is a city park in

Chūō-ku, Sapporo is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward. History During Meiji Period, Sousei river, precursor of Susukino distric ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

, Japan. The park has a lake, two streams, a museum, a concert hall, an observatory, a historical building housing a tea shop, and several lawns and forests. At the south end, there are two shrines.

Overview

The park has about 5,000 trees, including Japanese red spruce, yew,

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, Sargent's cherry, black acacia, and Japanese elm. The largest feature of the park is Shobu Pond, located near the center of the park. The park contains the

Sapporo Concert Hall , is a municipal musical venue located in Nakajima Park, Sapporo, established in 1997, the building is owned by Sapporo City, known for having a huge organ built by Alfred Kern & Fils Manufacture D'Orgues in the main music hall. When Simon Rattle ...

, also known as "Kitara". Opened on 1997, it is the largest concert hall in Hokkaido, and houses a large main hall, small chamber music hall, and rehearsal rooms. A restaurant, nursery room, and museum shop are also located in the building. The Sapporo Astronomical Observatory,

Nakajima Sports Center The was a multi-purpose event facility located in Nakajima Park in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was built in 1954 for the National Sports Festival of Japan. A concert by the rock band Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenom ...

, Puppet Theatre, Children's Hall, Hokkaido Museum of Literature, a Japanese Garden, ''Hasso-an'' (tea house), and

Hōheikan The is a historical building and a wedding venue, located in Nakajima Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The building has previously been a hotel, guest house, event venue, and military camp. Currently, the Hōheikan is registered as o ...

, (historical building and wedding venue), are among the attractions of the Park. The park also contains some sports grounds (tennis courts). These are open between April and November every year. The park is also popular for boating in summer, on the Shobu Pond, and

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in winter.

History

Prior to the construction of Nakajima Park, in 1874, a sluice gate was constructed on the Kamokamo River and a lumberyard was open. Lumber felled from the mountain were stored in the lumberyard before being floated down the

Toyohira River The is a river in Hokkaidō prefecture, Japan. It is 72.5 km in length and has drainage area of 894.7 km². It is a tributary of the Ishikari River. It supplies water to Sapporo city, the capital of Hokkaidō built on the alluvial fan ...

. In 1887, the lumberyard and its surrounded area, were converted into an amusement park. In 1957, Nakajima Park officially became a City Park.

Access

* Namboku Line:

Nakajima-Kōen Station Nakajima-Kōen Station (中島公園駅) is a metro station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is N09. The station takes its name from the Nakajima Park, located outside the station. Platforms History The station o ...

and

Horohira-Bashi Station Horohira-Bashi Station (幌平橋駅) is a Sapporo Municipal Subway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The station number is N10. Platforms History The station opened on 16 December 1971 coinciding with the opening of the Nambo ...

Sapporo Streetcar The is a tram network located in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. The system is sometimes referred to by residents as simply the . The first section of the network opened in 1909 as the ; i ...

: Nakajima-Kōen-Dōri Station

Gallery

Sapporo observatory.JPG, Astronomical observatory inside the park Nakajima park boats and pond 2016 8 14.webm, thumbtime=2, Boat boarding area at the pond in the park ゆきあかりin 中島公園（Snow Light in Nakajima Park） - panoramio (2).jpg, Snow lights in the park 中島公園 (Nakajima Park) - panoramio.jpg, Spring in the park

External links

Sapporo Parks' website

Park website
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