Tenpaku Park, Public park in Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Tenpaku Park is a 26.5-hectare municipal park in central Nagoya's Tenpaku ward, planned in 1958 and opened in 1990. It surrounds the Daine Pond and the Daine River, with three wooded hills; on the east hill stands Nakayama Shrine, dedicated to Hirokuni Oshitate Kanahihi no Mikoto. South of the pond are lawns, large play equipment, a day-camp ground and the Tenpaku play park.
Tenpaku Park was designated as an urban planning park on 15 February 1958 and opened in 1990. The city pool operated on the grounds from 1978 until it was closed in March 2009. The day camp area opened in April 1995, and the Tenpaku Play Park followed in April 1998.
The wooded hillsides hold the Nakayama Shrine, which honours Hikokuni Oshitate Kanahihi no Mikoto. The park's name comes from Tenpaku ward, and the Oine pond within it was dug as an irrigation reservoir for farmland before being managed for flood control. In autumn and winter, migratory birds arrive at the pond.
Tenpaku Park lies in the centre of Nagoya's Tenpaku ward, about 300 metres south of the Mizoguchi crossing on Aichi prefectural road 221, where the north car park is. By metro, take the Tsurumae line to Ueda Station and change to the Tenpaku loop bus, getting off at the Tenpaku Park stop. The day camp ground's A zone needs no booking and is free.
Tenpaku Park's 26.5 hectares were designated as a city park on 15 February 1958 and opened in 1990. The Daine Pond inside it was dug as an irrigation reservoir for farmland, but as housing spread around it the pond is now managed for flood control, and migratory birds arrive from autumn to winter.
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