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Let's Go To See Colored Leaves In Edogawa By Bicycle!

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Autumn is the best season for seeing colored leaves. Late October, many leaves gradually change from green to yellow. Maple trees, gingko trees and red woods are very beautiful in fall. In this page, an idea of a recommended route for riding your bicycle to visit some spots in Edogawaku to see autumn views of colored leaves on woods under clear blue sky is introduced. Edogawaku is a city laid on the east end of Tokyo, it is usually called 'bed town of Tokyo'. But it has some exciting spots to see the autumn views. Actually, you could visit them on foot, but you might visit one or two spots a day, therefore, bicycle could be recommended. The total distance of this route is about 20 kilometers long, it is good for you to ride in one day. In addition, Edogawaku is flat, it means that it has no mountains and hills in it. But only there are some slopes before banks of rivers and bridges connecting to them. You could easily ride on your mama-chari (city bike) to complete the route.

The noted spots are listed below

The Noted Spots	Distance
Shinozaki Park	0.00
Setoguchi Park	1.23
Tsubaki Daini Kids Park	1.98
Ichinoe Nanushi Yshiki Residence	2.48
Daiunji called Yakushadera	3.04
Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park	4.30
Ichinoe Makkotei Residence	4.37
Komyoji	7.00
Shinkawa River	7.37
Furukawa Water Park	8.29
Ninoe Myoshoji	8.99
Ukita Chuo Park	11.10
Gyosen Park	11.78
Fureainomori Ukita Park	12.18
Komatsugawa Sakaigawa Water Park	15.12
Eifukuji	15.32
Chuo Shinrin Park	18.48
Honisshiki Tenso Jinja	19.65

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This order of visiting these spots is only my idea. I think that it is reasonable to visit all these spots in a day. The views have very different colors in between morning and afternoon, then you could enjoy visiting them in opposite.

Now this trip starts from Shinozaki Park that has one of the most exciting autumn views in Edogwaku.



The autumn views in Shinozaki Park begin from zelkova trees, then leaves on maple, gingko and redwoods gradually change their colors green to yellow or red. You could enjoy different views whenever you visit.
Anyway, you could start from the north end of the B Block of Shinozaki Park. There is a cross on Shibamata Kaido Avenue, you go across the avenue at Shishibone 2 traffic signal.


You go to the west several minutes, you find Oosugibashi Bridege before. There are lined American sweetgum trees with flash red leaves both side of the road.


You climbed up the bridge and turn to the left at the east bank of Shinnakagawa River and you go down the bank and go on the road along the bank. You find red leaves in front of you. It is a Japanese wax tree.


And you could see Setoguchi Park behind the wax tree.


Setoguchi Park is not a big park, but it has beautiful wisteria blossoms blooming in late spring and a small mountain covered with hundreds of trees in it, of course the autumn views in it are very beautiful, so visitors could enjoy natuer in this small kid's park.
After Setoguchi Park, you go down along the river again, and you climb up a slope to the bank and go down a slope to pass through Ichinoebashi Bride. After passing through the bridge, you climb up the bank and go down to the road along the river again. You find red and yellow leaves on some trees before. They are in Tsubaki Daini Jidokoen Park.


Tubaki Daini Jidokoen Park is opened under the bank of Shinnakagawa. It is a small kid's park, but the views from the park connecting with the green on the bank, so the views from feel very wide.
Now you go out of the park from a gate in opposite side of the bank. You turn to the right, then you turn to the left. You find a green woods in front of you. It is Ichinoe Nanushi Residence. It has many kinds of beautiful trees in its garden.


Now you turn the right at the gate of the residence and turn to the left at the road under the highway. You turn to the right at the next traffic signal and pass through the highway and go straight the road. You could see a Niomon Gate of Daiunji Temple or everybody calls Yakushadera on your left. There are many maple trees in the temple, their leaves dramatically changed their colors in fall.


After Yakushadere, you go back the road and turn to the left at the traffic signal under the highway, and you go across Tsubaki Minami bashi Bridge. And you go across Kannana Dori Avenue. Now you find a big blue signboard of Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park on your left (picture below). You could see some maple trees in the park.


Along the park, you find Ichinoe Makkotei Residence on your right soon. The residence is decorated a few beautiful maple trees in fall.


You go along a stream in Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park, you find a Hachiman Jinja Shrine on your left and Mouonj Tenple has maple trees and gingko trees is behind the shrine.


You could see some red leaves of maple and wax trees after the first traffic signal on the park. And you could see a big tiled roof behind the stream, it is Choshoji Temple. It has a beautiful trimmed maple tree like a big bonsai tree in its garden.


Anyway, continuing to go along the stream, you enjoy seeing beautiful autumn maple leaves along it and you pass a few traffic signals on it, and you find Funabori Sports Park and Komyoji Temple on your right. Maple trees in the temple decorate their autumn colors on the buildings in it.


When you reach at the south end of the water park, you find Shinkawa River before. You turn to the left at the river, you find Sakurakan on your left and a maple tree behind Sankaku Bashi Bridge. After Shinkawa Bashi Bridge, you reach at the south end of Furukawa Water Park on your left. Now you go along Furukawa Water Park. You reach at Kannana-dori Avenue, you turn to the right and you go across the avenue at the next traffic signal and go straight the left narrow road. Soon, you find Ninoe Jinja Shrine on your left. Then, you go on the road on the side of the shrine, you reach at Furukawa Water Park again, and you find Ninoe Myoshoji Temple in front of you. You go into the gate of it, you see some tall gingko trees with yellow leaves and redwoods in it. By the way, Ninoe Jinja and Myoshoji have a few tall zelkova in their garden.


After Ninoe Myoshoji Temple, you go back on the road. You turn to the left at Kannana-dori Avenue and turn to the right at Shinkawa River. Next, you go across Shinkawa Bashi Bridge and turn to the right. Then, you go along the river again and you turn to the left at the narrow road running along Sankaku Bashi Bridge. Now you go on Ichinoe-dori Avenue, and you find Myorenji Temple on your left. Then you turn to the right at the traffic signal by the temple. Soon after going on the road, you find Ukita Chuo Park on your left. It has a ground, a small hill and a small stream surround by many trees. In fall, gingko trees paint yellow on the park.


You go on the outskirt of Ukita Chuo Park, so you turn to the right at the south west corner of the park. You go straight the road, you find Ukita Park and Gyosen Park in front of you.




Gyosen Park is one of the best spots for seeing Autumn leaves in Edogawaku. If you walk in the park in fall, you forget that time is going on.
Now you go north on the approach road surrounding maple trees covered with red leaves lined on both sides of it, you could see a ground of Ukita Park, then you turn to the left, and next turn to the right at the south west corner of the ground. You go straight the small path in the park. Soon after you go out of the park, you find Fureainomori Ukita Park on your left.


The park is opened in between this narrow road and Funabori Kaido Avenue. There are several gingko trees and maple trees in the park, their leaves change their colors in Fall. You go out of the park at Funabori Kaido Avenue, and you turn to the right, you go north on the avenue. You pass Funabori Station and you go across Shinohashi-dori Avenue, you find a signboard of Funabori Green Road (the picture below). You go on the road, but you ride your bicycle carefully since it is a pedestrian road. If you have enough time, you shall get off your bicycle and push it.


The road is very beautiful in fall, so it was selected as one of the best 100 beautiful views in Edogawaku. You could enjoy seeing the view while you are walking on. Finally, the green road is end, and you go on the road, you find a blue pedestrian overpass (the picture below).


You turn to the left at the next traffic signal and you go on the road a few minutes, you could see Shotokuji Temple on your left and Zenshoji Temple before. You turn to the right in front of Zenshoji Temple, you find a small stream of Komatsugawa Sakaigawa Water Park before. It is the almost south end of the park. You turn to the right and find Sekihoji Temple on your right. You turn to the right before the temple, then you go along outskirt of it. You find a small gate of Eifukuji Temple in front.




There is a tunnel of colored leaves behind the gate, and you find a small Niomon Gate. When you on the steps of the main hall, you see a view looks like it in mountain areas. You feel comfortable in silent atmosphere in it. After Eifukuji, you go to the north along the water park. Komatsugawa Sakaiga Water Park has several beautiful autumn views in it. Visitors could enjoy them in fall.




Komatsugawa Sakaigawa Water Park is a very long park, after you pass Edogawaku Sogo-kumin Center, it goes to two directions. First, you go to the right, you could reach at Chuo Shinrin Park. This park has some gingko trees.
Now you go back to the folk road. And you go to the left, and you turn to the right before a big apartment. Then you find Honisshiki Tenso Jina Shrine. The autumn views in it is dramatically beautiful.


And you little bit go back again. There is a tunnel of maple leaves in the north end of the park.

A small trip 'Let's Go To See Colored Leaves In Edogawa By Bicycle!' is almost over. If you turn to the left at the north end of Komatsugawa Sakaigawa Water Park, you could fin JR Sobu Line 'Shinkoiwa Station'. And you turn to the right, you go to Chiba Kaido Avenu.

Thank you for seeing this page!

* This cycling course is only my idea that I usually go there at once by my bicycle. In addition, I suggest as safe road that everybody could ride on. And I'm sorry for you if I miss the direction on this essay, if so, you should use some maps on your smart phone.

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The Maps to see colored leaves in Edogawaku

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Riding on a Bicycle in Nakayama Shimousa

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