Kinuta Koen

After pounding Tokyo’s pavement, you’ll be happy for the urban oasis of Kinuta Park. The sprawling lawns, now used for family picnics and sunbathing, are a carryover from when the park was a golf course. If you’re more the get-up-and-go type, walk along the Yato River or bike on the cycling course. Kinuta Koen provides plenty of opportunities to feast your eyes. If you tire of the tall trees, the plum tree forest, or the bird sanctuary, head indoors to the Setagaya Art Museum, located on park grounds just north of the children’s forest.