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Kinuta Park
Preserved in the archive in 2007. Historical article; travel and business details may have changed.
Kinuta Park (砧公園, Kinuta Kōen) is in Setagaya, Tokyo. Kinuta Park is famous for is cherry blossom (sakura) viewing. It has at least three varieties—Someyoshino (photo), Yamazakura, and Yaezakura—which makes for a relatively long viewing season of over two weeks. The total area is 391,262.26 m², 240,000 of which are grass. Kinuta Park also has Baseball fields, Soccer fields, cycling courses and the Setagaya Art Museum. The 1667 m cycling course doubles as a walking course outside the hours 9–16. You can access Kinuta Park via the Tōmei Expressway (東名高速道路, Tōmei Kōsoku Dōro) runs along the south side; Kampachi (環八, the #8 ring road), along the east. The Tōmei Expressway ends at that intersection. Kinuta Park opened in April 1, 1957. Prior to this it was a public golf course. (Article based on Wikipedia article and used under the GNU Free Documentation License) |