Nabeshima Shōtō Park, Urban park in Shōtō district, Tokyo, Japan
Nabeshima Shōtō Park is an urban park in Tokyo's Shōtō district, featuring a central pond, walking paths, play equipment, and benches. The grounds combine open lawn areas with denser planted sections, giving different parts of the park a distinct feel.
The site was once part of the estate of the Nabeshima clan, a feudal lord family from the Edo period. After the end of feudal rule, the land was gradually turned into a public green space.
The restroom pavilions designed by architect Kengo Kuma are built from cedar boards and sit within the greenery like small houses. Visitors often notice them only on a second look, because they blend so naturally into their surroundings.
The park is about an eight-minute walk from Shinsen Station on the Inokashira Line and is open every day. The paths are suitable for wheelchairs, and there are restrooms on site.
The five cedar-board restroom buildings in the park were deliberately placed at different angles to form a kind of small village. This arrangement was a deliberate decision by the architect, not a random distribution across the grounds.
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