Hayama Shiosai Park — Attraction in Hayama

I visited the town of Hayama for the first time this past weekend. Although I didn’t do any sailing because I don’t own a yacht nor do I have any well off friends that do, I still had a great time.

One of the places I visited in Hayama was Shiosai Park. The park was formerly a villa for the imperial family. It is the site where the Taisho emperor suddenly died and the succession ceremony took place for the Showa emperor to begin his reign.

There’s a small museum in the park that includes a room dedicated to the Showa emperor’s study of marine life around the Miura Peninsula. I had no idea that he was...

Smaller Japanese garden with beautiful carp. There is a small marine museum with imperial specimen collection. At the back is a forest of black pines and outlook one the ocean and Mt. Fuji. The admission fee is 300 yen. Upon visiting the museum next door, you can get a 50 yen discount. The garden used to be a part of Imperial Villa which is just...

This is a very cute park! It's 300¥ to get in and they give you fish food for the Koi. It's not a big park, but very well maintained and nice walking paths in the shade with views of the ocean. Even after all the rain, it wasn't very muddy. The koi pond is very pretty! We easily spent...