130602-0042 - East Recreation Ground

Foreign residents playing cricket at the East Recreation Ground (神戸東遊園地, the current Higashi Yuenchi Park) in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The brick building in the background is the Kobe Club ( 神戸外人クラブ), an elite club for foreign residents. The club was launched in 1890 (Meiji 23) and designed by British architect Alexander Nelson Hansell (アレクサンダー・ネルソン・ハンセル, 1857-1940). The flag of the Kobe Regatta and Athletic Club (KRAC) can be seen on the right.