Peace Lantern - San Francisco, CA, USA
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hotshoe
N 37° 46.202 W 122° 28.231
10S E 546632 N 4180432
Traditional bronze lantern donated by the people of Japan to the US
Waymark Code: WM62XX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2009
Views: 13
Text on plaque:
"This 9,000 pound bronze lantern was purchased with contributions from school children of Japan as a symbol of friendship to the United States. Yasusuke Katsuno, the Japanese Consul General, formally presented the Peace Lantern on January 8, 1953. The gift was a commemoration of the US Japanese peace treaty signed in San Francisco in 1951."
The lantern has been placed in the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: Japan
Country or International City that Received the Gift: United States
Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: [Web Link]
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