• miz [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    18·
    29 days ago

    iirc when the Japanese colonized Korea they turned a big park in Seoul containing royal tombs into a golf course

      • miz [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        16·
        29 days ago

        During the Japanese colonial period, the name of the area was changed to Kuyongsan’goji (구용산고지; 舊龍山高地). At the time, it was the largest green space in Seoul. In 1915, the Yongsan police department held a ceremony for their new chief in the area.

        In June 1921, the Japanese colonial government established the first golf course in Korea around the graves. Fences were erected around the tombs, which were directly in the line of play. It was a nine-hole golf course designed by a British person and operated by a nearby hotel. The last Crown Prince of Korea Yi Un played at the course, although a significant majority of the players were Japanese. The golf course was closed in 1924.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyochang_Park#Japanese_colonial_period

        • Belly_Beanis [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          10·
          29 days ago

          designed by a British person

          Not content with all the colonizing done by their home country, they volunteer to help colonization on behalf of other countries. The IRA is gonna need to make more car bombs, it seems.