【Strolling through Nishi-ward 74】Hyakudanzaka Slope in Kasumigaoka 【Strolling through Nishi-ward 74】Hyakudanzaka Slope in Kasumigaoka
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Strolling through Nishi-ward: Hyakudanzaka Slope in Kasumigaoka
The name Kasumigaoka was newly created July in 1935 (Showa 10) when town names and boundaries were subsequently altered due to land readjustment projects. On 15th avenue, if you go down little from the place where Iron hot spring was located in the past, you will find a very steep slope on your left.
The slope exists even before the war. It used to be a narrow animal trail, but now it’s well-maintained concrete slope. It is the fastest short-cut to go to Nogeyama park, which is 50 meters above sea level. It is also called “Hyakudanzaka (100 steps staircase)” by local people, but when I counted, there were 112 steps.
On top of the slope, there is a radio tower standing nearby which is owned by a taxi company. There is an observation platform of Nogeyama and on a sunny day, you can see a great landscape of the city and even Mt. Fuji and Mt. Tanzawa.
Writing and picture by Tai Hasewaga (Nishi ward Cultural Association/Chairman of Kiko Society)
※This is a sketch and writing published in Yokohama Public Relation Nishi ward edition between November 1997 and April 2004. Please be noted that there’s a possibility that information in the article may be changed.
(Published December in 2003)