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Suma Seaside Park

Suma Seaside Park, Seaside park in Suma, Kobe, Japan.

Suma Seaside Park sits along the Kobe coastline with maintained pathways, recreational grounds, and open lawns that face the water. The space combines beach access with landscaped areas and facilities designed for swimming, walking, and picnicking.

The park opened in March 1951 on land of the former Sumitomo family villa, donated to Kobe after the villa burned in the wartime air raids. Only the gate pillars and stone walls remain of the residence built for Sumitomo Tomoichi by architect Noguchi Magoichi. In 2018 road structures damaged by the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, displayed in the park, were added to the Japan Society of Civil Engineers' list of civil engineering heritage.

The pine grove of Suma no Matsubara, running from the park toward Sumaura Park, was already noted in the mid-Edo period in the Illustrated Description of Settsu's Famous Places for its white sand and pines. Each summer the park hosts the opening of the swimming season at Suma Beach, and the grounds hold the Wadamisaki Lighthouse, moved here from Cape Wada.

The nearest station is JR Suma Kaihin Koen on the JR Kobe Line, about a 5-minute walk; Tsukimiyama on the Sanyo line is 15 minutes away. By car, use the Minatogawa exit of the Hanshin Expressway Route 3 or the Suma interchange of the Daini-Shinmei road. Entry is free, parking is paid, and hotels stand nearby.

The pine grove of Suma no Matsubara, running from the park toward Sumaura Park, was already noted in the mid-Edo period in the Illustrated Description of Settsu's Famous Places for its white sand and pines. Only the gate posts of the Sumitomo villa survive on the site.

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Japan, 〒654-0049 Hyogo, Kobe, Suma Ward, Wakamiyachō, 1-chōme−3−1
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