No English name was found on the official site, so the facility name and address are romanized from the Japanese reading.

Address

5423 Hambara, Aikawa-machi, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa

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Phone

+81-46-281-3646 (Park Center)

Official site (Japanese)

http://www.aikawa-park.jp/

Hours

Open Apr–Sep 8:30–18:00; Oct–Mar (of the following year) 8:30–17:00

Closed

Facilities in the park are closed during the New Year holidays (Dec 29–Jan 3). Parking lots are open free of charge, and walking in the park is allowed.

Nearest station

No nearest station. From Odakyu Hon-Atsugi Station, take a Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu bus and get off at "Aikawa-ohashi"; about 15 min on foot. / From JR/Keio Hashimoto Station, take a bus via "Mikage" and get off at "Ishigoya-iriguchi"; 15 min on foot.

Parking

Available (South Parking Lot: 459 standard/kei cars plus 9 large/medium vehicles; North Parking Lot: 283 standard cars). Free on weekdays; paid on weekends, national holidays, Golden Week, and spring/summer school holidays (standard car 500 yen, large/medium vehicle 1,500 yen, motorcycle 100 yen). Free on Azalea Festival days.

A park of about 51 ha next to Miyagase Dam, making use of the natural terrain. It includes the "Hana no Shamen" (Flower Slope), where about 40,000 azaleas of about 40 varieties bloom in spring; the "Kaze no Oka" (Wind Hill), from which you can sometimes see as far as the Yokohama Landmark; and the "Boken no Mori" (Adventure Forest) with play equipment.