Hikarigaoka Park

Hikarigaoka Park (光が丘公園, Hikarigaoka Kōen) is a public park in the Hikarigaoka and Asahichō regions of Nerima Ward and the Akatsuka-shinmachi region of Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Over 98% of the park is in Nerima Ward, with the north-east corner being in Itabashi Ward. It is the seventh-largest park in Tokyo.

Hikarigaoka Park
Looking to the southwest from Akatsuka Exit
LocationItabashi Ward and Nerima Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35.763789°N 139.628211°E / 35.763789; 139.628211
Area607,823 square metres (150.196 acres)
Created11 March 1974
Public transit accessNarimasu Station

Facilities
  • Baseball fields (4)
  • Athletics field (400m track with dirt surface)
  • Tennis courts (8, artificial grass)
  • Monument Arch of Light (光のアーチ, Hikari-no-Aachi)
  • Fountain
  • Day campground (reservation required)
  • BBQ open space (reservation required)
  • Gateball field
  • Youth soccer field
  • Kyūdō hall (Japanese/Western, 90m distance)
  • Bird sanctuary
  • Tennis practice wall
  • Open space for young children
  • Hikarigaoka Library
  • Hikarigaoka Gymnasium

Events

Hawarin-bayaru (meaning Spring Festival in Mongolian), one of Japan's largest events that introduces Mongolia, is held every year during Golden Week.

Access

By train:

By bus: From Narimasu Station on the Tobu Tojo Line, take the Seibu Bus (to Hikarigaoka Station) and get off at Hikarigaoka Park North (less than 1 minute's walk)

By car: Parking spaces: 234; Price: 300 yen for 1 hour, 100 yen every 30 minutes thereafter

  • Cherry blossom viewing (hanami)
  • Fountain and monument "Arch of Light"
  • Big clock and wooded area
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