Kinkōwan Park, Public park in Kagoshima City, Japan
Kinkōwan Park is a scenic park (fūchi kōen) in the Hirakawa-chō district of Kagoshima, laid out on a slope at 126 meters above sea level. Its rose garden covers about 5,200 square meters and grows roughly 1,500 rose plants. The park also has a H-II rocket model, a former 6-meter millimeter-wave radio telescope, a planetarium, a field athletics course, and a campsite.
Kinkōwan Park is a municipal scenic park (fūchi kōen) in the Hirakawa-chō district of Kagoshima City, laid out on a hillside rising to 126 metres and managed by the city's parks and greening division. Its grounds adjoin those of the Hirakawa Zoo. The Rocket Plaza on the slope holds a full-scale model of the H-II rocket, the symbol of Southern Pier 21, the event marking the 100th anniversary of Kagoshima's city government in 1989.
The rose garden, about 5,200 m² with roughly 1,500 rose plants, hosts the annual Hana Matsuri in mid-May. The park also holds a constellation exhibition hall, a field athletics course, a campsite and Rocket Plaza, where a full-size H-II rocket model stands; it was the symbol of Southern Pier 21, the 1989 event marking 100 years of Kagoshima city government.
The park is reached on foot in about 20 minutes from Goino Station on the Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line, or in about 2 minutes from the Kinkōwan Park bus stop on the Kagoshima Kōtsū network. The grounds are laid out on the slope of a 126-metre hill, so expect uphill walking between the rose garden, Rocket Plaza and the observation square. Entry is free and the park has no closing days.
Rocket Plaza on the hillside holds a full-scale model of the H-II rocket, the symbol of Southern Pier 21, the 1989 event marking the 100th anniversary of Kagoshima's city government. A 6 m millimetre-wave radio telescope formerly used by the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory stood here until September 2018, when it was moved to the Mitaka campus of the National Astronomical Observatory.
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