Kanegawa-no-mori Park

#thingstodo This place is perfect or almost is. It probably is one of the best parks in Japan. Very secluded and has a nature feel to it that you can't really find anywhere else in Japan. It also has a very great kids playground, with plenty of activities for kids to do. I can think of two parks in fujiyoshida that come close, onishirin and the other is close to a Lawson up in fujiyoshida but this one is the best one. The reason for the greatness is that the nature here is untouched and they are made so that the park here is intertwined with nature. You don't really understand how big the park is and especially the playground until you walk around. Park is amazing, koi fish pond, pine trees, massive playground with a great slide. Plenty of creepy crawlies to find as well and here is the downside to this place. It's filled with wasp nests. Bloody, wasps everywhere. The park is maintained and there are scorch marks on the trees left by burning the nests. It was on most of the trees on the kids playground and you couldn't play for more than 30 minutes till something shows up. Yes, wasps are native to Japan and they do help the eco system in some mysterious ways but if you have kids, you will be worried. The park folks, do their best to maintain them but I was there a few days ago and you are constantly on the look out for these devilish things. We had planned on eating some lunch here with the kids, wasps just buzzing around constantly.