Daisen Park

What it is

• An urban park in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.
• Planned area of approximately 81 hectares.
• Selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Urban Parks in 1989.
• Selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Historical Parks in 2014.

What to see

• Located between Daisenryo Kofun and Kamiishizu Misanzai Kofun.
• Contains small kofun burial mounds.
• Sakai City Museum and Sakai City Central Library are on site.
• Two tea houses: Shin-an and Oubai-an.
• The 60-meter-high Peace Tower.
• Japanese Garden designed by Kinsaku Nakane.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.