is a public park that straddles the wards of

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and

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. The park's name derives from the Japanese term , meaning an experimental forestry station.

Overview

* The thickest tree in the park is a

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with a trunk circumference of 3.82 m. The tallest tree is a poplar with a height of 35.5 m. * Blue butterflies (

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) can be found on old Chinese cork oak trees in the park. They are rare in the wild in Tokyo. * A small valley runs from north to south in the center of the park. This is the remnant of an irrigation ditch. * In addition to a forest with large trees, there is a lawn plaza, a day camp facility, a pond for children to play in in the summer, and a ground on the west side that can be used for baseball and soccer training.

Access

* By train: 9 minutes’ walk from

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or Musashi-Koyama Station on the

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in the park

References

Website of Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association (in Japanese)

External links

Website of Let’s Go to the Park with 1,000 yen (in Japanese)
{{Authority control Parks and gardens in Tokyo

Overview

Access

See also

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