# Meriken Park

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{{Short description|Park in Kobe, Japan}}
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[[File:Kobe Mosaic03s4s4272.jpg|thumb|300px|Harbor overview of [Kobe](/source/Kobe)'s Meriken Park and the [Kobe Port Tower](/source/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](/source/Kobe), [Hyōgo Prefecture](/source/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan).  The park features the [Kobe Port Tower](/source/Kobe_Port_Tower), [Kobe Maritime Museum](/source/Kobe_Maritime_Museum), and a memorial to victims of the [Great Hanshin earthquake](/source/Great_Hanshin_earthquake).  The name of the park comes from the word "[American](/source/American_(word)),"<!-- THIS LINK IS INTENTIONAL; see [WP:D#Links to disambiguation pages](/source/WP%3AD) --> which was commonly translated as "Meriken" during the [Meiji era](/source/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](/source/Hotel_Okura) Kobe and [Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel](/source/Kobe_Meriken_Park_Oriental_Hotel).

==See also==
*[Port of Kobe](/source/Port_of_Kobe)
*[Kobe](/source/Kobe)

==References==
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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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Category:Parks and gardens in Kobe
Category:Buildings and structures in Kobe

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