Baltimore-Kawasaki Affiliation - 5 Years - Inner Harbor - Baltimore, MD
N 39° 16.898 W 076° 36.663
18S E 361047 N 4349267
This gift from Baltimore's sister city of Kawasaki Japan was given in 1984 and celebrating the then 5-year affiliation Kawasaki Japan had (and still has) with Baltimore, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WMGPD0
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2013
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This stone sculpture by Saburo Ito can be found no the far side of the Inner harbor, opposite the Pratt Street pavilion and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse. One has to walk around the path to get to it if entering from Pratt Street, way on the other side. There is a little garden surrounding the gift with ornamental Japanese fir trees which sort of center or frame the memorial. In the front, along the path is the dedication marker set flush into the ground and another stone marker with Japanese characters on it standing up. I believe the sculpture may be called "Yuai"
In 1972 Baltimore entered into its first Sister City relationship. Presently, Baltimore has ten sister affiliations: Ashkelon, Israel; Bremerhaven, Germany; Genoa, Italy; Gbarnga, Liberia; Kawasaki, Japan; Luxor, Arab Republic of Egypt; Odessa, Ukraine; Piraeus, Greece; Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Xiamen, China. SOURCE
Kawasaki, located in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area, has made a great contribution to the Japanese economy as aleading industrial city. Despite its industrial roots, Kawasaki has become an exciting, multicultural city. enjoys a reputation asan environmentally conscious city where citizens’ standard of living is a top priority. With many foreign residents, Kawasaki has become an exciting, multicultural city.