Shikinomori Park | 四季の森公園
Prefectural Four Seasons Forest Park
Entrance Fee: FREE
Shikinomori Park (Shiki means Four Seasons) is one of the many Prefectural parks of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It’s a 15-minute walk from JR Yokohama Line Nakayama Station (South Entrance) to the North Entrance of the park.
With 45.3 hectares area, the park features several facilities — playgrounds, gardens, and ponds. I was not able to go to all the areas, but I was able to check out the main facilities.
Since it’s summer here in Japan, some of the flowers are not in bloom, but I get to take some photos of the summer flowers. I am not really into Science stuff so I don’t know the names of these flowers. If you do, please tell me! 😜
Most of the flowers in this Iris Garden have withered. I bet this area is so beautiful in spring or early summer.
There are also hiking routes in the park like in Koyo no Mori. Yesterday was a rainy day so some parts are quite muddy. Since I am too lazy to hike, I didn’t take that route 😆
Weekends are usually family days here in Japan, so parents usually bring their kids to parks. In pond areas like in this photo, I saw several kids with their dads catch insects. I wasn’t able to capture those moments though 😦
There’s also an amphitheater inside the park. There’s no event today so people used the seats to eat lunch. Some kids also play in the stairs like this kid I saw with his dad.
Hopefully, I can get back here this autumn 🍁 to see how colorful the trees are; or maybe next spring because there are Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) trees around the park. 🌸
You can check out the park’s website to know more about the Shikinomori Park : http://www.kanagawaparks.com/shikinomori/
