Nihonbashi · Kanda · Jimbocho / PLACE
Awaji Park
A short Kanda pause among lawn and trees, with benches but no guaranteed seat or playground.
Image info
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A short look at trees and water
Awaji Park joins the greenery around Waterras. The district records lawn and an artificial stream, with cherry, zelkova, ginkgo and metasequoia among its trees. Alternate your attention between the trees’ leaves, lawn and stream. It suits a slower interval between Kanda meals or shops, rather than a special journey for a promised bloom or autumn colour.
WHERE · On foot from here
How far from the station, and which side
East of Shin-ochanomizu Station, about 80 m in a straight line from the station point. The shaded areas are about 5 and 10 minutes on foot from here.
Walking bands are computed by FOW on the OpenStreetMap surface street network at 80 m/min and drawn as a smoothed approximate area around the streets reached. They ignore exit positions, station interiors, underground passages, signals, slopes and routes inside buildings — not directions; follow on-site signs.
Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Walking bands: computed by FOW · Station and gate notes: official guidance
An outdoor pause without play equipment
The district’s park sheet explicitly lists no play equipment. It may suit a short outdoor pause with a child, but it is not a playground visit. Benches are listed, but a free seat or shade on arrival is not guaranteed; look at the actual seating before relying on it for someone who must sit.
Match the pause to the weather
Trees and flowers change with the season, so a particular bloom should not be the condition for the visit. Choose another break if rain or heat makes an indoor room necessary. Waterras says its common indoor rooms depend on hire arrangements and it has no nursing room. Use on-site signs and an entrance actually open on the day rather than relying on the mapped park paths alone.
Before you go
Sources · image info
- 千代田区立淡路公園 / Awaji Park千代田区 環境まちづくり部道路公園課維持係
- 千代田区立淡路公園 / Awaji Park千代田区環境まちづくり部環境政策課
- スワリポケット · Awaji Parkスワリポケット
- 千代田より · Awaji Park千代田より
- ヒナタ屋 own local restaurant blog · Awaji Parkヒナタ屋 own local restaurant blog
- 千代田区立淡路公園 / Awaji Park一般社団法人淡路エリアマネジメント
- Original OSM named Awaji Park wayOpenStreetMap contributors
- ペン太 · スワリポケットUNKNOWN
PenTa reports personally assessing the park’s seating. The author operates a bench-finding service supported by members; park hosting or payment remains unknown. This undated investigation does not guarantee seats or access today.
- 千代田より · 千代田より2018-04-25
A local publication introduces a short lunch pause in the park. The site carries advertising areas; park sponsorship is not established. Its historical seating and address details do not replace current district guidance.
- ヒナタ屋 · ヒナタ屋 own local restaurant blog2021-01-12
Local restaurant Hinata-ya recommends the nearby outdoor pause on its own blog, in a commercial context connected to takeaway meals. This is not an access assurance from the park manager.
- Awaji Park — Araisyohei · 2023-02-04 · CC BY-4.0 · resized and cropped