Miyashita Park


Miyashita Park is a park in the 6th district of Miyashita-mae, in the Shibuya Ward of Tokyo.

Summary

Miyashita Park is situated in one of the few green spaces within the business neighborhood of Shibuya Ward, surrounded on one side by the tracks of the Yamanote Line and Saikyō Line running between Shibuya station and Harajuku station, by Meiji Street on another side, the Shibuya River and Udagawa river . From the time it was opened until 1964 when the Tokyo Olympics were held, the park was above ground just as is Jingu Street Park adjacent to Harajuku; however, when a parking lot was set up in conjunction with the transformation of Shibuya River into a drainage conduit, the park was redeveloped on man-made land above the parking lot.
Plans by Nike to buy out the name of Miyashita Park, rename it "Miyashita Nike Park", install skateboarding grounds and a cafe, and remove local homeless squatters from the park have caused some controversy recently.

History