The UK and Japan have concluded a contract whereby a portion of the land leased by Japan for the British Embassy Tokyo premises will be made into a public park, according to a press release issued 31 August.
Ichiro Miyashita, state minister for finance, said the land was first leased to the British government in 1872 and it is hoped its transformation into a park will “become a symbol of continued exchange and friendship between Japan and the UK”.
A rare taihaku cherry tree, planted by Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge in February, will be replanted in the park.