3269 - Toyama, Japan

A lovely painting of Mount Fuji 富士山. Mount Fuji is, of course, Japan's most famous natural landmark. It is an active stratovolcano and is 3776 meters high.

Fuji is considered one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains 三霊山." The Three Holy Mountains are:

Mount Fuji
Mount Haku 白山
Mount Tate 立山

Mount Haku is the home of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama, both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Mount Tate, or Tateyama, has three peaks - Ōnanjiyama (大汝山, 3,015 m), Oyama (雄山, 3,003 m), and Fuji-no-Oritateyama, (富士ノ折立, 2,999m).

There are four major routes to the summit of Mount Fuji - Kawaguchiko, Subashiri, Gotemba, and Fujinomiya. On each trail are numbered stations. Many climbers take a car or bus to the fifth stations. The summit is the tenth station. Many climbers hike Fuji at night so they can be at the summit for the sunrise. They morning light is called 御来光 goraikō, "arrival of light." July and August are the most popular times to climb Fuji. Climbing between October and May is strongly discouraged.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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