Osensui Park on Samurai Street

Beautiful park between Yokokan Garden & History Museum

Takako Sakamoto Aug 03, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Looking at the windows of Fukui City History Museum from a small pavilion in Osensui Park</p>

<p>This sign standing by the white walls of Yokokan Villa and Garden says this is 'Samurai Street'</p>

<p>Long white walls of Yokokan Villa and Garden</p>

<p>Wooden sign indicating the direction to Fukui City History Museum</p>

<p>You can see Fukui City History Museum at the end of the walkway in Osensui Park</p>

<p>Green and red leaves are in abundance inside Osensui Park</p>

<p>The sign says, "On the night of July 19, 1945, Fukui city was air-raided by the US Air Force, and damaged badly. But it wasn't only humans who were affected, but trees were burnt down as well. This pine tree was also damaged, but miraculously survived and still stands on this soil"</p>

<p>This is the miraculous formidable pine tree!</p>

<p>Peeping at the windows of Fukui City History Museum through the trees. You can see the white crest of the Fukui Matsudaira Clan printed on a blue Japanese curtain</p>

<p>One last look at beautiful trees in Osensui Park before going to Fukui City History Museum</p>

Osensui Park is a pretty, small park located between 'Yokokan Villa and Garden' and 'Fukui City History Museum'. Actually, until I visited Yokokan Garden the other day I didn't know there was such a park in this area. This part of Fukui city, Hoei-cho, appears to be a historical town, and the streets around Yokokan Garden, the park and the museum are called 'History Avenue', aka, 'Samurai Street'. As the park is on the way to the museum from the garden, or vice versa, it's a good idea to leisurely stroll in the park before going to the museum rather than walking on the concrete street to get there!

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...