Arakawa Nature Park
# Arakawa Nature Park

Arakawa Nature Park (荒川自然公園, Arakawa shizen koen) is a park in Arakawa, Tokyo. It was first opened in 1974, and is built on artificial ground placed over the Tokyo Mikawashima Wastewater Treatment Plant. The park features a garden, playground, bicycle track for children, baseball field, and tennis courts. In 1982 it was selected as one of the 'New Tokyo 100 Views.'

## Facilities

* Tennis courts
* Athletic corner
* Wildflower area
* Swan pond
* Omurasaki Observation Garden — Japanese emperor butterflies can be seen here in the summer
* Insect observation garden — Various beetles can be seen here in the summer
* Waterfront open space
* Observation platform

## Access

* By train: 10 minutes’ walk from Machiya Station on the Keisei Main Line and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
