Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park
Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park (国営武蔵丘陵森林公園, Kokuei Musashi Kyūryō Shinrin Kōen) is a national government park located on the Hiki Hills (比企丘陵, Hiki Kyūryō) of the town of Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Shinrin Kōen (森林公園). In 1974, it opened as the first National Government Park. The park covers a vast area of forest and offers opportunities for various outdoor activities. The park has four entrances: the Central, North, West, and South Entrances. It takes roughly 80 minutes to walk the 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the South Entrance to the North Entrance and 30 minutes from the West to the Central Entrance, a distance of 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi).
| Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park | |
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| 国営武蔵丘陵森林公園 Kokuei Musashi Kyūryō Shinrin Kōen | |
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| Location | Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°05′11″N 139°22′12″E[1] |
| Established | 1974 |
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Features
The park provides a variety of opportunities for outdoor activities and takes days to fully explore the entire park grounds. The park features bike trails, walking paths, flower and herb gardens, athletic grounds, nature walks, a cross-country running course, a marathon course, an orienteering course, a disk golf course, off-leash areas for dogs and ropes courses for children. Picnic grounds and restaurants are also available. With reservations, a variety of educational activities for outdoors are also offered by volunteering staff.
Access
By car
- 10 minutes toward Kumagaya from the Kan-Etsu Expressway, on Higashimatsuyama Interchange.
By train
- Getting off at Tōbu Tōjō Line Shinrinkōen Station and 7 minutes by bus to Shinrin Kōen Stop
- Getting off at JR Takasaki Line Kumagaya Station and roughly 40 minutes by bus to Shinrin Kōen Stop
References
- Musashi Kyūryō Map Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine