▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Initial ly ▁intended ▁as ▁an ▁entertain ment ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁foreign ▁community , ▁the ▁race course ▁rapidly ▁became ▁popular ▁with ▁Japanese ▁society ; ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Me iji ▁visit ing ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁separate ▁occasions . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Great ▁Kant ō ▁earth qu ake , ▁the ▁main ▁grand stand ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁American ▁architect ▁J H ▁Morgan . ▁ ▁Hor se ▁racing ▁at ▁the ▁Neg ishi ▁Race course ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁During ▁w art ime , ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁site ▁were ▁requ is ition ed ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁only ▁later ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁public ▁park , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ' s ▁Neg ishi ▁He ights ▁housing ▁facility ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁an ▁e quest rian ▁sports ▁museum . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Hor ser acing ▁in ▁Japan ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Hor se ▁racing ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Japan <0x0A> </s> ▁Ph u ▁So i ▁D ao ▁National ▁Park ▁( ), ▁named ▁after ▁ 2 , 1 2 0 ▁m ▁high ▁Ph u ▁So i ▁D ao ▁mountain , ▁is ▁a ▁protected ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Lu ang ▁P rab ang ▁Range ▁in ▁the ▁Th ai / La o ▁border ▁area , ▁on ▁the ▁Th ai ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁range . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Ch at ▁Tra kan ▁District ▁of ▁Ph its an ul ok ▁and ▁Nam