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Monument to the origin of ice cream in Japan, "Mother and Child of the Sun"

Monument to the origin of ice cream in Japan, "Mother and Child of the Sun"

4-47 Tokiwa-cho, Naka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa
Map of Monument to the origin of ice cream in Japan, "Mother and Child of the Sun"
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Ice cream in Japan is said to have originated in 1869 when Fusazo Machida opened Hyosuiten on Bashamichi-dori Avenue and sold "Aisukurin" there. The "Mother and Child of the Sun" was installed in 1976 as a statue commemorating the birth of ice cream.

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