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Parks and gardens in Tokyo: a guide to eight green spaces

Tokyo is a dense city, and its green spaces tend to be small and local rather than sprawling. The entries below range from neighbourhood play areas to a named city park in Shinjuku, and they show how much of the city's greenery sits in pockets between streets and apartment blocks.

Several of the places here are listed by ward or district, which is a useful way to navigate Tokyo's parks. Shinjuku, Nakano and Nerima each appear, and the postcodes given for some entries point to where they sit within the city.

中野の森広場公園

This is a park in Nakano, listed under the operator 中野坂上サンブライトツインビル. No address or opening hours have been verified for it, so check locally before you visit.

公開空き地

An open plot of land in Tokyo, with the postcode 162-0814. No further details have been verified for this entry, so the postcode is the best guide to its location.

新宿区立 新宿中央公園

A municipal park run by Shinjuku Ward, with the postcode 160-0023. It is one of the larger public green spaces named in this guide, though no opening hours or address details have been verified.

新宿区立榎町公園

Another Shinjuku Ward park, Enokicho Park. The ward's website has a page for it at http://www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/seikatsu/midori01_002091.html, which is the best place to look for current information.

内藤町けやき公園

Keyaki Park in Naito-machi. It is listed by name only.

にこにこパーク

Niko Niko Park. Beyond its name, no further details have been verified.

二軒屋児童公園

Nikenya Children's Park, a small play park.

区立氷川台児童遊園

A ward-run children's playground in Hikawadai. Beyond its name and type, no further details have been verified.

Practical notes

Several entries here have only partial information, so it is worth checking opening times and access directly before setting out. Where a ward website is listed, as with Enokicho Park, it is the most reliable source for current details.

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