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Former Tomioka Warehouse Area

Last update date July 5, 2023

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Former Tomioka Warehouse Area

Date of requisition

September 2, 1945

Date of return

May 25, 2009

Location

Kanazawa Ward
Tomioka Higashi 2-chome, Torihama-cho

Area

Land:
28,988 square meters (national state-owned)
Designation of regional districts, etc.:
Nozumi area (24,156 square meters) Class 1 residential area, industrial area, semi-fire prevention area
Landing area (4,832 square meters) Industrial area, harbor area

Overview

Until 1970, the US Army Storage Bureau had warehouses, field storage, heliport, landing area, shooting range, shooting range, etc., and it was a preliminary facility for Yokohama North Dock, but most of it was returned in February 1971. Was. The remaining part was used as a field and a landing site, but the entire area was returned on May 25, 2009.

Progress

September 2, 1945
The former Japanese Navy's flight boat base was requisitioned as the U.S. Army 508 Communication Repair Corps facility.
December, 1961
The name was changed to "Tomioka Warehouse Area".
September 23, 1970
This facility was transferred from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Navy.
January 7, 1971
The Japan-US Joint Committee agreed to return a part of the Tomioka Warehouse area.
February 17, 1971
The above 312,573 square meters of land has been returned.
May 29, 1972
The National Property Regional Council has decided to use the site of the return site.
Ministry of Finance (3.75 hectares for public servants)
Kanagawa Prefectural Police (riot police station: 5.65 hectares)
Yokohama City (parks and roads 23.03 hectares)
March 20, 1975
The city opened the park on the site of the return site as Tomioka General Park.
March 5, 1992
Since wood and other materials were brought in, we inquired the Yokohama Defense Facilities Bureau about the background and purpose of the import, and made an offer not to carry dangerous goods.
October 30, 1996
At the request of the local Neighborhood Associations, the city has requested the Yokohama Defense Facilities Bureau for return or temporary use.
October 4, 1998
It was the first time that the parking lot of the Southern Market Festival was approved.
October 18, 2004
The U.S.-Japan Joint Committee agreed on a policy to return it.
May 25, 2009
The above 28,988 square meters of land has been returned. As a result, all of the Tomioka Warehouse area was realized.
November 17, 2010
Received a report from the government (Ministry of Finance, Yokohama Finance Office) on the final results of the soil contamination survey.
March 31, 2011
A part of the field (approximately 650 square meters) was acquired by the city as a site for redevelopment of the Hygiene Research Institute.
July, 2011
Formulated a basic plan to use the site of the former Tomioka warehouse district.
March 29, 2012
A part of the field (approximately 1,200 square meters) was received free loan from the government as a sewerage management site.
December 1, 2014
The Health Research Institute has been opened.

Soil Contamination Survey (Ministry of Finance)

About the results of the general survey (April 2010 press release document (PDF: 46KB)Summary of general survey (PDF: 56KB))

Details of the detailed survey (November 2010 press release document (PDF: 235KB)))

Basic Plan for Use of the Site of the former Tomioka Warehouse Area (July 2011)

About ruins use basic plan of former Tomioka warehouse district (summary) (PDF: 640KB)

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