A sculpture by the famous Sumikawa

Here and there, around Yokosuka are works of art, mostly sculptures .... called オブジェ (Japanization of French: "objet d'art")

One such sculpture is located a few block away from Keihin Kyuko Yokosuka Chuo Station, located on a corner of the intersection leading to Yonegahama (in front of a CoCo Ichiban Curry Rice restaurant) .... It is entitled 譜 ("FU", which means musical note or score) .... and sure enough, it is shaped like a musical note

"Why a musical note?" .... Well, Yokosuka has prided itself on being one of the birthplaces of modern jazz music, as Japanese musicians flocked to Yokosuka after the end of World War II to learn and play jazz & big band music to entertain U.S. sailors and troops in places like the "EM Club" (see the earlier entry in this blog)    

Turns out that this work of art 譜 was created by Kiichi Sumikawa, who is totally famous in Japan .... born in 1931, very prolific, winner of numerous prizes & awards, served as president of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music .... and, he was the design director for Tokyo Skytree...

Link about Skytree:  https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3064.html