Yumenoshima (literally, "Dream Island") in Tokyo's Koto Ward is aptly named because as in real dreams, the island's narrative encompasses both bucolic and nightmarish elements.
I alight at Shin-Kiba Station, the final stop on the Yurakucho Line, and stroll north to Yumenoshima Park for a bit of dream analysis.
When Tokyo Bay was dredged in the 1930s, to provide channels for ships, an island of sand castled up and was dubbed Minami Sunamachi (literally, "Southern Sandtown"). Eventually, the reclaimed land grew large enough to support infrastructure and plans were made for an airport. Foundation construction commenced in 1939, but World War II redirected resources and progress stalled. After the war, Allied forces mandated that Tokyo International Airport (aka Haneda airport), which was already in existence nearby, be expanded to serve Tokyo instead of the island.