Yumenoshima
Yumenoshima is a district in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of an artificial island built using waste landfill in Tokyo Bay. It is not the first such island in the bay. At current fill rates, there will be no more room for waste landfill in the bay without affecting shipping lanes by around 2050; likewise, Osaka Bay and Ise Bay are slowly being consumed by waste landfill islands, e.g. Rinku Town.
History
The island was originally conceived in the 1930s as a site for a new Tokyo Municipal Airport to replace Haneda Airport. The airport plan was finalized in 1938, and work on the island began in 1939 but fell behind schedule due to resource constraints during World War II. The airport plan was officially abandoned following the war, as the Allied occupation authorities favoured expanding Haneda rather than building a new airport.A public beach opened on the island in 1947 when the "Yumenoshima" name was adopted. The beach closed in 1950, and from 1957, the island was used for garbage disposal.
Places
Yumenoshima is a fairly small district, and contains:- Yumenoshima Park, a public park with an array of facilities, including a tropical botanical garden, a sports complex, a barbecue area, a colosseum, a yacht marina, a track and field stadium and a ramen stand
- Yumenoshima Stadium, a football and athletics stadium used for youth competitions and lower league football matches
- Yumenoshima Baseball Field, a baseball field for local youth teams
- Koto Incineration Facility, an incineration facility for Koto Ward
2020 Summer Olympics
was the venue for archery events in the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.Schools
The Koto Ward Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.Minamisuna Elementary School is the zoned public elementary school for Yumenoshima.
Minamisuna Junior High School is the zoned public junior high school for Yumenoshima.