Jōhoku-Chūō Park


Jōhoku-Chūō Park is a public park that straddles the Nerima and Itabashi wards of Tokyo in Japan. The western half of the park lies in Nerima Ward, while the eastern half is in Itabashi Ward. The park opened on 1 April 1957.

Sports facilities

Jōhoku-Chūō Park has two main Japanese-style baseball fields and two small baseball fields. It also has an athletics stadium, tennis courts, and a gymnasium called Itabashi Kuritsu Kamiitabashi Gymnasium.

Nature

The main trees and plants that can be found in the park include Chinese parasol tree, ginkgo, Japanese zelkova, cherry, sawara cypress, sasanqua, azalea and camellia. Further, Tama Zoological Park cultivates Eucalyptus in six locations in Japan as food for its koalas, and Jōhoku-Chūō Park is one of them. Nine kinds of Eucalyptus are grown here.

Archaeological sites

Both the Kurihara Ruins and the Moro Heritage Site are located in the park.

Retention basin

A retention basin is currently being constructed in the park to handle excess water in the Shakujii River particularly during times of torrential rainfall. Expropriation of residential land in the area between Oyama High School and Shakujii River began in the mid-2010s. The first phase of the construction started in January 2018, and it is scheduled to be completed in 2024.

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