Tsuruma Park
Encyclopedia
Tsuruma Park is located in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya
, central Japan
.
for music bands from the early 20th century, constructed in the European style fashionable at that time.
Located within the park is the Tsuruma Central Library
.
The park has a Greenification Center that is run by the Nagoya City Greenery Association.
The park has Yoshino cherry, Japanese andromeda, Japanese zelkova, Flowering quince, Tulip, Camellia, Thunberg spirea, Pearlbrush, Rapeseed, Common snapdragon, and Swamp chrysanthemum. Tsuruma Park is popular during the Sakura
blossom viewing season in spring, as well as for outings and events such as the Nagoya Walkathon
.
Closest access by public transport is the Tsurumai Station
by the Tsurumai Line
, or with the JR Chuo Line to Tsurumai Station.
Showa-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Currently, it has the highest population density of any of the 16 wards of Nagoya City at 9,641 people per square kilometer -Notable Places:...
, central Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
History
The park's history goes back to the year 1909. It features a large water fountain and a gazeboGazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal, that may be built, in parks, gardens, and spacious public areas. Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides; they provide shade, shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest...
for music bands from the early 20th century, constructed in the European style fashionable at that time.
Located within the park is the Tsuruma Central Library
Tsuruma Central Library
is a library serving Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It was established in 1923 but burned down in 1945 in the Second World War and reopened in 1952. It is closed every Monday, unless that Monday is a national holiday, in which case the library is instead closed on the next weekday...
.
The park has a Greenification Center that is run by the Nagoya City Greenery Association.
The park has Yoshino cherry, Japanese andromeda, Japanese zelkova, Flowering quince, Tulip, Camellia, Thunberg spirea, Pearlbrush, Rapeseed, Common snapdragon, and Swamp chrysanthemum. Tsuruma Park is popular during the Sakura
Sakura
A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is sometimes called sakura after the Japanese . Many of the varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit...
blossom viewing season in spring, as well as for outings and events such as the Nagoya Walkathon
Nagoya Walkathon
The Nagoya Walkathon and International Charity Festival is a foreign organized charity event started in 1991 in Nagoya, Japan that is held annually on a Sunday in May....
.
Closest access by public transport is the Tsurumai Station
Tsurumai Station
is a train station in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.It provides access to Nagoya University Hospital and Tsuruma Central Library.-Lines:*Nagoya Municipal Subway**Tsurumai Line *Central Japan Railway Company**Chūō Main Line...
by the Tsurumai Line
Tsurumai Line
The is a subway line which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan. It runs from Kami Otai in Nishi-ku, Nagoya to Akaike in Nisshin. The Tsurumai Line's color on maps is light blue. Its stations carry the letter T followed by a number. Officially, the line is called...
, or with the JR Chuo Line to Tsurumai Station.