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Kobe lantern

I think this was the largest of the stone lanterns in the garden. It was given as a friendship gift in 1958 from Seattle's sister city, Kobe. It's located at the back of the garden on a little hill that overlooks the garden.

Here is the text regarding it from their brochure:

"High on the pine-covered knoll behind the benches is the Kobe lantern. This 3-1/2-ton, hand-carved granite lantern is nearly 200 years old. It was a gift from the citizens of Kobe, Japan, a Sister City relationship established in 1957"

The plaque on the lantern reads:

May the Light shine Everlastingly
upon the Friendship between
Kobe and Seattle

Shinichi Okazaki
1958