🐦 Through Lush Greenery and Scenic Gardens: A 4km Ptarmigan Walk in Tachikawa 🐦
Showa Kinen Park (Showa Memorial Park), straddling Tachikawa and Akishima in Tokyo, is a vast national park established on the historic grounds of the former Tachikawa Airfield to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Showa. Spanning nearly 180 hectares, this urban oasis serves as a beloved green sanctuary in the Tama region, renowned for its seasonal flower fields, wooded paths, and rich cultural spaces.
This gentle 4km GPS art course invites you to experience a storied parkland, weaving through scenic trails inside the park to sketch a Ptarmigan on your digital map.
The journey immerses you in refreshing natural surroundings, passing through the vibrant flowerbeds at Mountain Stream Park and along the golden canopy of Gingko Tree Avenue. Taking in the vast open atmosphere near Minna no Harappa (South Shop), the trail guides you past active recreational hubs including the Barbecue Garden, Rainbow Hammocks, Bouncing Dome, and the iconic Sun Pyramid. The mood then shifts toward serene traditional beauty as you explore the peaceful ponds of the Japanese Garden and the refined atmosphere of the Japanese Tea Room “Kanfu-tei”.
Featuring flat, car-free walking paths surrounded by nature, this accessible 4km route captures the refreshing spirit of Tachikawa’s premier green retreat. As the digital silhouette completes on your map, you are left with a memorable impression of this soothing parkland.
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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.
