Let’s Enjoy the Flowers of the Seasons!
This fiscal year, we will describe the attractive parks and other area of Shinagawa City with the theme “Oases of Shinagawa.”
In this issue, we spotlight parks city residents love that have beautiful seasonal flowers.
Inquiries: Parks Section Tel: 03-5742-6789, Fax: 03-5742-9127
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| Shinagawa Flower Road Waterside Square and Samezu Irie Park |
These are waterside squares created along the embankment of Katsushima Canal. At the flower beds stretching about two kilometers along the promenade, you can enjoy flowers of the season, such as nanohana (rapeseed) in spring and cosmos in autumn.
At Samezu Irie Park, you can enjoy about ten thousand lilies in bloom in late May. Neighborhood association members and elementary and junior high school students planted these lilies in early March.
Location: 1-13 Higashi-Oi
Access: About a nine-minute walk from Tachiaigawa Station or about a five-minute walk from Samezu Station.
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If you walk a little further…!
Sekigahara Park
The play equipment here was renovated in April, so please come visit this newly renovated park. The promenade from the park to Oimachi Station (Tachiai-doro Street) is perfect for a leisurely stroll.
Location: 6-12 Higashi-Oi
Access: About a seven-minute walk from Oimachi Station or about an eight-minute walk from Tachiaigawa Station. |
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Nemunoki-no-niwa Garden (Silk Tree Garden) is a municipal garden park developed on the former Shoda clan estate, where Empress Emerita Michiko was born and raised. The park is named after “Nemunoki Lullaby,” a poem the Empress Emerita wrote while she was in high school.
The park features a silk tree, which is linked to the Empress Emerita, as well as white birch trees, and there are various flowers and greenery that flourish with each season. City residents love this park as an oasis where these plants can be enjoyed. Among the flowers, the vivid orange “Princess Michiko” rose is a popular bloom that visitors come to see. Why not visit Nemunoki-no-niwa Garden?
Princess Michiko
The United Kingdom presented this rose to Michiko while she was the Crown Princess as a symbol of the friendly ties between the UK and Japan. |
Location: 5-19 Higashi-Gotanda
Admission: Free
Hours:9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Access:About a seven-minute walk from Gotanda Station
Closed:From December 29 through January 3
What is a Nemunoki (Silk Tree)??
The tree is the symbol of this park. At night, its leaves slowly close.
You can view this tree from anywhere in the park. |
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