KINUTA PARK

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.

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