Okazaki City

A list of the top 100 Japanese city parks was compiled by the Japan Green Parks Institute in 1989, and on that list, you can find five parks in Aichi Prefecture, all within a reasonable distance from Nagoya City itself. If you are looking for a great day trip for you and your family or friends, you could do worse than get outside for a day in the park! Okazaki Park, Okazaki City Okazaki Park includes Okazaki Castle, the museum, and many historical points. For 300 years, Okazaki Castle has been honored as the birthplace of the revered local historical figure Tokugawa Iyeyasu and the cradle of the Tokugawa Shogunate. You can enjoy views of cherry blossoms and Japanese wisteria along the Oto River in spring, nearly unparalleled in the region; Okazaki Park is listed among “Japan’s Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots.” Another point to note is the “Great Ieyasu Kou Aoi Bushoutai” warlords strutting around the park to entertain tourists in their armor. You can get photos with them, or see their show. While this park is about an hour outside Nagoya, you will find the scenery and relative peace of the park worth the trip out of town.…