Red Wing Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Japanese Maple Tree

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2026

1. Japanese Maple Tree Marker

Inscription. Honoring Mayor Tadashi Tojiki, vice Chair Kentaro Uchida, the 2013 Miyazaki Delegation and Mayor W. D. Sessoms, Jr, on the 50th Anniversary of Virginia Beach and the 21st Anniversary of the Miyazaki City Sister City relationship with Virginia Beach

Erected 2013 by City of Virginia Beach & Miyazaki Prefecture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Peace. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.

Location. 36° 47.496′ N, 75° 59.619′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Red Wing Park. It can be reached from Sekura Lane east of General Booth Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia Beach VA 23451, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Azumaya of Miyazaki Garden (a few steps from this marker); Peace Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Miyazaki Japanese Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Eastern Shore Chapel (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Flame of Hope (approx. 1.9 miles away); Flame Of Hope (approx. 1.9 miles away); Tree of Hope (approx. 1.9 miles away); State Military Reservation (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 3, 2026

2. Japanese Maple Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.