is a
national government park in
Akishima
is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,542, and a population density of 6500 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Akishima is loc ...
and
Tachikawa, Tokyo
250px, Showa Memorial Park
is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 184,383 in 93,428 households, and a population density of 7600 persons per km2. The total area of the cit ...
,
Japan
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. It is the
largest park in the Tokyo area, covering 1,653,000 square meters.
Formerly a Japanese military airbase and in the postwar era operated by the US military,
Tachikawa Airfield
is an airfield in the city of Tachikawa, the western part of Tokyo, Japan. Currently under the administration of the Ministry of Defense, it has also served as the civil aviation with Japan's first scheduled air service.
History
Origins
Tach ...
was returned to the Japanese government in 1977. Part of the airfield remains a
Japan Ground Self Defense Force
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base, while the remainder of the airfield was used to establish Showa Commemorative Park in 1983 as part of a project to commemorate the emperor's
Golden Jubilee
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Bangladesh
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. There is a small museum dedicated to the Showa emperor.
[Showa Memorial Park webpag]
A zone , Area Guide
Retrieved on December 4, 2014
Bicycles may be rented in the park, which has an 11 kilometer bike trail with parking areas at all locations. There is also an outdoor barbecue area.
In December, the park has illuminations including Christmas lighting.
The park can be best accessed from
Nishi-Tachikawa Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Nishi-Tachikawa Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 1.9 kilometers from the starting point ...
on the JR
Ome line
Ome may refer to:
Places
* Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora
* Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia
* Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo
* Ome (crater), a crater on Mars
Tran ...
or via a 15- to 20-minute walk from
JR's
Tachikawa Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Tachikawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the ...
or
Seibu's
Musashi-Sunagawa Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
The station is served by the Seibu Haijima Line, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the starting point ...
.
Gallery
File:紅葉 - 水鳥の池 - panoramio.jpg
File:Japanese garden in Showa Memorial Park.jpg, Japanese garden
File:Showa kinen park 1989.jpg, Satellite view in 1989
File:立川 2015-04 (17118580571).jpg
File:Rendezvous Plaza at Showa Kinen Park.jpg
File:Midoricho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan - panoramio.jpg
File:Children's Forest (10606163663).jpg
File:Fall foliage at Showa Kinen Koen (38357777571).jpg
File:The Winter Vista Illumination at Showa Kinen Park03.jpg
References
External links
Official site
National Government Parks of Japan
Parks and gardens in Tokyo
Western Tokyo
Tachikawa, Tokyo
Akishima, Tokyo
Forest parks in Japan
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