ITABASHI

Itabashiku is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards.

Johoku Chuo Park

Johoku Chuo Park is a metropolitan park spreading from Nerima to Itabashi.  As it is shown in its name, the park is the largest comprehensive park in Johoku area.  It contains a great variety of sports facilities such as athletic ground and tennis courts, and it is know as a place of exercise as well as a place of recreation and relaxation.

This site was one of the places created to prevent the damage caused by air attack from spreading, and it was facilitated as a comprehensive recreation park after the World War II.  In addition, archeological site was discovered within the park, and houses of Nara Period were restored.

(Article based on Japanese Wikipedia article and translated by GoJapanGo. Used under the GNU Free Documentation License)