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Nakayoshi (Close Friend)
Nakayoshi means close friend in Japanese. The statue in Mobara Park at Mawson Lakes was a sister city gift by Mobara City in Japan.
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Title of Artwork: Nakayoshi (Close Friend)
Location: Mobara Park, Garden Terrace, Mawson Lakes
Artist: Kogen Sato (Japanese Artist)
Form: Bronze Sculpture
Commissioned by: Mobara City, Japan (Sister City gift to the City of Salisbury)
Year of Completion: 2004
Rationale:
Nakayoshi meaning close friend in Japanese was a sister city gift to the City of Salisbury by Mobara City in 2004.