Seven Mile Beach
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There is a place called Hiromachi Green just behind Seven Mile Beach.
Aerial photograph of the Hiromachi Green
Thanks to god, nature still exist there. It is a scarcely found place in Kamakura. But developer who acquired the place has a plan to develop it in urban area. According to the plan, left hand side forest in above photo will be destroyed. There is an very old cherry tree.
Hiromachi Green, April 5 1998
Citizen of Kamakura are thinking similar idea of Natural Trust in England. City of Kamakura decided to acquire the land from developer and preserve the forest as City forest. After, long negotiation, developer group finally agreed to sell the land to the city in October 2002.
March 13 1998
Revised October 22 2002