Jackson Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

35th Anniversary of Chicago-Osaka Sister City Relationship

Osaka/Chicago Sister City Tree Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

1. Osaka/Chicago Sister City Tree Marker

Inscription. October 18, 2008
To commemorate our 35th anniversary, the Osaka/Chicago sister city partnership plants this tree to replace an ancient bur oak destroyed by a storm in the spring of 2008.

シカゴ大阪姉妹都市提携35周年記念
[Translation of Japanese text:]
35th Anniversary of Chicago-Osaka Sister City Relationship

Erected 2008.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 2008.

Location. 41° 47.21′ N, 87° 34.999′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Jackson Park. It is on South Stony Island Avenue near South Cornell Avenue. The marker and tree are near the entrance into the Osaka Garden, on Wooded Island in Jackson Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60637, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Chicago’s South Side. It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western

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Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Osaka Garden (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Osaka Garden (a few steps from this marker); Yoko Ono (within shouting distance of this marker); Legacy Tree Preservation Project, March, 2026 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackson Park Improvements (about 400 feet away); The First Automobile Race in America (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Jackson Park Improvements (about 500 feet away); Alison Saar, b. 1956 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Garden of the Phoenix (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Entrance to the Osaka Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

2. Entrance to the Osaka Garden

Osaka/Chicago tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

3. Osaka/Chicago tree

The marker with the Barack Obama Presidential Center in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

4. The marker with the Barack Obama Presidential Center in the background

The Obama Center opened in the summer of 2026.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.