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Showa Kinen Park

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Showa Kinen Park

国営昭和記念公園

Tokyo · Kanto

Showa Kinen Park is a 165-hectare national park on the site of the former Tachikawa airbase, laid out as a sequence of open lawns, waterways, a Japanese garden and a bonsai museum. Its scale is the point — cycle paths run for kilometres and rental bicycles are the usual way to cross it. Ginkgo avenues, cosmos fields and tulip beds each take their turn through the year.

Why we picked it

Half an hour west of Shinjuku and barely on the foreign-visitor map, it absorbs crowds that would feel oppressive in a central Tokyo park.

Best season
Year-round
Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.4· 15,924 reviews
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM Sat–Sun 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Adults ¥450, seniors 65+ ¥210, junior-high age and under free. Bicycle rental is charged separately.
Nearest station
Nishi-Tachikawa Station · 16 min walk
Website
showakinen-koen.jp

Today

9:30–18:00

Admission

  • Adults ¥450, seniors 65+ ¥210, junior-high age and under free. Bicycle rental is charged separately.

Stored weekly hours

Mon–Fri 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM Sat–Sun 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM

How to get there

From Tokyo Station · ~1h 10m by car

Tags

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