Gift from Yokohama

I’ve always loved the entrance to Seward Park. After all these years of admiring it with its lovely Japanese lanterns, the mossy stones, a nice collection of plants, I learned by getting off my bike to take a picture that it was gift from the city of Yokohama for Seattle’s assistance in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

Installed in 1930, it wouldn’t be much longer until the nations were at war. I am glad we can experience with peace between our two countries today.