Albuquerque Bridge アルバカーキ橋 | |
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 Albuquerque Bridge during the Obon Festival | |
| Coordinates | 33°10′46″N 129°42′53″E / 33.17944°N 129.71472°E |
| Crosses | Sasebo River |
| Locale | Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| Begins | Urban Sasebo |
| Ends | Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park |
| Named for | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Owner | Sasebo City[1] |
| Website | pref |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Albuquerque Bridge | |
Albuquerque Bridge is a bridge located in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is named after Albuquerque, New Mexico, a sister city of Sasebo. The bridge connects Urban Sasebo to Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park,[2] the latter of which is owned by the United Service Organisations[3] (USO), a charitable organisation which provides entertainment and contact to their family for the US military.
Etymology
[edit]Albuquerque Bridge was named on November 1, 1966,[4] the same day Albuquerque and Sasebo became sister cities.[5] It was named this way to symbolise a friendship between the two cities, as well as Japan and the United States.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "アルバカーキ橋 | 長崎県". pref.nagasaki.jp. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sasebo Nimitz Park". USO Japan. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Tourism". Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "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.