Best places: Playgrounds in Iwai, Japan

This former estate is now a 144-acre park with diverse garden areas, grassy expanses & a greenhouse.

Public park with a pond, laid out in the Edo-period style, on the site of 17th-century Shogun villa.

Animal encounters & a mini train in a H.C. Andersen-themed park with replica windmills & farmhouses.

Well-known park with an indoor ice skating rink, driving range, baseball diamonds & tennis courts.

Seasonal flower gardens & a plum tree forest, plus an adventure course, trampolines & cycle paths.

Picturesque classic landscape garden with a pond, a circuit of walking paths & many cherry trees.

Sporting facilities including a pool, baseball field & tennis courts, plus leafy lakeside paths.

Botanical gardens with a wooded path, ponds, ancient pine trees, marshes & medieval villa ruins.

👍👍 2023.5.5 「ひまつり」最終日に訪問。 当方、神奈川在住ですが、実家の茨城帰省時には必ず訪れます。 アスレチックの種類が豊富で、子供連れには 最高の場所です。 特にローラー滑り台は、かなりの長距離で大人も楽しめます。 長距離なので、再度滑るためにはかなりの斜面を登ることになるので、覚悟が必要です。

👍👍 わりと新しいですし、綺麗で無料で、とても良い公園です🥰 緊急宣言で遊具を閉鎖しないでいてくれるのが、とてもありがたいです😭 コットンベリーちゃんの大きい遊具、小さい子供向けの遊具、真岡鉄道のSLのような遊具。 いろいろたくさんあります！ 自転車の練習コースもあります。 ウォーキングのコースは3種類あり、敷地...

Small children ride bicycles, battery cars & ponies in this play area also featuring other animals.

👍👍 The sanctuary of BanG Dream! It was quiet and comfortable. Many people come to see the cherry blossoms during the cherry blossom season.

Leafy urban space with playgrounds, a pond & a lawn, plus a summer rose garden & an area for dogs.

This 100-hectare park offers baseball & soccer fields, tennis courts & forested areas.

Riverside garden with philosophy themed statues & pavilions, plus cherry blossoms in spring.

Play area around a wooden fort with suspension bridges & climbing nets, plus Tokyo Skytree views.

Leafy paths & ponds, plus a multipurpose sports field, a running track & a modern indoor gym.

👍👍 平日休日問わず子供が多く、遊具も充実しています。ピクニックにもいいと思います。

Recreational park with a pond, paddle boats & farm animals, plus food- & craft-making activities.

😐 It's surrounded by a quiet residential area, so you won't realize it's a racetrack until you get close. There is a free shuttle bus from JR Minami-Urawa Station, but it takes about 15 minutes on foot. It's about the same distance from JR Urawa Station. The viewing area is small, with two compact sta...