 Last additions - Kamonyama Park 掃部山公園 |
Plaque behind the statue.Jun 08, 2010
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Plaque in English Jun 08, 2010
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Tree planted to mark the park's 90th anniversary.Apr 30, 2010
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Commemorative monumentApr 30, 2010
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Since Kamonyama Park is on a hill, it overlooks the Minato Mirai skyscrapers.Apr 30, 2010
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Statue of Ii Naosuke and Landmark Tower in Yokohama.Apr 30, 2010
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This was in late April when the yaezakura was in bloom.Apr 30, 2010
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Statue of Ii Naosuke, lord of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture in Kamonyama Park, Yokohama. In 1914, the Ii family donated Kamonyama Park to the city of Yokohama.Apr 30, 2010
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The name "Kamonyama" comes from Ii Naosuke's official governmental rank of "Kamon-no-kami" (掃部頭).Apr 30, 2010
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The original statue of Lord Ii Naosuke was installed in 1909 in Kamonyama Park. However, it was melted down during World War II for its metal. This statue was reconstructed in 1954 to mark the 100th anniversary of Yokohama's port opening..Apr 30, 2010
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Statue of Ii Naosuke, lord of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture in Kamonyama Park, Yokohama. He was a key figure in opening Japan to the West. As a result, Yokohama was one of Japan's first ports opened to foreigners.Apr 30, 2010
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Kamonyama Park is a small park in a quiet neighborhood overlooking the skyscrapers of Yokohama Minato Mirai area.Apr 30, 2010
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In 1884, former retainers of the Hikone domain in Omi (Shiga Prefecture) bought the land here and the Ii family owned the land.Apr 30, 2010
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Kamonyama Park in Yokohama has a statue of Ii Naosuke, lord of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture who served as the Chief Minister of the last Tokugawa government in the 19th century.Apr 30, 2010
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