The hills, green grass, and pine are charming. (Photo: Tomoko Kamishima)

Yokohama's Shinko Park

Yokohama Bay Area Parks 5

Tomoko Kamishima   - 1 min read

There are six pleasant parks alongside Yokohama Bay. Shinko Park is wide open to the bay, sitting between Aka-renga Park and Rinko Park. In this park, you will find quite a few local people taking naps, fishing, jogging, reading, and doing whatever else catches their fancy. A few times a year we have fireworks festivals in this area and huge numbers of people come here to sit on the grass and enjoy it. An index of this series is here.

Tomoko Kamishima

Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima

Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sha...