• Enjoy! Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園)

    A very fun park is in Tokyo!

Showa Kinen Koen (昭和記念公園) is a vast national park representing Japan.
Beautiful flowers of all seasons bloom, events are held throughout the year. In addition, it has a variety of facilities such as cycling, barbecue and children's play equipment, so it is popular among families and organizations.

昭和記念公園

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One minute walk from Nishi Tachikawa Station!

The "entrance of Nishi Tachikawa (西立川)" is the entrance used by the most people.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) 西立川口

Entering from the entrance, the first thing you see is the "Waterfowl Lake (水鳥の池)".

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Waterfowl Lake

Going to the right, you will find "Nishi-Tachikawa Cycle Center".

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Cycle Center

There are plenty of bicycles ranging from 18 to 26 inches.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) bicycle rental stations

There are three bicycle rental stations. * 1 day ticket 520 yen, 3 hours 410 yen

The popular "Canal" in autumn leaves!

Near the "Tachikawa entrance (立川口)" about 20 minutes from Tachikawa station, there is a popular GingkoTrees Avenue in autumn.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) GingkoTrees Avenue

GingkoTrees Avenue in November.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) GingkoTrees Avenue

Cycling Road.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Cycling Road

Open field of 11 ha!

Anyway, wide "Open field". Large zelkova above 20 m in height is cute!!

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) みOpen field

In flower field, seasonal flowers (rape flowers and cosmos) bloom in bloom.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Open field

Let's check before going out!
Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Cosmos Festival

Komorebi no Sato (こもれびの里 / Komorebi Village)

Komorebi no Sato (こもれびの里) is an area that reproduced old farm village scenery, and it is popular with parents and children and foreign tourists.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Komorebi Village

An old private house (古民家) donated by ordinary people.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Komorebi Village

Let's check before going out!
Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Komorebi Village

Flower Hill (花の丘)

The Flower Hill (花の丘) is a vast "flower garden" with a size of about 15,000 m².

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) 花の丘

Poppie in spring, and Cosmos blooms all over the hill in autumn.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園)

Let's check before going out!
Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Cosmos Festival

Japanese garden

In autumn, it is a Japanese garden (日本庭園) which becomes a popular spot of autumn leaves.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Japanese garden

Trees are reflected on the surface of the water.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Japanese garden

Let's check before going out!
Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Japanese garden

"South Gate (南の門)" of the autumn leaves season.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Japanese garden

Children's Forest

"Children's Forest (子供の森)" in the northwest part of the park has plenty of playground equipment and is extremely popular with children!

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Children's Forest

There are also benches and rest areas where parents can rest.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Children's Forest

Trampoline, hammock, slide etc... There are lots of large scale play equipment!

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Children's Forest

Let's check before going out!
Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Children's Forest

BBQ Garden

The barbecue garden is the only area in the park where you can use fire.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) BBQ Garden

However, advance booking is required.

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) BBQ Garden

Waterfowl Lake

There is a big pond in the nearest place from the entrance of the Nishi Tachikawa Gate (西立川口).

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Waterfowl Lake

That is "Waterfowl Lake (水鳥の池)".

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Waterfowl Lake

Beyond the pond is "Bird Sanctuary".

Showa Kinen Park (昭和記念公園) Waterfowl Lake

If you like pictures, it would be nice to check the information on twitter!

[TACHIKAWA] Showa Kinen Koen (昭和記念公園)

  • Address : 3173, Midoricho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo
  • Phone : 042-528-1751
  • Time : 9:30am - 17:00pm (3/1-10/31) , 9:30am - 16:30pm (11/1 - End of February),
  • Admission fee : General 410 yen, elementary and junior high school students 80 yen, silver (over 65 years old) 210 yen
  • Access : JR Chuo-Line (JR中央線) "Tachikawa Station (立川駅)" 15-minute walk.
    JR Ome-Line (JR青梅線) "Nishi Tachikawa Gate (西立川口)" 1-minute walk.

Reference

Park map | Showa Kinen Park *English

English on this page is translated from Japanese to English using the Google translation site. Sorry if there are sentences that are difficult to read.

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