若宮公園, Public park in Atsugi, Japan.
Wakamiya Park is a large recreational space in Atsugi with diverse facilities and green areas throughout its grounds. It features tennis courts, an outdoor stage, and walking paths that connect different sections of the park.
Wakamiya Park opened in October 1985, laid out through a public facility improvement project and a land readjustment scheme on the south side of the Morinosato new town. The site covers about 8.8 hectares, with the Hosoda River running north to south through its centre as an open channel. Its name comes from the Wakamiya Hachimangu shrine said to have stood here in the mid-Edo period.
The park features a pavilion gifted by Yangzhou City in China, representing the connection between these two municipalities. This structure serves as a meeting point where visitors can experience the cultural ties between the cities.
The park lies south of Morinosato New Town, with the Hodota River running north to south through its centre as an open channel. Access is by bus from Atsugi Bus Center stop 9: get off at Wakamiya-bashi via Funako and the junior high school, or at Morinosato Center via Akane and Takamatsuyama. By car, leave National Route 246 at the Morinosato entrance intersection toward Nanasawa Onsen; from the Odawara-Atsugi Road's Atsugi-nishi interchange it is about 15 minutes west from the Taya intersection. Parking is available on the east and west sides, each holding around 10 cars.
The locomotive displayed in the western plaza is D51 1119, a member of the D51 class, Japan's most numerous steam locomotive type. It stands beside the Fengyue Pavilion, a gazebo-style structure donated by Atsugi's Chinese sister city Yangzhou.
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