A huge national government park on a former air base in Tachikawa, opened in 1983 for the 50th anniversary of Emperor Showa's reign. Fields of tulips, poppies and rapeseed in spring, a Japanese garden of maples and ginkgo avenues in autumn, and a bike-only track network make it a full day out.
- Address
- 3173 Midoricho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan
- Hours
- 9:30-17:00 March-October (to 18:00 on weekends and holidays April-September), 9:30-16:30 November-February; closed 31 Dec, 1 Jan and the 4th Mon of January and the next day (japan-guide.com)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 3 h
- Price
- JPY 450, 65+ JPY 210, junior high and younger free (showakinen-koen.jp, Time Out)
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Rent a bicycle at the gates: JPY 600 for three hours or JPY 800 for the day (japan-guide.com).
- Autumn colours peak around mid-November, a couple of weeks before central Tokyo (japan-guide.com).
- Nishi-Tachikawa Station on the JR Ome Line is two minutes from a gate (gotokyo.org).