Yamashita Park
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| Location | Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°15′52″N 139°23′09″E / 35.2644°N 139.3859°ECoordinates: 35°15′52″N 139°23′09″E / 35.2644°N 139.3859°E |
| Area | 74,121 square metres (797,830 sq ft) |
| Created | 1930 |
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.
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.
As well as public green space with trees, flower beds, fountains and memorials, Yamashita Park is also noted as the location of:
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