AN OLD JAPANESE SUGAR TRAIN AT AN OLD SUGAR MILL..This is a picture taken on the island of Rota, a continuing remembrance of a once flourishing industry pre WWII. Sugar was grown and shipped from all the islands in the CNMI. On Saipan they had the Sugar King, now a park and favorite tourist attraction.
Sugar King Park has beautiful moss covered trees and picnic tables. One of the trains that carried the sugar cane around the island is permanently parked at the front of the park. You will also find a large statue of the Japanese sugar king himself. The statue is riddled with bullet holes, probably from American soldiers after taking Saipan during World War II. The park also has old Japanese shrines and a 20 minute nature trail winding through the forest and around a large hill. A nice quiet place to reflect on what may have happened here, long ago, when sugar was king. ..........GED.........
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