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Area 74,121 square metres (797,830 sq ft) Address Japan, 〒231-0023 Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama, Naka Ward, Yamashitacho, 279 Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Yokohama Chinatown, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Ōsanbashi Pier, Yokohama Marine Tower, Motomachi‑Chūkagai Station | ||
Yamashita park yokohama one minute japan travel guide
Yamashita Park (山下公園, Yamashita Kōen) is a public park in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, famous for its waterfront views of the Port of Yokohama.
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- Yamashita park yokohama one minute japan travel guide
- 20120212 yamashita park in yokohama japan
- History
- Park attractions
- References
20120212 yamashita park in yokohama japan
History
Much of Yokohama was destroyed on September 1, 1923, by the Great Kantō earthquake. A Scotsman, Marshall Martin, advisor to Mayor Ariyoshi Chuichi, is credited with persuading the city government to use rubble from the Kannai commercial district to reclaim the former waterfront as a park.
Yamashita Park was formally opened on March 15, 1930.
The park was requisitioned in 1945 during the Occupation of Japan for military housing, reverting to Japanese control in 1960. Across the street from the park is the Hotel New Grand where General Douglas MacArthur spent his first night on his arrival in Japan on August 30, 1945.
Park attractions
As well as public green space with trees, flower beds, fountains and memorials, Yamashita Park is also noted as the location of: