品川区民公園




Shinagawa Kumin Park, in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward, is one of Tokyo's best kept park secrets. This 13-hectare blend of different types of scenery, hundreds of trees, and large saltwater lake, is a must-visit for any park-lover.

The Park is a sprawling, naturally landscaped retreat from the city bustle running north-south, over a kilometer in length, and almost 13 hectares (31 acres) in area. Parks closer to the center of Tokyo may be equally as beautiful, but the size, diversity, natural landscaping, and multifarious facilities of Shinagawa Kumin Park make for a more liberating feel of getting away from it all, and offer more to do, especially for children.

Read more about Shinagawa Kumin Park (and check out the YouTube video at the end of the article.)

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花鳥園

Kachoen Matsue Vogelpark is a recommended attraction if you are visiting Matsue in Shimane Prefecture in south western Japan. The park is a superb presentation of flowers and birds in a lovely natural setting.

Birds on display that visitors can get up close and friendly with include ducks, emus, parrots, pelicans, penguins, swans and a seemingly endless variety of tropical birds. Birds of prey including eagles, hawks and owls are also shown to visitors by their expert handlers.



The large flower gardens include beautiful plantings of begonias, fuchsias and geraniums.

Matsue's Kachoen is part of a larger chain of bird and flower theme parks with sister sites in Kobe (Tel: 078 302 8899), Fujinomiya city in Shizuoka (Tel: 0544 302 8899) and Kakegawa Vogel Park also in Shizuoka (Tel: 0567 62 6363).

Kachoen Matsue Vogelpark is popular with couples and families especially on weekends and public holidays.



There are restaurants serving local food and a cafe on site.

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Kachoen

52 Ogaki-cho
Matsue-shi
Shimane
690-0263
Hours: 9am-4.30pm
Admission: Adults 1050 yen; 6-12 year old children 525 yen

Take the train to Matsue Vogel Park Station from Matsue or Izumo on the Ichibata Railway Kitamatsue Line. Matsue Vogel Park Station is the first station on the line heading west from the terminus at Shinjiko Onsen Station in Matsue.


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花鳥園、掛川

Kachoen in Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture is a large bird and flower park, which has overtaken Kakegawa Castle as the small town's biggest tourist attraction.



Visitors get the chance to feed and interact with birds in a semi-natural environment of greenhouses (supposedly Japan's largest), lotus ponds and outdoor spaces.



Kakegawa's Kachoen is part of a larger chain of bird theme parks with sister sites in Kobe (Tel: 078 302 8899), Fujinomiya city in Shizuoka (Tel: 0544 302 8899) and the huge Vogel Park (Tel: 0852 88 9800) in Matsue in Shimane.

Birds on display include owls (thankfully tethered or caged), emus, penguins, as well as a range of tropical birds such as flamingoes, parakeets and toucans.



If Hitchcock's The Birds scared you to death, this may not be the place for you, but for those not suffering from ornithophobia, Kachoen is an interesting and fun day out.

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Kachoen
Kakegawa City
Shizuoka
Tel: 0567 62 6363
Hours: 9am-4.30pm
Admission: Adults 1050 yen; 6-12 year old children 525 yen

Kachoen is a 10-15 minute walk south of Kakegawa Station or get on the loop bus that follows the southern route.

Kakegawa is a stop on the Tokaido shinkansen before Shizuoka and is easily accessible from Nagoya (1 hour) or Tokyo (1 hour, 50 minutes). By car, exit the Tomei Highway at Kakegawa IC.

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