Japanese Lantern Monument

City of Cape Town, South Africa · built 1932

The Japanese Lantern Monument is a symbol of political relations between the Japanese government and South Africa. This monument is currently located at the Company's Garden in Cape Town. A stone lantern is portable light device used as a source of light or touch like mechanism to illuminate an area of darkness. In traditional Japanese society, lanterns have been very significant in both culture and religion. In 1933, the Japanese government offered to construct a lantern monument in the Company's Garden which was handed to the Government of South Africa as a symbol of appreciation for their benevolence towards Japanese immigrants during World War I.

Google Maps ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other archaeological sites in South Africa

1820 Settlers National Monument Makhanda, South Africa Afrikaans Language Monument Paarl, South Africa Anglo-Boer War Memorial South Africa Artillery Memorial, Cape Town South Africa Boipatong Memorial and Youth Heritage Centre Boipatong, South Africa Chris Hani Memorial Boksburg, South Africa Covenant Monument South Africa Dias Cross Memorial Kwaaihoek, South Africa