Toyohira Park, Public park in Sapporo, Japan
Toyohira Park is a public park in Sapporo covering about 7 hectares with several themed gardens featuring roses, conifers, and flower beds throughout the grounds. The site also includes tennis courts and a two-story greenhouse that serves as the Green Center.
Toyohira Park occupies the site of the former Forestry Experiment Station of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, today the Hokkaido branch of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute. The station's grounds were reused as a public park, and a wooded area retains traces of the old experimental site. The current Green Center opened in 2016 elsewhere within the park after the old center was demolished for deterioration.
The Green Center in the park functions as a place where visitors attend gardening classes and exchange information about plants with staff and other gardeners. People bring seeds and seedlings to share or discover new varieties suited to their gardens.
The park lies in Toyohira Ward, with the Green Center, its atrium and greenhouses, and the tennis courts inside the grounds. The heated Toyohira Park pool stands across the Komeisato Yukiharu-dori street, and the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkai Kitayell) and Toyohira Police Station adjoin the park. The tennis courts are omni courts and the lecture room carries a fee.
The Green Center within the park functions as a plant exchange hub where visitors can donate or receive trees and plants from others. This exchange system connects people looking to share their garden surplus with those seeking specific plants for their homes.
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