Located in the northern part of Sumida Ward, Higashi Shirahige Park is a long and narrow park along the east side of the Sumida River, full of greenery.

It serves as a disaster prevention center for the surrounding area (commonly known as the Koto Delta area), and a disaster prevention stockpile is located nearby, which will function as an evacuation site in the event of a disaster.

In spring, rows of cherry trees are in full bloom, and in May, the Sumida Carp Streamer Fair is held, where more than 450 carp streamers can be seen swimming in the sky.

Nearby is Tokyo Sky Tree, the tallest tower in Japan at 634 meters, which can be seen from the park.

Image Credit: Tokyo Navi via tokyo-park.net archive

Park Name Higashi Shirahige Park
東白鬚公園
Park Address 2 Tsutsumidori, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Playground equipment Combination playground equipment, swings, slides, toddler playground equipment
Facilities Baseball field, Tennis court
Combination Playground Equipment Slideway Playground equipment for toddlers
Tennis court Baseball field Promenade
North Pond Tokyo Sky Tree seen from the park Park Guide Map

Image Credit: Tokyo Navi via tokyo-park.net archive

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