Kasai Rinkai Park

Kasai Rinkai Park
Kasai Rinkai Park
Location	Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Area	805,861.13 square metres (199.13262 acres)
Created	1989
Operated by	Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Kasai Marine Park
Designated	18 October 2018
Reference no.	2357

Kasai Rinkai Park (葛西臨海公園 Kasai Rinkai Kōen) is a park in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, which officially opened on 1 June 1989.^[2] The park includes a bird sanctuary and the Tokyo Sea Life Park aquarium, as well as the Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel (formerly the second-tallest ferris wheel in the world). It was built on reclaimed land which includes two manmade islands, an observation deck and a hotel. It is the second-largest park in the 23 wards of Tokyo (after Mizumoto Park).^[3]

The 117-metre (384 ft) tall Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel opened at the park in 2001.^[3] On a clear day, it affords views of Tokyo Bay, Chiba, Edogawa, Tokyo Disneyland, and Mount Fuji. It is reportedly the second tallest Ferris wheel in Japan.^[4]

About a third of the park is designated a sea bird sanctuary, which houses a Sea Bird Centre that provides information on the local bird species.^[4] The park also has two beaches on artificial islands. The west island is connected to land by the Kasai Nagisa bridge and is a popular place for recreation.^[2] The east island is closed to the public as a protected bird habitat and Ramsar site since 2018.^[1]

The park is always crowded during the 'hanami' period of spring, when the Japanese party under cherry trees in bloom.

Tokyo Sea Life Park aquarium
ferris wheel and observation deck
Sunset on the beach
Kasai-Nagisa Bridge

Access

The park is served by Kasai-Rinkai Park Station of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

The park is passed through by water bus which is named as Tokyo Mizube Cruising Line and from/to Odaiba Seaside Park, Hama Rikyu and Asakusa Station.

References

^ ^a ^b "Kasai Marine Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Kasai Rinkai Park" (PDF). Tokyo Metropolitan Parks and Gardens List. Bureau of Construction, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Kasai Rinkai Park". Tokyo Metropolitan Parks Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Kasai Rinkai Park". Japan Guide. Retrieved 15 September 2015.