{{Short description|Park in Kobe, Japan}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2018}} [[File:Kobe Mosaic03s4s4272.jpg|thumb|300px|Harbor overview of Kobe's Meriken Park and the Kobe Port Tower.]] {{nihongo|'''Meriken Park'''|メリケンパーク|Meriken pāku}} is a waterfront park located in the port city of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The park features the Kobe Port Tower, Kobe Maritime Museum, and a memorial to victims of the Great Hanshin earthquake. The name of the park comes from the word "American,"<!-- THIS LINK IS INTENTIONAL; see WP:D#Links to disambiguation pages --> which was commonly translated as "Meriken" during the Meiji era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japan-experience.com/city-kobe/the-meriken-park-in-kobe|title=Meriken Park, a Symbol of Kobe {{!}} Japan Experience|website=www.japan-experience.com|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref> Meriken Park is also the location of the Hotel Okura Kobe and Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel.

==See also== *Port of Kobe *Kobe

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==External links== *[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3552.html Japan-Guide - Meriken Park]

{{Commons category|Meriken Park}}

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