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Message:: [QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 1499991, member: 4381"] [h=3]Japan Aomori Silver Coin  100 Yuan - 47 Prefectures Coin Program[/h]     <blockquote> Perched on the top of Island of Honshu, which is the main island of  Japan, the Aomori Prefecture is a rugged land surrounded  by water and split in the middle by the Ou mountains.  Because of this,  the western side and eastern side can have dramatically  different weather.  Its capital city is Aomori (proving that New York,  New York is not alone is double names), a city of a little over 300,000 residents.  The important <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misawa_Air_Base" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misawa_Air_Base" rel="nofollow">Misawa Air Base</a>,  a US installation shared  with Japanese forces, is in Aomori Prefecture.  The is a legend that  Jesus made his way to ShingÅ, Aomori where he became a rice farmer,  married,  and had a family.  Somehow this epic event failed to make the coin.  The  area is also an active Volcanic area right into the historical period  with eruptions as late as the 10th Century on what is now Lake Towada, the  popular tourist and camping site.  It is always good to go swimming on  the  top of an active volcano.     <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/570px-Aomori_in_Aomori_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/jap.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  I would right something of the historical settlement of Aomori, but it is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori,_Aomori#History" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori,_Aomori#History" rel="nofollow"> better written on wikipedia</a>, and frankly, with my lack of knowledge of Japanese History prior Commodore Perry, or the Japanese Language, I profess that I don't understand any of it.  The same is true of the Summer Festival, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Nebuta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Nebuta" rel="nofollow"> Aomori Nebuta Matsuri</a>, which is largely the subject of the coin.  One thing i do know about the festival is that they have a wonderful time and more than 3.7 million people come to participate in it.   <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/aomori-nebuta-matsuri002_shichou.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/nabut.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  The Nebuta Matsuri is celebrated from August 2 to August 7th and  includes three types of floats, local sponsored children and regional  nebuta, and then the large floats which often have corporate  sponsorship.  Otherwise, participation involves what is known as the  haneto dancers which involve customs of a specific type, and a lot of  stomping and jumping around.      <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/haneto.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />            The Aomori Coin is a 1,000 yen commemorative Silver Proof from the Japan Mint with a mintage of 100,000.  You would never  know it because only 5,000 became available outside of Japan.  It is 3.1grams of pure silver and somes in a capsule  that has a locking mechanism which can not be opened, wrapped within a case that looks like an old zip drive case  or a CDROM case.  </blockquote>   [TABLE="class: cms_table"][TR]  [TD]   <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/aormori_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />       2010 Japanese Aomori Coin[/TD]   [/TR]   [/TABLE]         [TABLE="class: cms_table"][TR]  [TD]   <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/aormori_o_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />       2010 Japanese Aomori Coin[/TD]   [/TR]   [/TABLE]       [TABLE="class: cms_table"][TR]  [TD]   <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/aormori_o_3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />       2010 Japanese Aomori Coin[/TD]   [/TR]   [/TABLE]       [TABLE="class: cms_table"][TR]  [TD]   <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/aomori/aormori_r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />       2010 Japanese Aomori Coin Reverse[/TD]   [/TR]   [/TABLE] I truly love the design of this coin.  i just wish I could unlock the capsule in order to take a better photograph.   [/QUOTE]

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