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At Tatikawa City Tokyo, there is an extremely large park, which name is "Syowa kinen Park".
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rowing a boat on the lake in the park |
It is a very easy to get to: It takes only 3 minutes' walk from Nisitatikawa Station (Ome Line) or 15 minutes' walk from Tatikawa Station (Tyuou Line). This park is so large that you can enjoy many sports (cycling, baseball, volleyball, flying kites, boat, etc.) Sometimes there is a training course about strange sports, for example "ridding in a balloon." And as for me, sleeping on the grass in this park is a good relaxation.
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Cherry trees in full blossoms |
There are many trees and plants in this park. So, every season you can enjoy variety of flowers (magnolia, colza, cosmos, plum, azalea, etc.) I guess cherry blossom, which blooms on April, is most impressing. Cherry trees are not particularly noticeable usually, but only for a week they have striking power: beautiful and lovely flower, sweet smell...I like to walk around this park in cherry blossoms season. I believe you suppose so.
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Typical drinking party under cherry blossoms |
By the way, if I do not explain "Hnanamizake", it must be my fault. It is a Japanese custom and it means, "Drinking party under cherry blossoms. As for me, this is not a pleasure, I guess viewing calmly is the best way to taste beautiful flowers. But many Japanese (especially men over forty) have different opinion. For them without "Hanamizake", they cannot have confidence whether spring come or not. So, in many companies for a new employee, securing a place for drinking party may be his/her first job. I show you 2 pictures: former one is about drinking party. The latter is a shop for a party. I hope you can feel an atmosphere about "Hanamizake." But I do not recommend it.
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Shops for drinking party |
Colza flowers
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