[1][2] The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.

The park has a statue of Matsue;[3] a small, wood-burning locomotive;[4] Komainu; a hexagonal hall of prayer with a peace bell; and a German period concrete stairway.

[13][14] The Sugar King Foundation was established in 1997 under the laws of the CNMI as a non-profit organization to assist in the preservation and maintenance of the park.

[16] In July 2005, a Japanese crew visited the park and interviewed residents and filmed for a documentary about the sugar industry in the Northern Marianas.

[24] In February 2020, students from South Korea part of Saipan International School's "Welcome to the Marianas” program visited the park.

[28] The Nanmeido(南溟堂) or Saipan International House of Prayer, built in 1990, is a non-sectarian temple located in the park dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Marianas in 1944.

[29] In August 2004, crew members of the cruiser USS Vincennes (CG-49) volunteered and assisted the Saipan Mayor’s Office and the Environmental Interagency Cleanup Operation Team beautifying the park.

[30] In January 2005, officers from the USS Gary (FFG-51) participated in a cleanup drive at the park as part of community relations efforts.