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National Showa Kinen Park

People can enjoy relaxed strolling in four seasons, while appreciating beautiful flowering plants reading in the shade of a tree, watching birds, holding barbecue parties, etc. on the vast lawn and near abundant native plantings. Furthermore, areas for child favorites: Kodomo-no-mori, Futsal, various other sports, boating, cycling, etc. are available. People will enjoy using this facility as an urban oasis. SHOWA KINEN PARK website

Tachikawa Park

This is a large composite park straddling Shibasaki and Nishiki districts. A gymnasium, baseball ground, athletics field and other sports facilities surround Tachikawa Park centering on the 1.3 kilometer length Negawa Green Tract. An Iris Garden (area:2,000 square meters) is also located in Tachikawa Park, and 50 kinds of eye-catching iris bloom in June. The Negawa Green Tract was established over the 1992 to 1996 fiscal year period. It is partitioned into four zones, each zone combines water ...

Suwanomori Park

This park, extending across the road to the north of Suwa Shrine, was originally a part of the forest surrounded the Shinto shrine. It was maintained after WWII then transformed into a modern citizens park. It is said that during its 1,200 years' history as a Shinto shrine forest it was quite dark even in daytime due to tall, densely-foliaged trees. Tall trees stand close together in the park, creating an atmosphere associated with the past look of Suwa Shrine forest. Many kinds of wild birds ga...