Nakanoshima Park (unknown date)
Opened in 1891 (Meiji 24), Nakanoshima Park was Osakać¦s very first public park. It was built on Nakanoshima, a small stretch of land that divides the old During the Edo Period the banks of these two rivers were lined with Kurayashiki, the warehouses and residences of samurai who sold goods from their domains. But by the end of the 19th century, the area was quickly shedding its Edo face and Nakanoshima became the focus of Osaka. Nakanoshima became the focus of Osaka's modernization.