Shirasagi-yama Park

What it is

• A natural urban park on Shirasagi-yama mountain.
• Known for walking paths and seasonal flowers.
• Features monuments for children's songs and a philosopher.
• Contains burial mounds from the Kofun period.

What to see

• Walking paths like 'Doyo no Komichi' and 'Tetsugaku no Michi'.
• Monuments on 'Doyo no Komichi' play children's song melodies.
• A monument for philosopher Miki Kiyoshi on 'Tetsugaku no Michi'.
• 'Gogatsu no Dai Hiroba' and a national lodge.
• Shirasagi-yama burial mounds from the Kofun period.
• Excavated human bones and bronze mirrors from burial mounds.

When to go

• Cherry blossoms in spring.
• Azaleas in season.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.