Tsuruma Park (鶴舞公園) is a

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located in

Shōwa-ku is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 110,436 and a population density of 10,095 persons per km². The total area was 10.94 km². Shōwa-ku Ward ...

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History

The park's history goes back to the year 1909. In 1910, the 10th Kansai Area Prefectural Union Joint Exposition was held at Tsuruma Park. It features a large

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and a

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for music bands from the early 20th century, constructed in the European style fashionable at that time. The fountain tower decorated the venue's main square, and since then has become one of the symbols the park. Engineer Teiji Suzuki designed the tower in a combination of Eastern and Western styles with Roman marble pillars and rock structures. The tower was temporarily removed due to construction on

Nagoya Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total track length is underground. The subway system ...

line 3 (

Tsurumai Line The is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter ''T' ...

), but it was restored in 1977. The fountain tower was designated as a Municipal Cultural Property in 1986. For the exhibition the Buntenkaku was constructed, which was used to welcome

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on his visit in 1918. Located within the park is the

Tsuruma Central Library is a Public Library serving Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It is a central library of the consisting of 20 buildings. It was established in 1923 but burned down in 1945 in the Second World War and reopened in 1952. It is closed every Monday, unless ...

. The park has a Greenification Center that is run by the Nagoya City Greenery Association. The park has

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, Japanese andromeda, Japanese zelkova, Flowering quince, Tulip, Camellia, Thunberg spirea, Pearlbrush, Rapeseed, Common snapdragon, and Swamp chrysanthemum. Tsuruma Park is popular during the

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blossom viewing season in spring, as well as for outings and events such as the

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. Closest access by public transport is the

Tsurumai Station is an interchange railway station in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Lines The above-ground portion off Tsurumai Station is served ...

by the

, or with the

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to Tsurumai Station. With the release of the mobile game ''

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'' in Japan, the park fountain became known as a "pilgrimage site" among ''Pokémon'' fans because it looks like a

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from above. On July 24, 2016, hundreds of ''Pokémon Go'' players, buoyed by false rumours of a

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appearing in the area, swarmed the park in search of rare Pokémon.

Gallery

File:Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall 2020-10 ac (1).jpg,

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File:Buntenkaku 002.jpg, Buntenkaku

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