Shakujii park

Shakujiii park is one of the largest and most famous parks in Tokyo which I had wanted  to go to for a long time.

One sunny day, my husband and I decided to go there by bicycle.

Shakujii park is a public park in Nerima-ku, and which contains 2 ponds; Shakujii-pond and Sanpoji-pond.

The fountain in Sanpoji-pond is one of the top 3 in the Musashino area.

Especially, Sanpoji-pond is designated as a natural treasure.

From my house to Shakuhii park, it takes about 30 minutes; it was not so far.

When we reached the park, we was very surprised to see many families there, because at that time, our knowledge about Shakujii park was not so extensive.

I remembered my childhood. I used to go fishing in rivers and ponds, and used to catch crayfish with my childhood friends, most of them being boys.

We walked through a place where many families were enjoying fishing,  and came to an interesting rest shop, which was named Oyasumidokoro in Japanese.

I felt nostalgic when I saw that shop, because that shop’s style was from Showa era.

At that shop, we ordered 2 cups of sweet cold sake, which is named Amazake. It was very delicious. I really like such style cafes.

Some local customers were enjoying having a conversation in that shop.They were of various different generations which was interested for me.

and it was interesting for me.

After drinking Amazake, we walked around Sanpoji-pond.

Beside the pond, there was a small shrine.

Shakujii park is made up of 2 areas, and the atmosphere of other area, which is on the opposite side of the road, was different.

That area seemed to be not so special except for the swan boats.

After about 2 hours walking, we felt hungry, and talked about dinner.

My husband wanted to go to the delicious Chinese restaurant which is near my house, however I insisted to eat at the nostalgic shop again.

I remembered that the menu at that shop was interesting.

This dish name is Miso-dengaku, but at that shop, it was called Miso-oden.

This dish name is Oden. It was very tasty, and I felt it had a Kansai style taste.

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This dish name is Motsu-ni. Motsu-ni is a stew of cow’s organs with a miso flavor.

It was also very delicious. We can sometimes find Motsu-ni at cheap shops in downtown areas.

We really enjoyed the weekend. I want to go to different parks around Tokyo.