Gappo Park
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| Gappo Park | |
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 The southern entrance to Gappo Park | |
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| Location | Gappo, Aomori, Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°49′48″N 140°46′45″E / 40.83000°N 140.77917°E |
| Area | 17 ha (42 acres) |
| Created | 1895 |
| Public transit access | Aomori City Bus |
Gappo Park (合浦公園, Gappo kōen) is an urban park in the city of Aomori, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city. Major features of the park include a public beach on Aomori Bay, various decorative trees, and the Aomori City Baseball Stadium.
Design and layout
The northern border of the park is Aomori Bay. A public beach lines the coast of the park along the bay. To the east of the park is the neighborhood of Tsukurimichi, a road divides the park from the neighborhood. The southern boundary of the park is flanked by shops and a shrine within the neighborhood of Gappo, National Route 4 lies just beyond the park's southern boundary. Various public buildings lie to the west of the park.[1]
The park is centered around a 400-year-old black pine that grew alongside the Edo period road, the Ōshū Kaidō. The tree is the origin point for wide paved pathways that run towards the edges of the park. The park preserves the routing of the road in its east to west paved path as well as its boundary markers.[2]
The pine trees line the paved pathways of the park. These trees were planted as a memorial to the Japanese casualties of the First Sino-Japanese War.[3]
The park also includes a small zoo, playground space, a tennis court, an unpaved jogging course, and a tea pavilion. The park also has 670 Yoshino cherry trees. These trees make it a popular venue for hanami.[4][3]
