Mitsugi Park — Attraction in Tokyo

When I was much younger, Mitsugi Park had inaugurated this sculptural piece which was situated by the surrounding waterfall(s) that ran the length of one side of the park along the hillside walls surrounding one section of the park grounds next to the lake. Which created this phenomenal architectural cascade of water streaming from the top of the hill downward flowing onto one end of the park towards the central side closest to the lakeside. In those days one could take the stairwell from street level down and hear the water falling. Coming closer into view to see this magnificent sight and hear nothing but the sounds of water falling against each other as it pooled towards the bottom and created this man made island. It was once a great tourist experience and visitors would come from far and wide to see this place of interest outside of the City of Tokyo. Unfortunately because location for photos it was never taken. It’s hard to know this unless you knew of it’s existence since then. Like archeological finds the remnants of the waterfall is still intact. Yet perhaps, over time over the decades it must’ve ceased for some reason unknown. The urban installment inspired other urban architects to design similar structures like in Portland and Seattle. Using water as a medium to dull the sound of freeway noise and give it a respite response to the surrounding environmental conditions and atmospheric structural visualization. Like a site unearthed, what remains of the multilevel falls are now covered over with brush and other foliage overgrown atop its original structural surfaces. If it were cleaned and repaired the fountains could be restored to its original state as it had been once before, long ago. Attracting people and visitors to take in the sights— and to giving rise to another beautiful spot in places to see and discover around the Kant region. It is a wonderful park but, parts of the once tourist laden walkways house differences including a playground that is there now. It is certainly hard to picture something that existed in description of what was once was still present, though however long it might have been, it might take time for its return from restoration and proximity to the Mall and the outstanding onsen, nearby. Which in so many times before that has kept me from completely falling apart well before my surgery and years thereafter. Always so memorable and exuberant. One of my most favorite places in the world to go to whenever headed...

Welcome to part 5 of Adventures with my bike in Tokyo. So this time, I took left at every second alley I got to until I got to a huge slope. And you know if you find one, you got to ride the slope down so I did that and I see this pond just there down the slope. And so I went inside thinking I could "run" the perimeter of the pond. But saw a sign saying I couldn't ride so I walked my bike around it then proceeded to sit down and stare the pond thinking, why doesn't this place have any sakuras. Maybe the locals thought it was a chore to clean it up. Or maybe it had sakura and I just came at the wrong time. So I sat there listening to the flowing water and got hungry and went to this ramen store just next to the pond. The ramen was quite delicious...

Great little park in Itabashi-ku. On weekends you can rent a row boat for ¥240 yen for 30 minutes. Grab a ticket from the vending machine and they'll ensure all kids get a life jacket. In the pond are some fish, turtles and ducks. Great place to visit on a day that's not too hot. They also have a nice waterfall and play area for...