|
Take a break in the middle of the city. Why not walk through city parks while enjoying the natural scenery of the season? |
 
Ikedayama Park
This park makes good use of its most outstanding geographical feature: two distinct levels at different heights.
You can enjoy the Japanese garden in the Strolling Zone on the lower level and the lakeside scenery in the Play & Rest Zone on the higher level.
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (until 6:00 p.m. in July and August)
Location: 5-4 Higashi-Gotanda
How to get there: An approximate 15-minute walk from Gotanda Station or Meguro Station |
  Nemunoki Garden
This park was constructed on the former site of the home that belonged to Empress Michiko’ parents. You can enjoy the beauty of a rose called Princess Michiko as well as various seasonal flowers and greenery.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed from December 29 through January 3)
Location: 5-19 Higashi-Gotanda
How to get there: An approximate 10-minute walk from Gotanda Station |
  Rinshi no Mori Park
With over 6,500 trees, you can enjoy the feeling of being in a forest without leaving the city.
Location: 2-6 Koyamadai
How to get there: An approximate 10-minute walk from Musashi-Koyama Station |
  Togoshi Park
This park has a promenade that makes its way around a pond. The park also has a waterfall and a man-made mountain. There are remnants, such as old-style gates called yakui-mon and kabuki-mon, of a feudal lord’s second home from the Edo period.
Location: 2-1 Yutakacho
How to get there: An approximate five-minute walk from Togoshi Koen Station |
  Shinagawa Chuo Park
This park has a nice open space with seasonal flowers, a fountain, and green grass. There are facilities, such as Trim Plaza, where you can do simple exercises; a multipurpose area for such sports as football (reservations required); and tennis courts (reservations required).
Location: 1-20, 1-27, and 1-28 Nishi-Shinagawa
How to get there: An approximate five-minute walk from Shimoshinmei Station |
  Shinagawa Historical Museum and Its Garden
At this museum, you can learn about the history of Shinagawa. The garden has a Japanese-style tearoom, and you can enjoy the harplike sounds of suikinkutsu (an upside-down stone basin), which provides an Edo-period ambience.
Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Note: Closed on national holidays
Admission: ¥100 for adults, ¥50 for elementary and junior high school students
Note: Free of charge for those 70 years of age or older, those with disabilities, and Shinagawa municipal elementary and junior high school students
Location: 6-11-1 Oi
How to get there: An approximate 10-minute walk from Omori Station |
  Higashi-Shinagawa Kaijo Park
This park faces Tennozu-unga Canal. There is a slide with a whale motif, a rooftop garden that includes herbs, and a boardwalk along the canal.
Hours (rooftop garden): 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: 2-6 and 3-9 Higashi-Shinagawa
How to get there:An approximate five-minute walk from Tennozu Isle Station |
  Shinagawa Hanakaido Avenue
Along the bank of Katsushima-unga Canal, you can enjoy seasonal flowers, such as rape blossoms, cherry blossoms, and cosmos.
Location: 2 Higashi-Oi, 1 Katsushima
How to get there: An approximate 10-minute walk from Tachiaigawa Station |
  Shinagawa Kumin Park
This spacious park has an area of land that is three times the size of Tokyo Dome. There are various flowers that bloom with each season, a man-made lake filled with seawater, and a sports area. Shinagawa Aquarium, which is located in the park, is quite popular, too.
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Note: Some of the park gates close before closing time.
(Shinagawa Aquarium: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [admission until 30 minutes before closing], closed on Tuesdays and January 1)
Location: 3-2 Katsushima, 2-3 Minami-Oi
How to get there: An approximate eight-minute walk from Tachiaigawa Station or Omori Kaigan Station |
 
Nagisa no Mori (Within Oi Futo Chuo Kaihin Park)
This part of Oi Futo Chuo Kaihin Park is rich in natural greenery. It has a bird-watching house and an observation wall, making it an ideal place for bird-watchers. You can enjoy fishing there as well.
Location: 4-1 Yashio
How to get there:An approximate eight-minute walk from Oi Keibajomae Station |
