🐦 Through Verdant Suburbs and Academic Avenues: An 11km Ptarmigan Loop 🐦
The Midorigaoka area, straddling Yachiyo City and Funabashi City in Chiba Prefecture, sits upon the lush Shimosa Plateau. Historically home to Edo-period shogunal hunting grounds and reclaimed farmlands like Owada-shinden, the region transformed into a premier suburban residential center following the opening of the Toyo Rapid Railway. Today, carefully planned neighborhoods, green belts, and modern amenities thrive in harmony. This 11km GPS art course invites you to experience a storied landscape, tracing the serene avenues around Yachiyomidorigaoka Station and Funabashi-Nichidai-Mae Station to sketch a Ptarmigan on your digital map.
The journey immerses you in refreshing natural surroundings, passing through Tsuboi Kinrin Park with its scenic pond and open lawns. Moving along peaceful tree-lined paths, you will enter a vibrant academic district surrounding Funabashi-Nichidai-Mae Station and the spacious Nihon University College of Science & Technology Funabashi Campus. Exploring the area brings you past the innovative College of Science and Technology Museum (CST Museum) and the peaceful Ōwada Shinden Tree Viewing Park, which retains the rustic, leafy character of historical Chiba.
Featuring gentle, accessible terrain, this 11km route offers an engaging tour of a modern suburban haven. As the digital silhouette completes on your map, you are left with a memorable impression of Yachiyo’s welcoming and verdant community.
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A PIONEER IN GPS ART.
1st work was authorized by Guinness World Records as “the Largest GPS Drawing”.
He is the only Japanese person to be featured in a Google documentary as an innovator. He is fascinated by the idea of drawing with GPS and has published more than 2,500 works.
