[34th] Participated in Midori Ward Heritage Guide Walking and Midori Ward Heritage Registration Memorial Ceremony at the former Yamashita Elementary School

On Wednesday, December 9, we participated in the history walking course of Midori Ward Heritage Guide Walking Oyama and Yamashita. The four Midori Ward heritage sites, the site of the Nenbutsu Bridge on the Onda River, the former Yamashita Elementary School Wooden School Building and School Gate, Koyamamura-do Hall, Arakawa Jinya Site, and Yamada Ukyonoshinjoshihi, and Yamada Ukyonoshinjo Castle Ruins Monument.

Along with this walking, a commemorative ceremony for the registration of the Midori Ward Heritage of the former Yamashita Elementary School Wooden School Building and School Gate was held by the community, and I was invited.
Currently, the building currently used as the Yamashita Regional Exchange Center is a renovation of a precious wooden school building that exists as a Yokohama City School, and is a base for local activities.

Of these, the wooden school building and school gate, there was an application for the Midori Ward heritage under the joint name of the Yamashita Union Neighborhood Association and the Yamashita Regional Exchange Center Management and Steering Committee, and the 20th Midori Ward heritage on Saturday, October 30 I have registered as
I am very pleased to have been able to register such a historic building that has been used in the area since it was built in 1972 as a Midori Ward heritage site.

Through this Midori Ward heritage walking and commemorative ceremony, I felt the local people's feelings and attachment to the hometown Midori Ward. The members of the Midori Ward Guide Volunteer Association, who was in charge of the walking guide, gave me a lot of explanations about the Midori Ward heritage and the history of temples and shrines. Thank you very much for protecting and nurturing the local attractions. I hope you will continue your activities.

December 2020 Mayor Midori