“Okano Park, also called Tokiwa Park after a famous park of that name at Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, lies 2 m. from Hodogaya Station, but can best be reached by motor-bus or taxi-cab from Yokohama Station. The park contains a plum-tree grove, and also cherry-trees, a vineyard, an iris garden, etc.”

– Japan: The Official Guide, Japan Government Railways, 1941