Kinuta Park

Kinuta Park (砧公園, Kinuta Kōen) is a park in Setagaya, Tokyo. The total area is 39 hectares (96 acres), 240,000;m² of which are grass.^[1]

Kinuta Park is famous for its cherry blossom (sakura) viewing. It has at least three varieties: Someiyoshino (photo), Yamazakura, and Yaezakura—which makes for a relatively long hanami viewing season of over two weeks.

Facilities

There are baseball fields, soccer fields, cycling courses and the Setagaya Art Museum.^[1] The 1667 m cycling course doubles as a walking course outside the hours 9–16.

Access

The Tōmei Expressway (東名高速道路, Tōmei Kōsoku Dōro) runs along the south side; Kampachi (環八, the #8 ring road), along the east. The Tōmei Expressway ends at that intersection.

History

The park was opened on April 1, 1957.^[1] After the Pacific War (World War II), it was a public golf course. Later the golf course was closed to form the current Kinuta Park.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "砧公園". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-08-24. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association

35°37′49″N 139°37′16″E / 35.63021°N 139.6211°E / 35.63021; 139.6211

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[d-1] "砧公園". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-08-24. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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