Minatogawa Park, Urban park in Hyōgo, Japan.
Minatogawa Park occupies the former channel of the Minatogawa, whose course was diverted between 1897 and 1901. Because the old riverbed was a raised bed, the park sits higher than the surrounding streets, and the Yamate Kanjo road crosses it through the Minatogawa Tunnel. Inside stand a statue of Kusunoki Masashige and a carillon clock tower commemorating Kobe Tower.
The park was founded in 1911 as cities began creating public green spaces for residents. Over the decades it developed into a stable part of neighborhood life and continues to be maintained for community use.
The park occupies the former riverbed of the Minatogawa, and its name comes from that river. The Kannenkan hall, donated to the city after the 1914 trade exposition, was the park's first facility. A carillon clock tower commemorates the Kobe Tower that stood here from 1924 to 1968.
The park sits near Minatogawa Station and connects to several bus routes for easy arrival. Visitors can walk the grounds comfortably with families or elderly people, as paths are relatively flat and well-maintained.
The park occupies the filled-in bed of the old Minatogawa river, which was rerouted between 1897 and 1901. Because the former riverbed lay higher than the surrounding land, the park sits above street level, and the Yamate Kanjō road crosses it through the Minatogawa Tunnel, with Minatogawa-Kōen subway station beneath the road.
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