Atami Bai-En Park

Take a relaxing stroll around a lavishly green park

Peter Sidell Jun 10, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>The Nakayama Shimpei Memorial Museum</p>

<p>There are plenty of bridges around the park</p>

<p>This river runs gently all the way down through the park</p>

<p>It's nice to walk alongside the stream</p>

<p>Many of the views are very beautiful</p>

<p>The park is full of flowers and greenery</p>

<p>There's this waterfall at the head of the stream</p>

<p>One of the sculptures outside the Sawada Seiko Museum</p>

<p>Inside the Nakayama Shimpei Museum</p>

<p>The entrance to the park from the road</p>

Twenty minutes' walk or so from Atami station, Bai-En Park is a wonderful place for a relaxing stroll around or an unhurried al fresco lunch. Its paths wind though lush greenery alongside a gentle stream spanned by a number of charming bridges, and there are plenty of shady spots to sit and rest. It also features a Korean Garden and is home to the small, free Nakayama Shimpei Museum and the delightful Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum. Go there in early spring for the plum blossom festival, or in for when the red autumn foliage is illuminated for visitors to enjoy after dark.

Peter Sidell @peter.sidell

I came to Japan from Manchester, England in 2003, and have travelled a lot since then, around Japan and in Asia. When I'm not working, I write satire and perform stand-up comedy in and around Tokyo. Check YouTube for a taste.