝 as the first shōgun, and ends when Nitta Yoshisada 新田義貞 conquers and destroys Kamakura during the Seige of Kamakura in 1333.

On 27 May 1293, a major earthquake and tsunamis hit Sagami Bay and Kamakura, killing just over 23 000 people. Kublai Khan and the Mongols also tried to invade Japan twice in 1274 and 1281, but were repelled by a typhoon both times.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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