Susami bay postbox9/10/2023 ![]() ![]() I hope this blog inspires you to try something new and make your story even better. Feel free to drop me a note or follow me on social media. I'm David, an Austin native working to tell better stories and help people intentionally craft their journey into the best it can possibly be. In the year 2002, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized this 10-meters-deep, underwater, red postbox in Susami Bay, Japan, within which approximately 32,000 pieces of mail have been posted to date. And then…Īnything less would be a tragedy in a world in which the largest snowflake ever recorded reportedly measured 15 inches across. Let’s weave something profound with the threads of breath we draw. Explore the depths of Japans Susami Bay and discover the worlds deepest postbox Located 10 meters underwater, this incredible feat of engineering allows s. The worlds deepest underwater Postbox is located in Susami Bay in Japan, and is said to lie at a depth of 10 meters underwater. So, let’s build something incredible in the time we are here. Our lives are not meant to be droll and simple tales in a universe full of such uncommon allures. To craft the best stories and lives we can, full of beautiful, breathtaking plots and fearless choices. This immensely strange and unfathomably wondrous world we find ourselves planted in the middle of beckons us to rise to new heights. And just like the rest of the world we find that each human story is incredibly unique - full of oddity and beauty alike. That's more than a little terrifying.Īnd oddly enough everyone has a unique tongue print, just like fingerprints.īecause the world is an extremely weird place, is it not? We are, together, on blue ball of wonder and mystique rocketing through space, all figuring out how to live as we bump into each other. The slowest we've ever recorded light moving at is 38 mph.Īnother fun fact, the Dutch village of Giethoorn has no roads its buildings are connected entirely by canals and footbridges.Īlso, there is a single mega-colony of ants that spans three continents, covering much of Europe, the west coast of the U.S., and the west coast of Japan. Or that light doesn't necessarily travel at the speed of light. "We have no replacement if they become unusable," Yamatani said.Did you know that the world's deepest postbox is in Susami Bay in Japan. As seawater severely corrodes the cast-iron box, two of them are used in rotation every six months, allowing each to be cleaned and repainted. ![]() Some 32,000 items of mail have since been posted in the box, which was recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Deepest Underwater Postbox" in 2002. The worlds deepest underwater Postbox is located in Susami Bay in Japan. An old, red postbox was altered for the underwater collection of cards and installed when the fair began in April 1999. When the small Japanese seaside town of Susami needed a tourism boost. With Susami having no special attraction, Toshihiko Matsumoto, 70, then-postmaster of the town, proposed an undersea postbox. The postbox was created as part of a fair in 1999 to promote the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail and surrounding areas in the southern part of Wakayama's Kii Peninsula. "I was touched when I saw the box," said Kahori Kato, a 33-year-old veterinarian who visited Susami for diving from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, to drop off postcards for family members, including in China. The items are then delivered to recipients within a week of being posted. An employee of the shop collects the cards once every few days and takes them to the local post office. The postbox is for use by divers who buy water-resistant postcards at Yamatani's store and write messages on them with an oil-based paint marker. Two hours by express train from the city of Wakayama, Susami has "an incomparably beautiful sea," Hiroaki Yamatani, 37, manager of a diving shop in the town, said proudly. ![]() Officially recognized as a mail collection point of the local postal system, 1,000 to 1,500 pieces of mail are dropped into the box each year. Susami, a fishing town in Wakayama Prefecture with a population of around 5,000, is in Guinness World Records for having the deepest underwater postbox, at a depth of 10 meters off its coast. ![]()
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