Musashino Central Park, Metropolitan park in Musashino, Japan.
Musashino Central Park is a green space in Musashino, Japan, with cherry, oak, zelkova, and flowering dogwood trees across its grounds. It also has four artificial grass tennis courts, children's playgrounds, a gateball field, and barbecue areas.
The park occupies the site of the former Nakajima Aircraft Musashi Works West Plant. After the war the area was requisitioned by the US military and known as Green Park; land was returned in stages, and the park passed to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. A portion belonged to the Japanese National Railways settlement agency because of the former Musashino Keijo-mae Station on the Musashino racetrack branch line.
A circular stone bench called Tsuki-machidai sits in the park as a representation of the moon. Not far from it, the hill known as Kaze-o-miru-oka invites visitors to feel the wind from a raised spot.
Tennis courts and barbecue areas may require advance reservations, especially during busy periods, so planning ahead is a good idea. The park is easy to reach and spacious enough to combine different activities in a single visit.
The park occupies the site of the former Nakajima Aircraft Musashi Works West Factory, and SUBARU company housing still stands on its north side. Part of the land once belonged to the Japanese National Railways settlement agency because it held the site of Musashino Stadium-mae Station on the Musashino Stadium Line, a branch of the Chūō Main Line.
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