This spacious 1.47-square-kilometer site (about 363 acres) offers many diversions: a water play area; swimming pool; boats; a place to barbecue; a stream; and Kodomo No Mori (Children's Plaza). The largest trampoline in Japan is also here. Open：9:30-17:00 (March to October), 9:30-16:30 (November to February) Closed：Mondays Address：3173 Midori-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo. A 15 min. walk from Tachikawa Station on the JR Chuo Line or a 13min. walk from Tachikawa Kita Station on the Tamatoshi Monorail Line.
A metropolitan oasis
encompassing both Western-style and Japanese-style gardens. A beautifully maintained, quiet park. Open：9:00-16:30 (Entrance until 16:00) Closed：Mondays Address：11 Naito-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. A 5 min. walk from Shinjuku Gyoen-mae Station on the Subway Marunouchi Line or from Shinjuku 3-chome Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.
Tokyo's largest publicly
operated park, with amenities including a cycling course and a sledding slope.
It is also worthwhile to take a stroll around the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural
Museum, which is located within the park but charges an entrance fee. Open：9:00-16:30
(Entrance until 16:00) Closed：Mondays Address：1-13-1, Sekino-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo. Take the bus to Koganei Koen-mae from Musashi Koganei Station on the JR Chuo Line.
The whole family
can get its fill of fun at this park, which offers a campground, cycling, ocean
fishing, and an artificial beach. The park also affords a view of Disneyland.
Open：6:00-21:30 (Entrance until 16:00) Closed：Open every day Address：36, Wakasu, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Get off at Shinkiba Station on the Subway Yurakucho Line.
A riverside park
with a botanical garden, Mizumoto Green Plaza, and facilities where visitors can learn about plants and insects. Open：Always Closed：Open every day Address：3-2, Mizumoto Koen, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo. Take the JR Joban Line or Keisei Line to Kanamachi Station, and take a bus to Mizumoto Koen. It is a 7 min. walk from there.
This museum not only
showcases the history of Katsushika Ward but also has the latest astronomical
facilities, including a planetarium and a telescope. Open：9:00-17:00 (Tuesday to Thursday, Sundays and holidays), 9:00-21:00 (Fridays and Saturdays) Closed：Mondays, second and fourth Tuesdays Address：3-25-1, Shiratori, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo. An 8 min. walk from Ohanajaya Station on the
Keisei Honsen.
This park extends for about 4 kilometers along a winding river. Adults and children alike enjoy playing in the water in the summer. Visitors can enjoy cycling and many other outdoor activities. Open：Always Closed：Open every day Address：1, Higashi Komatsugawa, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. Take the train to Koiwa Station on the JR Sobu Line, and from there take a bus to Keiyo Kosaten.
Another enjoyable
way to pass the time is to get a look at Tokyo's constantly developing, ever-changing landscape from a boat. Open: 9:00-17:00 Closed: Mondays Address: 6-35-11, Nishi Ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. A 3 min. walk from Arakawa Yuenchi-mae Station on the Toden Arakawa Line.
