Tamagawa-Gyokusen Park — Attraction in Tokyo

One of the greatest disappointments in Tokyo. Located in the very affluent districts of Ota-ku and Setagaya-ku, you would assume that the number of wealthy tax payers allows the city to build a nice recreation zone, but... To start with, there is no real kids park. A swing, a sand box and a rusty baby slide, that's all. No proper toilets (only one dirty Dixie cabin), of course BBQ is prohibited, no food court or promenade cafees, rotted plantation, skateboarding no, rollerskate no, etc. etc. I am fully aware that this riverbed gets occasionally flooded but there are solutions to have temporary installations and make it a real event and recreational area. At least on the Ota-ku side, they managed to build some baseball and soccer pitches, they are expanding the tennis courts but that's all. And when you enter the Setagaya part of Tamagawa, desert begins. What a great promenade this could be. Very...

Very quiet and amazingly cozy. In spring you will get to see Sakura. In summer it’s very hot but windy so okay. In fall you will see autumn leaves and winter is not really special. Only thing that I concerned is that in spring and summer, they are...

This park is close to our home and always the preferred choice to walk the dogs. You have a wonderful view on Mount Fuji on clear days. Good to have such...