Minami Central Park

sightseeing

Located only a 5-minute walk from Yoshikawaminami Station on the JR Musashino Line. This is the largest park in Yoshikawa City. From Miharashi Hill, you can see the adjacent pond and multipurpose plaza. There is also a playground with a variety of equipment which can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

Basic Information

Location
2-6 Minami, Yoshikawa City

How to get there

Public transport
About 5 minute walk from the north exit of Yoshikawa Station on the JR Musashino Line
Car
About 15 minutes from the Misato IC on the Metropolitan Expressway

Map

Nearby spots

Aquaignis Musashino Onsen
Aquaignis Musashino Onsen

This hot spring was opened at Aeon Town Yoshikawa Minami in June 2021 under the theme ''deliciousness, happiness, beauty, and health." There are three types of indoor baths, a reclining bath and an outdoor bath. After taking a bath, you can enjoy sushi produced by Kanazawa Maimon and sweets by chocolatier Hironobu Tsujiguchi of Le Chocolat de H in the food court attached to the spa.

Yoshikawa Tourism Association Rental Cycle
Yoshikawa Tourism Association Rental Cycle

Free rental bicycles are available at the Number 1 Bicycle Parking Lot, only a two-minute walk from the north exit of Yoshikawa Station on the JR Musashino Line. Feel free to use them to explore the city!

The Golden Catfish (Kin no Namazu)
The Golden Catfish (Kin no Namazu)

This golden monument of a catfish, a symbol of Yoshikawa City, sits proudly in the middle of the rotary by the south exit of Yoshikawa Station on the JR Musashino Line. It welcomes visitors to Yoshikawa City, which is promoting itself as the "home of the catfish." It was created by Kazumi Murose, a lacquer artist considered to be a "living national treasure," and it was installed on the 9th of May in 1995.

Rappi-Land
Rappi-Land

Located at the north exit of Yoshikawa Station on the JR Musashino Line, Rappi-Land offers a wide variety of goods and souvenirs related to the city of Yoshikawa, the home of the catfish. There is a wide variety of Japaese sweets such as manjyu, dorayaki, monaka, senbei, and even locally produced cola. You will even be greeted by a real catfish! The shop also serves as a tourist information center, so please stop by when you come to Yoshikawa.

Yoshikawa Tennen Onsen Yuami
Yoshikawa Tennen Onsen Yuami

Just a minute's walk from the station, the water at this hot spring gushes from a source 1,500 meters underground, and is said to be a sodium chloride high salt onsen, a spring water source known as “Bijin no Yu” (beauty hot spring) that is neutral and gentle on the skin. It is also popular for its medicinal bath containing natural herbal medicines. In 2020, a new footbath named "Namazu no Ashiyu" (catfish footbath) was opened, and is gaining popularity as a new tourist spot in Yoshikawa City.

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