Kamonyama Park and Bronze Statue of Ikamon no Kaminaosuke Kamonyama Park and Bronze Statue of Ikamon no Kaminaosuke
Spot information
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57 Momijigaoka, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
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| Web site | https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/nishi/shokai/kanko/courses/onko-sign.html |
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Description
Mount Kamon was called Mount Fudou in the Edo period, and Mount Tetsudou during Meiji.
To commemorate the achievements of the tairou (equivalent of a prime minister during the Edo period) Ikamon no Kaminaosuke, a driving force behind the opening of the port of Yokohama and a lord of Hikone clan, volunteers from the former Hikone clan purchased this land for building a monument. The land was thus named Mount Kamon and a bronze statue was erected in Meiji 42 (1909). It was later gifted to the City of Yokohama in Taisho 3 (1914), becoming Kamonyama Park.
There is a guide sign for the Onko Chishin Route (“Learn Anew by Studying Past Route”).
* Onko Chishin Route is a city walking route on which you can discover the city’s history and attractions. There are three routes, namely Onko Chishin Route of Industry Connecting New and Old Downtowns, Onko Chishin Route of New and Old Tokaido, and Onko Chishin Route of Living. Along each route, “general guidance signs” that compare the past and the present with maps and photos, and “site commentary signs” that describe the old landscape and figures with photos and maps have been put up. The descriptions on each sign are written in Japanese and English.
Please see the website for more details.