Albuquerque Bridge

アルバカーキ橋
Albuquerque Bridge during the Obon Festival
Coordinates33°10′48″N 129°42′54″E / 33.18000°N 129.71500°E / 33.18000; 129.71500
CrossesSasebo River
LocaleSasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
BeginsUrban Sasebo
EndsSasebo City Park and Nimitz Park
OwnerSasebo City[1]
Websitewww.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunrui/machidukuri/toshikeikaku-kokudoriyo/keikan/471154.html
Location

Albuquerque Bridge is a bridge located in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is named after Albuquerque, New Mexico, a sister city of Sasebo.[2][1] The bridge connects Urban Sasebo to Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park,[3] the latter of which is owned by the United Service Organisations[4] (USO), a charitable organisation which provides entertainment and contact to their family for the US military.

Etymology

Albuquerque Bridge was named on November 1, 1966,[5] the same day Albuquerque and Sasebo became sister cities.[6] It was named this way to symbolise a friendship between the two cities, as well as Japan and the United States.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "アルバカーキ橋 | 長崎県". www.pref.nagasaki.jp. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sister cities of Sasebo, Nagasaki — sistercity.info". Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "アルバカーキ橋（長崎県）". 【ロケ地 検索】全国ロケーションデータベース. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sasebo Nimitz Park". USO Japan. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Tourism". Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  6. ↑ "アルバカーキ市（アメリカ合衆国ニューメキシコ州）". 佐世保市. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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