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National Musashi Hills Forest Park

Saitama · Namegawa · Historic Districts

Japanese name: 国営武蔵丘陵森林公園

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National Musashi Hills Forest Park
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WHAT TO DONational Musashi Hills Forest Park

The first national park of its kind in Japan, laid out to mark a century since the Meiji Restoration. 304 hectares.

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The first national park of its kind in Japan, laid out to mark a century since the Meiji Restoration. 304 hectares.

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Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park (国営武蔵丘陵森林公園, Kokuei Musashi Kyūryō Shinrin Kōen) is a national government park located on the Hiki Hills (比企丘陵, Hiki Kyūryō) of the town of Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as a National forest park. In 1974, it opened as the first National Government Park. The park covers a vast area of forest and offers opportunities for various outdoor activities. The park has four entrances: the Central, North, West, and South Entrances. It takes roughly 80 minutes to walk the 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the South Entrance to the North Entrance and 30 minutes from the West to the Central Entrance, a distance of 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi).

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