Parks & GardensKichijoji, Suginami
Inokashira Onshi Park（Inokashira Park)
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Inokashira Pond has been a famous scenic spot and an important water source for Edo since the Edo period (1603-1868), but in the Meiji period (1868-1912) it became an imperial estate. However, in 1913, it was given to the City of Tokyo, and four years later opened as Japan’s first Imperial Gift Park and Japan’s first suburban park. Today, the park is well known as a valuable green space adjacent to a residential area. The park is divided into four areas: the Inokashira Pond area, the wooded Gotenyama area, the West Garden with sports facilities, and the Second Park. The Inokashira Pond area is on low ground, while the Gotenyama area is on higher ground, allowing visitors to enjoy the varied landscape.
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| address (e.g. of house) | 1-18-31 Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo |
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| Access | 5 minutes walk from Kichijoji Station on JR Chuo Line and Keio Inokashira Line, 1 minute walk from Inokashira Koen Station on Keio Inokashira Line. |
| phone | 0422-47-6900 |
| Business Hours | The park is always open (separate opening hours and service hours apply for the Inokashira Cultural Park, Mitaka-no-mori Ghibli Museum, sports facilities, etc.). |
| regular closing day | None (Inokashira Cultural Park, Mitaka-no-mori Ghibli Museum, sports facilities, etc. have separate regular closing days and holidays) |
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| Founding and opening of business | 1917 (Taisho 6) |
