| Albuquerque Bridge アルバカーキ橋 | |
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 Albuquerque Bridge during the Obon Festival | |
| Coordinates | 33°10′48″N 129°42′54″E / 33.18000°N 129.71500°E / 33.18000; 129.71500 |
| Crosses | Sasebo River |
| Locale | Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| Begins | Urban Sasebo |
| Ends | Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park |
| Owner | Sasebo City |
| Website | www |
| 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. The bridge connects Urban Sasebo to Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park, the latter of which is owned by the United Service Organisations (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, the same day Albuquerque and Sasebo became sister cities. It was named this way to symbolise a friendship between the two cities, as well as Japan and the United States.
References
- ^ "アルバカーキ橋 | 長崎県". www.pref.nagasaki.jp. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- "Sister cities of Sasebo, Nagasaki — sistercity.info". 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.
- ^ "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.