This fascinating, attractive Japanese post card of, "Kibijingu Shrine in Tsuruga," was sent from Tsuruga, Japan, to a Professor Nikolai Vasilievich Kuner, Vladivostok, Russia, in late April, 1922! It arrived in Vladivostok on May 1, 1922! Much of Vladivostok would fall into utter chaos and bloodshed after the departure of the last Japanese soldiers(of the Siberian Intervention Force) on October 25, 1922! But, at the time of the arrival of this post card, it would seem that what is today known as Far Eastern Federal University(originally called The Oriental Institute!), where Professor Kuner taught, was still operating to some degree! The sender of the card was likely an academic, as well, and was either a Russian refugee then in Japan, or a Japanese person who had spent a significant time studying and using the Russian language!
To continue, the vertical, se-tenant pair of 4-Sen, Japanese definitives is in great condition! The Japanese-language CDS from the Tsuruga P.O. is pretty good, but only 60% legible. The receiving cancel from the Vladivostok P.O. is fabulous!
Lastly, as for the post card, itself, all things considered, it's pretty clean. There are some stains here and there at the front, mostly around the edges. While there isn't too much wear and tear around the edges, there are quite a number creases(some diagonal ones run the length of the card) in the card, too(best seen from the front). But, considering that this card survived the Russian Civil War at all, is pretty amazing! Noted blemishes aside, it's a very nifty piece of Japanese and Russian postal history!