Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD1075
Site Name
Japanese Lantern, Company Gardens, Cape Town
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Post date
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - 22:47
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
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Submitted by nancy.cloete on Monday, May 10, 2021 - 09:45.
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Monument Type
Description
Gift of appreciation from the Japanese Government. It replaced an existing lotus-like flower fountain. Background information: According to Crump & van Niekerk (1988) this gift was the first of two gifts from the Government of Japan. On the 11th August, 1932 five hundred cherry trees were presented as a second gift. It is not clear what happened to these trees.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Granite
Paid for by
Japanese Government
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
unveiled August 1932
Inscriptions
Inscription in English:
/ This stone lantern was presented to Cape Town by the Government of Japan as a token of appreciation of the kindness shown to Japanese emigrants. Erected August 1932. /
/ This stone lantern was presented to Cape Town by the Government of Japan as a token of appreciation of the kindness shown to Japanese emigrants. Erected August 1932. /
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.925641, 18.418136
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Central
Cape Town
Cape Town
Directions to Site
Roux Street opposite High Street next to Bethelehem Town Hall.
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Gift to South Africa from the Japanese Government in 1932, reflecting the political attitude and hospitality shown to Japanese emigrants in the 1930s.