Parks & Gardens Archives

Ja(a)pan

A blog about Tokyo, traveling and yes, penguins

Parks & Gardens

20. August 2012 Mia Jaap

Hitachi Seaside Park

I started my day trip to Ibaraki Prefecture with a visit to the Hitachi Seaside Park. Depending on the season,

Parks & Gardens tokyo

14. July 2012 Mia Jaap

Komazawa Park

Komazawa Park is a park near Komazawa University in the Setagaya Ward of Tokyo. I recently moved near the park

korea Parks & Gardens

6. December 2011 Mia Jaap

Marronnier Park is a popular meeting point in the Daehangno neighborhood of Seoul. Daehangno is the theater district with over 100 mostly smaller theaters showing performances and plays of all kinds every day.

Parks & Gardens tokyo

19. June 2011 Mia Jaap

Iris Flowers at the Meiji Shrine Inner Garden

On a lighter note, I managed to visit the inner garden of the Meiji Shrine yesterday. Most of the events

korea Parks & Gardens

22. January 2011 Mia Jaap

Seoul Dream Forest in Winter

Seoul is not a green city, even when compared to Tokyo which actually offers many more parks (that often serve as evacuation areas too). Seoul Dream Forest is one of the big parks of Seoul and one of the locations of popular Korean drama Iris.

Parks & Gardens

1. October 2010 Mia Jaap

Ohori Park in Fukuoka

Ohori Park is a western-style park in Fukuoka which contains a lake, a Japanese garden and an art museum. It’s very accessible by public transport and one of Fukuoka’s popular cherry blossom spots.