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Imperial Palace Outer Garden

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Imperial Palace Outer Garden (皇居外苑, kokyogaien, kokyo gai en) is located the center of Tokyo. It is part of the Imperial Palace, but it widely opened for public since 1949. It was used be Edo Castle for Tokugawa Shogun. Therefore many historical buildings are still parts of the palace and garden. In Imperial Palace Outer Garden, there are many great gates such as Sakurada-mon, Sakashita-mon, Kikyo-mon, and Oote-mon. Also, many keep towers, Fushimi-yagura, Fujimi-yagura and Tatsumi-yagura. With those great buildings from Edo Castle, You can feel the Edo period was like.

Tourist Info.
There are many restriction to use this park, and police are all over. Not a kind of park where you can have family B.B.Q.

Access
0. at Tokyo Station.
1. walk west (10 min.)


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Imperial Palace Outer Garden

Imperial Palace Outer Garden

Area: Tokyo; Central Tokyo (Season: July)


Imperial Palace Outer Garden (皇居外苑, kokyogaien, kokyo gai en) is located the center of Tokyo. It is part of the ...

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Ueno park

Ueno park

Area: Tokyo; Eastern Tokyo (Season: July)


Ueno park (上野恩賜公園, uenoonshikoen) is located right next to Ueno Station. It is one of popular park in Tokyo Metro. ...

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Onioshidashi Garden

Onioshidashi Garden

Area: Gunma; Kusatsu (Season: September)


Onioshidashi Garden (鬼押出し園) is the natural garden formed by Lava and Rock of the eruption of Mt. Asama. It is ...

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Yakusugi Land

Yakusugi Land

Area: Kagoshima; Yakushima (Season: April)


Yakusugi Land (ヤクスギランド) is one of main attraction in Yakushima Isuland. It is a nature park with full of Yakusugi, ...

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Hitachi Seaside Park

Hitachi Seaside Park

Area: Ibaraki; Mito (Season: May)


Hitachi Seaside Park (ひたち海浜公園) is one of the large flower park in Ibaraki. There are many seasonable flowers. Baby ...

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Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Park

Area: Tokyo; Western Tokyo (Season: July)


Yoyogi Park (代々木公園, yoyogikouen) is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, located adjacent to Harajuku Station and ...

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Kitanomaru Park

Kitanomaru Park

Area: Tokyo; Central Tokyo (Season: August)


Kitanomaru Park (北の丸公園, kitanomarukouen) is a part of The Imperial Palace Outer Garden, and used be a part of Edo ...

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Harbor View Park

Harbor View Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: July)


Harbor View Park (港の見える丘公園, minatonomieruokakouen) is one of the major travel spots in Yokohama like Yamashita ...

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Inokashira Park

Inokashira Park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: August)


Inokashira Park (井の頭恩賜公園) is located next to Kichijoji Station. Kanda River starts from this pond, and it is one ...

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Shimizu-en garden

Shimizu-en garden

Area: Niigata; Kaetsu (Season: March)


Shimizu-en garden (新発田清水園) is a beautiful garden Japanese garden located in Shibata, Niigata. It was used to be ...

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Nanasawa Forest Park

Nanasawa Forest Park

Area: Kanagawa; Sagami (Season: May)


Nanasawa Forest Park (七沢森林公園) is a huge park with mountain and forest located in Atsugi, Kanagawa pref. It is the ...

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Fuefukigawa Fruits Park

Fuefukigawa Fruits Park

Area: Yamanashi; Kosyu-Katsunuma (Season: Feburary)


Fuefukigawa Fruits Park (笛吹川フルーツ公園) is one of the popular tourist spot in Yamanashi city. It has a great view of ...

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Yamashita Park

Yamashita Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: May)


Yamashita Park (山下公園, yamashitakouen) is located right next to Yokohama China Town. The Park is attached Yokohama ...

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Gora Park

Gora Park

Area: Kanagawa; Hakone (Season: November)


Gora Park (強羅公園) is one of the most popular spot in Hakone. It is a Japanese style garden with lots of flowers. ...

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Ogose Bairin

Ogose Bairin

Area: Saitama; Kawagoe (Season: March)


Ogose Bairin (越生梅林) is a Japanese Plume forest located in Ogose, Saitama. It is considered as one of the three ...

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Ikuta Green Park

Ikuta Green Park

Area: Kanagawa; Kawasaki (Season: May)


Ikuta Green Park (生田緑地) is a park of forest located in Kawasaki city. It is one of the best spots to enjoy nature ...

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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden

Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden

Area: Tokyo; Eastern Tokyo (Season: June)


Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden (向島百花園) is one of flower gardens in Tokyo. Hyakka literary means 100 flowers. There are ...

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Nana Batake Road

Nana Batake Road

Area: Chiba; Boso Peninsula (Season: Feburary)


Nana Batake Road(菜な畑ロード) is a filed mustard spot located in Kamogawa, Chiba. From January to March, the beautiful ...

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Ofuna Flower Center

Ofuna Flower Center

Area: Kanagawa; Kamakura (Season: April)


Ofuna Flower Center (フラワーセンター大船植物園) is a flower park located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. It is a large park with full ...

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Suirakuen

Suirakuen

Area: Fukushima; Fukushima and Koriyama (Season: April)


Suirakuen (翠楽苑) is a Japanese garden located in Shirakawa, Fukushima. It is designed by Matsudaira Sadanobu, the ...

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Naruto Park

Naruto Park

Area: Tokushima; Tokushima Naruto (Season: August)


Naruto Park (鳴門公園) is one of the best view park in Tokushima. Naruto Park is located on the hill of Oge Island. ...

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Showa Memorial Park

Showa Memorial Park

Area: Tokyo; Hachioji (Season: December)


Showa Memorial Park (国営昭和記念公園) is one of the largest park in Tokyo. It has a great forest with many beautiful ...

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Yokiso Garden

Yokiso Garden

Area: Aichi; Nagoya (Season: May)


Yokiso Garden is a beautiful Japanese Garden located in Nagoya. It was used to be the house of Ito Jiro the ...

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Mizugakiyama Natural Park

Mizugakiyama Natural Park

Area: Yamanashi; Hokuto (Season: July)


Mizugakiyama Natural Park (みずがき山自然公園) is an open field park located in Mt.Mizugaki, Yamanashi Prefecture. It has a ...

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Arakurayama Sengen Park

Arakurayama Sengen Park

Area: Yamanashi; Mt. Fuji (Season: January)


Arakurayama Sengen Park (新倉山浅間公園) is one of the most popular Mt. Fuji View point located in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi ...

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Shakujii Park

Shakujii Park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: May)


Shakujii Park (石神井公園) is located in Nerima ward, Tokyo. It is one of the popular park around Tokyo Metro. There ...

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Fuchu Forest and Museum

Fuchu Forest and Museum

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: July)


Fuchu Home Forest and Museum (府中郷土の森) is a public park with flower gardens, a planetarium, a museum and ...

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Hibiya Park

Hibiya Park

Area: Tokyo; Central Tokyo (Season: July)


Hibiya Park (日比谷公園) is located in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. There are ponds, Japanese gardens, and flower gardens which ...

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Bentenyama Pure Water Park

Bentenyama Pure Water Park

Area: Kanagawa; Hakone (Season: August)


Bentenyama Pure Water Park (弁天山清流公園) is a park with BBQ facilities and fishing ponds located in Hatajuku, Hakone. ...

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Okehazama Park

Okehazama Park

Area: Aichi; Nagoya (Season: November)


Okehazama Park (桶狭間公園) is located on the legendary place of the battle of Okehazama. Legend said, the battle of ...

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Toju-en Garden

Toju-en Garden

Area: Saitama; Omiya (Season: Feburary)


Toju-en Garden (藤樹園) is one of Bonsai Garden in Bonsai Village. It is also Bonsai School which you can learn how ...

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Maizuru Park

Maizuru Park

Area: Niigata; Kaetsu (Season: March)


Maizuru Park (まいづる公園) is open museum of Samurai House located in Murakami, Niigata. There are three remaining ...

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Shitogo Gajumaru Park

Shitogo Gajumaru Park

Area: Kagoshima; Yakushima (Season: April)


Shitogo Gajumaru Park (志戸子ガジュマル) is a Banyan park located in northern Yakushima. There are many Gajumaru trees ...

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Nakamura Park

Nakamura Park

Area: Aichi; Nagoya (Season: May)


Nakamura Park (中村公園) is the park with Japanese garden in Nagoya. The Legend said, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born ...

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Shinagawa Park

Shinagawa Park

Area: Tokyo; Southern Tokyo (Season: August)


Shinagawa Kumin Park (品川区民公園, shinagawakuminkouen) is a one of the biggest parks in Shinagawa ward. There is a ...

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Genjiyama Park

Genjiyama Park

Area: Kanagawa; Kamakura (Season: June)


Genjiyama Park (源氏山公園, Genjiyamakouen) is small mountain park located west side of Kamakura Station. There is ...

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Shiba Park

Shiba Park

Area: Tokyo; Southern Tokyo (Season: July)


Shiba Park (芝公園, Shiba Koen) is a public park in Minato Ward. It across many years in the area near the temple of ...

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Lake Sai Forest Park of Wild Birds

Lake Sai Forest Park of Wild Birds

Area: Yamanashi; Mt. Fuji (Season: November)


Lake Sai Park Forest of Wild Bird (西湖野鳥の森公園, saikoyachonomorikouen) is a park located west side of Lake Sai. In ...

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Takao Komagino garden

Takao Komagino garden

Area: Tokyo; Hachioji (Season: March)


Komagino garden (高尾駒木野庭園) is Japanese garden located in Takao, Tokyo. Its garden and house are opened for public. ...

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Onshi Hakone Park

Onshi Hakone Park

Area: Kanagawa; Hakone (Season: May)


Onshi Hakone Park (恩賜箱根公園) is located in the small peninsula in Lake Ashi. It was used to be the imperial summer ...

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Fuji Ash of Buddha Tower Park

Fuji Ash of Buddha Tower Park

Area: Shizuoka; Southern Fuji (Season: December)


Fuji Ash of Buddha Tower & Peace Park (富士仏舎利塔平和公園) is located Gotenba, Shizuoka. The ash of Buddha was gift from ...

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Lake Nanko

Lake Nanko

Area: Fukushima; Fukushima and Koriyama (Season: April)


Lake Nanko is one of the national historic site and scenic beauty in Fukushima. It is also very famous Sakura spot ...

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Koganei Park

Koganei Park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: April)


Koganei Park (小金井公園, koganeikouen) is one of the best 100 Sakura spots in Japan. The park was establish for 2600 ...

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Misono Park & Yokomizo House

Misono Park & Yokomizo House

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: September)


Misono Park "Yokomizo House" (みその公園・横溝屋敷, misonokoen yokomizoyashiki) is the Japanese classic houses from late ...

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Oya View Park

Oya View Park

Area: Tochigi; Utsunomiya (Season: January)


Oya View Park(大谷景観公園oya keikan koen) is the spot where you can see the Unusual Shaped Stones of Oya. Those rocks ...

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Ukima Park

Ukima Park

Area: Tokyo; Northern Tokyo (Season: May)


Ukima Park (浮間公園) is located north of Tokyo Metro. It has a big pond which you can enjoy fishing. There are many ...

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Yokohama Park

Yokohama Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: December)


Yokohama Park (横浜公園) is a park located in downtown Yokohama. There is Yokohama Stadium in this park. It is second ...

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Shin-Edogawa Park

Shin-Edogawa Park

Area: Tokyo; Western Tokyo (Season: January)


Shin-Edogawa Park (新江戸川公園) is a Japanese style garden located in west of Shinjuku. It was used to be a house ...

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Yasuda Garden

Yasuda Garden

Area: Tokyo; Eastern Tokyo (Season: January)


Yasuda Garden (旧安田庭園) is a Japanese style garden located in Ryogoku. It was used to be the house and garden of ...

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Omiya Park

Omiya Park

Area: Saitama; Omiya (Season: Feburary)


Omiya Park (大宮公園) is located north of Hikawa Shrine. It was used to be a part of Hikawa Shrine, but now it is ...

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Hirayu ootaki Park

Hirayu ootaki Park

Area: Gifu; Hida Takayama (Season: June)


Hirayu ootaki Park (平湯大滝公園) is a park located in deep Okuhida area of Gifu Prefecture. In this park, there is ...

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Tatsuta Nature Park

Tatsuta Nature Park

Area: Kumamoto; Kumamoto (Season: March)


Tatsuta Nature Park (立田自然公園, tatsuta shizen koen) is a ruins of Taishoji temple which was established for Hosokawa ...

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Kinin Park

Kinin Park

Area: Fukuoka; Fukuoka (Season: March)


Kinin Park (金印公園) is located in Shikanoshima, Fukuoka. In 1784, Kinin, the golden stamp of Ancient China, was ...

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Higashi Park

Higashi Park

Area: Fukuoka; Fukuoka (Season: March)


Higashi Park (東公園) is located in Fukuoka. It has a beautiful plum garden which has Plum blossoms in early March. ...

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Gyosen park

Gyosen park

Area: Tokyo; Eastern Tokyo (Season: June)


Gyosen park (行船公園) is a park with Japanese garden and zoo located in Kasai, Tokyo. The garden is called Heisei ...

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Shirataki Park

Shirataki Park

Area: Shizuoka; Southern Fuji (Season: July)


Shirataki Park (白滝公園) is located near Mishima Station. It's a park of spring water from Mt. Fuji. There are many ...

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Otaki Park

Otaki Park

Area: Tochigi; Nikko (Season: November)


Otaki Park (大滝公園) is located at Kinugawa Onsen, Tochigi. It is a riverside park that has a great view of ...

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Water Garden Grove

Water Garden Grove

Area: Shizuoka; Southern Fuji (Season: September)


Water Garden Grove(水の苑緑地) is a small park located on the riverside of Gombei River. From end of May to beginning ...

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Musashiseki Park

Musashiseki Park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: July)


Musashiseki Park (武蔵関公園, musashisekikouen) is the 100 years old park. Park is formed around a Musashiseki pond. ...

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Atago Tengu Park

Atago Tengu Park

Area: Ibaraki; Mito (Season: November)


Atago Tengu Park (あたご天狗の森公園) is located on the top of Mt. Atago, Ibaraki. It is 305m high, and you can see the ...

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Yamate Itariayama Park

Yamate Itariayama Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: July)


Yamate Itariayama Park (山手イタリア山公園) is a park with historic buildings located in Yamate, Yokohama. Italian Embassy ...

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Okayama Green Street Park

Okayama Green Street Park

Area: Okayama; Okayama (Season: May)


Okayama Green Street Park (岡山緑道公園) is a riverside park of Nishigawa River. Nishigawa is located in Okayama city. ...

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Horai Park

Horai Park

Area: Tokyo; Southern Tokyo (Season: June)


Horai Park (宝来公園) is a park with pond and forest located Ota-ku, Tokyo. It was built in 1925 to preserved the ...

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Kasai Seaside park

Kasai Seaside park

Area: Tokyo; Eastern Tokyo (Season: August)


Kasai Seaside park (葛西臨海公園, kasairinkaikoen) is one of popular seaside park around Tokyo Metro. It is also one of ...

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Higanbana in Hibiya Park

Higanbana in Hibiya Park

Area: Tokyo; Central Tokyo (Season: September)


Hibiya Park (日比谷公園) is one of Higanbana spot in Tokyo. Around the Autumn Equinox, Higanbama bloom beautiful red ...

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Musashizuka park

Musashizuka park

Area: Kumamoto; Kumamoto (Season: March)


Musashizuka park (武蔵塚公園) is a park located in Kumamoto. There is the grave of Miyamoto Musashi in this park. It is ...

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Shingu Jofuku Park

Shingu Jofuku Park

Area: Wakayama; Nachi-Shingu (Season: June)


Jofuku Park (徐福公園) is located in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture. It is a memorial park of Jofuku. It was used to be a ...

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Daisen Park

Daisen Park

Area: Osaka; Sakai (Season: January)


Daisen Park (大仙公園) is a huge park with many Kofun located in Sakai, Osaka. It is located on the south side of ...

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Aoba no Mori Park

Aoba no Mori Park

Area: Chiba; Narita (Season: March)


Aoba no Mori Park(青葉の森公園) is a park located Chiba city, Chiba prefecture. It's a huge park with nature, culture ...

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Hanging Gardens of Meguro

Hanging Gardens of Meguro

Area: Tokyo; Western Tokyo (Season: December)


Hanging Gardens of Meguro (目黒天空庭園)is a park located on the top of freeway. The altitude from the ground level is ...

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Zenpukuji park

Zenpukuji park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: July)


Zempukuji Park (善福寺公園, zenpukujikouen) has two ponds. In these ponds, there are many water plants and flowers, and ...

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Myoshoji Park

Myoshoji Park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: July)


Myoshoji Park (妙正寺公園, myoshojikouen) has a pond and a fountain. In this park, you can watch a lot of wild birds. ...

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Gotenyama Garden

Gotenyama Garden

Area: Tokyo; Southern Tokyo (Season: August)


Gotenyama Garden (御殿山ガーデン) is very close from Shinagawa Station. It is a very small garden, but very quiet and ...

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Nogawa Park

Nogawa Park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: September)


Nogawa Park (野川公園, nogawakoen) is the park located in Koganei and Mitaka in Tokyo. The Nogawa River run through ...

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Musashino Park

Musashino Park

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: September)


Musashino Park (武蔵野公園, musashinokoen) is the park located in Koganei and Fuchu in Tokyo. The Nogawa River run ...

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Port-view Hill Park

Port-view Hill Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: May)


Port View Park (港の見える丘公園, uminomieruokakouen) is the hill park located at Yokohama Bay Area. It is very famous for ...

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Seseragi Park

Seseragi Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: September)


Seseragi Park (せせらぎ公園) is located in Nakamachidai, Yokohama. There are tea houses, beautiful ponds, and many ...

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Nojima Park

Nojima Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: October)


Nojima Park (野島公園) is one of the park located in Yokohama. It is also in the island, and park has small hill which ...

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Fruits Park

Fruits Park

Area: Kanagawa; Kawasaki (Season: October)


Fruits Park is one of the open public garden where make and serve fruits. It is located on right next to ...

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Sawayama Park

Sawayama Park

Area: Shiga; Omi and Hikone (Season: Feburary)


Sawayama Park is located in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. It is free park. There are many building and statues which ...

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Kawawa Fuji Park

Kawawa Fuji Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: May)


Kawawa Fuji Park (川和富士公園) is located in Yokohama. It has a Fuji Hill, called Fuji zuka, which is 74m high. This ...

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Yamada Fuji

Yamada Fuji

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: May)


Yamada Fuji (山田富士) is one of Fuji Zuka in Yokohama. In early 19th century, Yamada Fuji was already built in this ...

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Hell pond of kiyozaemon

Hell pond of kiyozaemon

Area: Kanagawa; Sagami (Season: June)


Hell's pond of kiyozaemon(清佐衛門地獄池) is a spring located in Ashigara. It only one in Kanagawa which is chosen as new ...

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Motomachi Park

Motomachi Park

Area: Kanagawa; Yokohama (Season: July)


Motomachi Park (元町公園) is a park with history located in Yokohama. It has a public swimming pool, and archery ...

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Arisugawa Memorial Park

Arisugawa Memorial Park

Area: Tokyo; Southern Tokyo (Season: July)


Memorial Park of Arisugawa-no-miya (有栖川宮記念公園) is located in Azabu. It is a park with a small pond and a library. ...

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Saigoyama Park

Saigoyama Park

Area: Tokyo; Western Tokyo (Season: August)


Saigoyama Park (西郷山公園) is a park located south of Shibuya. It was used to be the house of Saigo Tsugumichi, the ...

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Jonan Island Seaside Park

Jonan Island Seaside Park

Area: Tokyo; Southern Tokyo (Season: September)


Jonan Island Seaside Park (城南島海浜公園, jonanjimakaihinkoen) is a seaside park with artificial beach and camping area. ...

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Ukishimacho Park

Ukishimacho Park

Area: Kanagawa; Kawasaki (Season: September)


Ukishimacho Park (浮島町公園) is located in Ukishima Island. Because it is located right next Haneda Airport, you can ...

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Yokozuna Town Park

Yokozuna Town Park

Area: Tokyo; Eastern Tokyo (Season: January)


Yokozuna Town Park (横綱町公園) is a park with the memorial monument of the victims of Kanto Great Earthquake and WWII. ...

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Kansenen Garden

Kansenen Garden

Area: Tokyo; Western Tokyo (Season: March)


Kansenen Garden (甘泉園) is a Japanese style Garden located in Waseda, Tokyo. It was used to be a garden of Daimyo ...

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The park of Peaceful forest

The park of Peaceful forest

Area: Tokyo; Musashino (Season: April)


The park of Peaceful forest (平和の森公園, heiwanomorikouen) is one of nice park in Nakano. It has huge play ground with ...

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Kammbanotaki Nature Park

Kammbanotaki Nature Park

Area: Okayama; Maniwa (Season: September)


Kammbanotaki Nature Park (神庭の滝自然公園) is located in Maniwa city. The main feature of this park is Kamba Falls which ...

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Kokkai Zentei Western Garden

Kokkai Zentei Western Garden

Area: Tokyo; Central Tokyo (Season: November)


Kokkai Zentei Western Garden (国会前庭 西洋庭園) is located in front of Japanese Parliament House. This western style ...

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Fuji All Sports Park

Fuji All Sports Park

Area: Shizuoka; Southern Fuji (Season: January)


Fuji All Sports Park (富士市総合運動公園) is a comprehensive sports park. It is located south side of Mt. Fuji. Therefore, ...

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Memorial Park of Admiral Togo

Memorial Park of Admiral Togo

Area: Tokyo; Central Tokyo (Season: December)


Memorial Park of Admiral Togo (東郷元帥記念公園) is located in the ruins of Admiral Togo's House, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Admiral ...

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