Showa Kinen Park - Herb Garden

Herb garden has about 200 different kinds of herbs.
You can enjoy not only seeing flowers but also smelling, feeling and even eating herbs.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nishi Tachikawa station on Ome Line

<Admission>

410 yen        Closed from Dec. 31 to Jan.1,
                   The 4th Monday of Feb. and the following day

Mar. 1 - Oct. 31 : 9:30 - 17:00
Nov. 1 - Feb. 29 : 9:30 - 16:30
Weekends and Holidays between Apr. 1 to Sep. 30 : 9:30 - 18:00

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Showa Kinen Park - Japanese Garden

Japanese Garden has a pond, waterfall and streams.
There're bridges and several old style buildings.

Bonsai exhibition area has many magnificent bonsai trees.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nishi Tachikawa station on Ome Line

<Admission>

410 yen        Closed from Dec. 31 to Jan.1,
                   The 4th Monday of Feb. and the following day

Mar. 1 - Oct. 31 : 9:30 - 17:00
Nov. 1 - Feb. 29 : 9:30 - 16:30
Weekends and Holidays between Apr. 1 to Sep. 30 : 9:30 - 18:00

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Showa Kinen Park - Flower Gardens

There're several flower fields around the open field.
This park has some flowers blooming all through the year.

There's a pond with waterlilies,  too.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nishi Tachikawa station on Ome Line

<Admission>

410 yen        Closed from Dec. 31 to Jan.1,
                   The 4th Monday of Feb. and the following day

Mar. 1 - Oct. 31 : 9:30 - 17:00
Nov. 1 - Feb. 29 : 9:30 - 16:30
Weekends and Holidays between Apr. 1 to Sep. 30 : 9:30 - 18:00

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Showa KInen Park - Open Field

There's a huge open field in the center of Showa Kinen Park.
People are playing balls, having lunch sitting on the ground, sleeping and relaxing.

This field may be the symbol of this park.
A big tree in the center of the field is an accent of open space.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nishi Tachikawa station on Ome Line

<Admission>

410 yen        Closed from Dec. 31 to Jan.1,
                   The 4th Monday of Feb. and the following day

Mar. 1 - Oct. 31 : 9:30 - 17:00
Nov. 1 - Feb. 29 : 9:30 - 16:30
Weekends and Holidays between Apr. 1 to Sep. 30 : 9:30 - 18:00

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Showa Kinen Park - Waterfowl Lake

There's a lake in front of Nishi Tachikawa Gate.
Pedal boats are available in the lake.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nishi Tachikawa station on Ome Line

<Admission>

410 yen        Closed from Dec. 31 to Jan.1,
                   The 4th Monday of Feb. and the following day

Mar. 1 - Oct. 31 : 9:30 - 17:00
Nov. 1 - Feb. 29 : 9:30 - 16:30
Weekends and Holidays between Apr. 1 to Sep. 30 : 9:30 - 18:00

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Showa Kinen Park - Fureai Field

Fureai Field (Friendship Field) has a canal with fountain and well maintained flower beds.

There's a restaurant here.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nishi Tachikawa station on Ome Line

<Admission>

410 yen        Closed from Dec. 31 to Jan.1,
                   The 4th Monday of Feb. and the following day

Mar. 1 - Oct. 31 : 9:30 - 17:00
Nov. 1 - Feb. 29 : 9:30 - 16:30
Weekends and Holidays between Apr. 1 to Sep. 30 : 9:30 - 18:00

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Showa Kinen Park

Showa Kinen Park was made for the 50th anniversary of Showa Emperor's reign.
This huge park has 7 entrances and filled with green.

Park train and bicycles are available.
Park train : 310 yen per ride
Bicycle : 410 yen for first 3 hours

There're several fields, lake, ponds, flower gardens and Japanese Garden.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nishi Tachikawa station on Ome Line

<Admission>

410 yen        Closed from Dec. 31 to Jan.1,
                   The 4th Monday of Feb. and the following day

Mar. 1 - Oct. 31 : 9:30 - 17:00
Nov. 1 - Feb. 29 : 9:30 - 16:30
Weekends and Holidays between Apr. 1 to Sep. 30 : 9:30 - 18:00

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Yokoamicho Park - Japanese Garden

Yokoamicho Park is known as Memorial Park for the Kanto Earthquake Disaster.
It has a Japanese Garden beside the Tokyo Memorial Temple.

It has a pond and a stream surrounded by many different kind of plants.

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<The Nearest Station>

Ryogoku station on Oedo Line (E12/Toei Subway)
JR Ryogoku station on Sobu Line

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Koganei Park

Koganei Park is famous for cherry blossom garden and Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum.

It has facilities for sports like gymnasium, archery field, base ball ground and tennis courts.

There're many playgrounds including one with steam locomotive.

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<The Nearest Station>

Hanakoganei station on Seibu Shinjuku Line
Musashikoganei station on JR Chuo Line

<Admission>

Free of Charge

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Yumenoshima Park - Daigo Fukuryumaru Museum

Daigo Fukuryumaru is a tuna fishing boat and suffered a nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean in 1954. Crews are dead due to radiation exposure.

This boat was used as a training boat for a university and retired in 1967.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government built this museum to keep this boat as is to memorize this incident.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinkiba station on Keiyo Line / Rinkai Line

<Admission>

Free of Charge      9:30 - 16:00

Closed on Mondays

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Yumenoshima Park - Tropical Greenhouse Dome

There're three glass domes and tropical plants are in here.
Around a big greenhouse with many tropical plants and subtropical plants, there's a theater, information gallery and event hall.

Heats are supplied from a incineration plant nearby.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinkiba station on Keiyo Line / Rinkai Line

<Admission>

250 yen        9:30 - 17:00

Closed on Mondays, Dec.29 through Jan. 3

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