Камень Дружбы (Nakhodka)

 monument, stone

In 1961, for the first time in the history of the Soviet-Japanese relations became the city of Nakhodka and Maizuru. The city of Maizuru is located on the island of Honshu in the Prefecture of Quito. The event was held under the slogan «Let the sea of Japan will become a sea of peace and friendship».
In 1978, to commemorate the 17-year-old friendship organised by twin cities was raised a Stone of Friendship «Nakhodka - Maizuru». «The stone of friendship» was brought from Japan and installed on the specific site of Nakhodka prospectus. It is made of rock the mayor of the Maizuru Дандзо Татемичи. In the Japanese delegation he participated in the opening of this monument. Block of granite from the rough stone of irregular shape, processed Mason Ichiro Теузи, weighing 12 tons, shipped from Japan on the ship «Lahta». The size of the her - 2,7х2,1 meters. On the front polished side - the inscription in Russian and Japanese languages: «the Memorial stone erected in commemoration of the friendly ties between the sister cities of Nakhodka and Maizuru in connection with the 60-th anniversary of the great October socialist revolution in 1978. Let the sea of Japan will always be a sea of peace and friendship. Year of fraternization 1961. The Foundation of the memorial stone 1978».