A wooded park around Inokashira Pond, the source of the Kanda River and once one of Edo's few sources of drinking water, opened in 1917. Locals come to row boats on the pond, visit the small zoo and aquarium, and picnic under the cherry blossom in late March and early April.
- Address
- 1 Chome-18-31 Gotenyama, Musashino, Tokyo 180-0005, Japan
- Hours
- Always open (japan-guide.com)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Park free; Inokashira Park Zoo JPY 400 (japan-guide.com)
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Rent a boat on the pond; some are amusingly shaped (Time Out, gotokyo.org).
- At weekends street traders, musicians and artists set up in the park (Time Out).
- The Ghibli Museum is at the western edge, about 20 minutes on foot from Kichijoji Station (japan-guide.com).