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When the Ajigawa river and its entrance
of the harbor was dredged in the 2nd year of Tempo(1831), a lot of the earth
and sand was accumulated high at this site. It took almost 2 years for thousands
of people working everyday, and a contribution by the Osaka citizens, to complete
it.
The hill was called Mejirushiyama or the
hill of a land mark, for it was a good mark for vessels coming and going at
the harbor and became a holiday resort of people enjoying the view of cherry-blossoms.
After the Russian warship approached off
the coast in the first year of Ansei(1864), a battery was constructed, so
the view of the scenery was damaged.
The first review of the Fleet in Japan was
held here in the first year of Meiji.
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