A Walk on Ichinoe Sakaigawa Shinsui Koen Park

船堀・一之江の散歩道walk on funabori & ichinoe

A Walk On Ichinoe Sakaigawa Shinsui Koen Park

Ichinoe Sakaigawa Shinsui (water) Koen Park opend along the river is a wonderful water park that visitors could enjoy walking on. Sakura and pretty flowers bloom in spring, kids play in three water spaces in summer, many kinds of colored leaves sparklingly decorate the park in fall and narcissuses and camellias bloom in winter. And visitors could know the history of this area since there are the railroad of Joto Densha (Joto Electric Train), Ichinoe Makkotei Residence, shrines and temples along the water park.
Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park is the wonderful park where you could feel the changing seasons and could know the history. Why don't you visit the park along Ichinoe Sakaigawa River?

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Ichinoe Sakaigawa Shinsui Koen Park

The history of Ichinoe Sakaigawa

Ichinoe Sakaigawa River was named because it has flown on the boarders between Higasi Ichinoe and Nishi Ichinoe Village. (Sakaigawa means the river lay on the boarder.) The areas' names 'Higashi Ichinoe' and 'Nishi Ichinoe' was recorded on the book 'Kasai Mikuriya Chumon' published in 1398. Ichinoe Sakaigawa River is a natural river, after Nakaibori Canal was completed it connected to the canal in the middle of Edo period. The river was not only for irrigation but also for transportation. At that time, villagers lived in Higashi Ichinoe, Nishi Ichinoe, Shinbori, Shishibone and Ichinoe Shinden organized a union to clean the river. When the urbanization had rapidly improved in 1950's, sewage from residents drained into it and the water of the river was polluted. After drains was built in this area, the role as the drainage canal had finished, and it came back to as the water park.
April 1995
Edogawaku

一之江境川親水公園沿道案内板より

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一之江境川親水公園沿道案内板
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Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park in Spring and Fall

Cherry Blossoms along Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park

There are 3.2 kilo-meters long lined cherry trees along the river.

full blooming sakura trees along the river

sakura over the path in Ichinoe Sakaigawa

Early summer in Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park

There are thousands of azaleas and dogwoods flowers beautifully blooming along the river and the paths in Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park in early summer.

Late Summer in Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park

About the Autumnal Equinox Day, some autumnal flowers bloom along the spring in the park, many fragrant olive blosssoms bloom along the path and cluster amaryllis bloom beside the water.

red spider lilies blooming near the water

red spider lilies blooming along the spring

fragrant olive trees in Ichinoe Saskaigawa

yellow flowers bloom in Ichinoe Sakaigawa

Colored Leaves along Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park

Colored leaves on several kinds of trees planted on along the river chang the views every day.

a colored maple tree and a wooden bridge

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The Rails of Joto Densha (Joto Electric Train)

Joto Densha (Joto Electric Train)

Joto Electric Train was a streetcar, the building this line from Kinshicho to Kami Imai was registered in March 1911 and the line from Kinshibori to Komatsugawa was built in December 1917, from Suijinmori to Ojima was in January 1921 and from Higashi Arakawa to Imaigashi was in December 1925, then a line was added from Komatsugawa to Nishi Arakawa in March 1926 and a bus system connected between Higashi Arakwa and Nishi Arakawa Station.
Since 1942, Tokyo Metropolis had administrated the streetcar system and it had been named 'Toden' by the law registered the next year. In 1952, the line from Higashi Arakawa to Imaibashi was discontinued, then trolley bus system first ran from Ueno to Imai instead of the streetcars, and now bus system has run this since 1968.
April 2000
Edogawaku

一之江境川親水公園内線路脇案内板より

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一之江境川親水公園内線路脇案内板
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The Landmarks along Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park

The Map near Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park

The Map along Shinkawa River and Shinkawa Senbon Sakura

The map to the noted spots near Ichinoe Station

PDF of the map to the noted spots near Ichinoe Station

Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park

Ichinoe Sakaigawa Water Park has great accessibilities from both Narita and Haneda International Airport.
From Narita International Airport, take Sobu Express Line bound to Tokyo or Yokosuka and get off at Funabashi Sta, then transfer the line to Sobu line bound to Nakano or Mitaka ang get off at Motoyawata Sta. Or take Keisei-line bound to Ueno and get off Keisei Yawata Sta. Both from Motoyawata Sta and Keisei Yawata Sta, transfer the line to Toei Shinjuku line and get off at Ichinoe Sta or Funabori Sta.
From Haneda International Airport, take Keikyu-line bound to Narita, and get off Shinagawa Sta and transfer the line to Sobu Express line bound to Narita International Airport or Chiba, and transfer the line at Ichikawa Sta to Sob line bound to Nishi Funabashi, Tsudanuma or Chiba and get off at Motoyawata Sta. Or take Keikyu-line bound to Narita, and get off Keisei Yawata Sta. Both from Motoyawata Sta and Keisei Yawata Sta, transfer the line to Toei Shinjuku line and get off at Ichinoe Sta or Funabori Sta.
From Iwamotocho Station at Akihabara, take Toei Shijuku line bound to Motoyawata and get off Ichinoe Sta or Funabori Sta.
Take 10 minute walk from Ichinoe Sta and Funabori Sta.

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