Cherry blossoms in Kinuta Park, March 2004

Kinuta Park (砧公園, Kinuta Kōen) is in Setagaya, Tokyo. Someyoshino cherry blossoms in Kinuta Park Date: March 29, 2004 Photographer: Maynard Hogg Camera: Olympus C-750UZ (4 megapixels, 10x optical zoom) Licensed for non-commercial use in accordance with the GFDL. Note that the GFDL requires attribution. ... Someyoshino cherry blossoms in Kinuta Park Date: March 29, 2004 Photographer: Maynard Hogg Camera: Olympus C-750UZ (4 megapixels, 10x optical zoom) Licensed for non-commercial use in accordance with the GFDL. Note that the GFDL requires attribution. ... A view of southern Setagaya-Ku Setagaya (世田谷区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. ...

A Japanese page gives the total area as 391,262.26 m², 240,000 of which are grass. It also has a colorful map.

Cherry Blossoms

One thing the park is famous for is cherry blossom (sakura) viewing. It has at least three varieties—Someyoshino (photo), Yamazakura, and Yaezakura—which makes for a relatively long viewing season of over two weeks. Species Several, including: Prunus apetala Prunus avium Prunus campanulata Prunus canescens Prunus cerasus Prunus concinna Prunus conradinae Prunus dielsiana Prunus emarginata Prunus fruticosa Prunus incisa Prunus litigiosa Prunus mahaleb Prunus maximowiczii Prunus nipponica Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pilosiuscula Prunus rufa Prunus sargentii Prunus serrula Prunus serrulata Prunus speciosa Prunus subhirtella Prunus... Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. ... Species Prunus jamasakura Prunus serrulata Prunus x yedoensis Sakura (æ¡œ or æ«») is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. ... Species Prunus jamasakura Prunus serrulata Prunus x yedoensis Sakura (æ¡œ or æ«») is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. ...

Facilities

There are also Baseball fields, Soccer fields, cycling courses and the Setagaya Art Museum. A baseball field is a playing field used for baseball. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ...

The 1667 m cycling course doubles as a walking course outside the hours 9–16.

Access

The Tōmei Expressway (東名高速道路, Tōmei Kōsoku Dōro) runs along the south side; Kampachi (環八, the #8 ring road), along the east. The Tōmei Expressway ends at that intersection. The Tōmei (東名) Expressway runs alone the Pacific Coast of Honshū, Japans main island, from Tōkyō (東=東京) to Nagoya (名=名古屋). ...

History

The park was opened in April 1, 1957. After the Pacific War (WWII), it was a public golf course. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... US landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 The Pacific War occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...