Maruyama Park

#thingstodo We spent the morning walking around the temples south of the park, and it was good to find a green place that had lots of places to sit and some nice views. I never expected to give an urban park like this 5 stars, but as my wife was taking a break, I started exploring and found it had a lot of enchanting places. In particular, there's a stream (probably man-made) flowing through the middle, and you can cross it with bridges, across stones, and even on some of the stones if you have waterproof hiking shoes like I did. It's very popular with couples and I saw couples taking wedding shots, one proposal on bended knee, and lots of people in kimonos just enjoying themselves. The middle part is more crowded but as you head East and uphill a bit, it's more quiet and there's a small (fake) waterfall that's quite cute. Mostly because the sound of the water release for the sporadic falls sounds just like flushing the toilet :-) But a nice peaceful area to rest and to walk around. I think if the weather was more cooperative, the fall colours would have been evident as well. I would come back.