The Praça do Japão or Japan square of Curitiba!

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And here I come around the wonderful monuments of this pretty city of Curitiba, of many memories if you can tell from my posts. I really enjoyed my stayed here ( 3 months) and looking forward to one day be back.  Let me tell you a new spot with new text and an older picture about the Praça do Japão or Japan square of Curitiba! 

The Praça do Japão or Japan Square is located near my home there at Av. Sete de Setembro, s/n , neighborhood of Água Verde (I lived off same street further in at neighborhood Batel!) .  It was built in honor of Japanese immigrants who arrived from 1910 onwards. The capital of the State of Paraná, Curitiba, has the second largest Japanese community in Brazil, behind São Paulo.

Curitiba parque japan 2008

In a wooded area of ​​14 thousand square meters, there are 30 cherry trees, sent by the Japanese empire, and six artificial lakes in Japanese molds scattered around the square. A sculpture of Buddha in the center of one of the lakes, symbolizes the brotherhood between Curitiba and Himeji, in addition to transmitting the patience and art of the Japanese, present in Brazil since the beginning of the 20C.

There is also a lantern carved in stone, a traditional symbol in the gardens of Japan, which was donated by the legislative assembly of Hyogo, sister region of Paraná, in 1979.  In July 2018, Espaço Tomie Ohtake was opened, in honor of the artist, who died in 2015. A work by her, consisting of a red sculpture seven meters high and structured in steel, was installed at the site.

The city of Curitiba tourist guide on Praça do Japão: http://www.curitiba-parana.net/japao.htm

The Curitiba tourist office on the Praça do Japão  : https://turismo.curitiba.pr.gov.br/conteudo/praca-do-japao/1618

As you can see while I was there, they were renovating the square but still was beautiful. I can imagine now should be gorgeous. This is another dandy spot I walked and drove (had a Chevy Prisma car!!) in pretty Curitiba, nice memories of the Praça do Japão! Hope you enjoy the post as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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