70116-0007 - Nakanoshima Park

Opened in 1891 (Meiji 24), Nakanoshima Park was Osaka’s very first public park.

It was built on Nakanoshima, a small stretch of land that divides the old Yodo River into the Dojima River and the Tosabori River.

During the Edo Period the banks of these two rivers were lined with Kurayashiki, the warehouses and residences of samurai who sold goods from their domains in Osaka.

By the end of the 19th century, the area was quickly shedding its Edo face and Nakanoshima became the focus of Osaka’s modernization.

See blog entry.