Machida Squirrel Park

Machida city is a suburb Tokyo, about 40 minutes from Shinjuku station by train(Odakyu line).

The city has nice residents area with new houses and apartments, many universities and schools, big park with green, so it seems be comfortable live in Machida.

And one another thing that make this city very unique place in Machida is Machida Squirrel Garden.

”リスはともだち　まちだ　リス園”
squirrel is our friend, machida squirrel park

This garden is actually not so big.. But really unique.

Since squirrels are commonly not in the park or garden in Japan, at least in Tokyo...

If kids want to see squirrels, they need to go to zoo.

It's difficult to find squirrel in town.

That's why this garden is special for someone who loves squirrels.

You can watch squirrels and feed them!

There is an enclosed area where squirrels jumping and moving freely.

They have their nice wooden box nests which kids made for them.

You can buy a package of food(sun flower's seeds/100yen). and feed them.

put on mitten, ready to feed him!

wooden boxes as their sweet home,
made by kids.

If you want to feed them, it's better to go to the garden at 10am.

The garden open from 10am and because squirrels are hungry,

It's easy to feed them.

After they had breakfast, they became sleepy and it would be difficult to feed them.

They decide to have nap and don't want to get out from their nests!

However, they become hungry again at evening.

a notice "for playing with squirrel" in the area.

squirrel's free ground.
careful, it's really hot during summer.

It's fun to feed squirrels.

Even you're not kids.

You can meet many squirrels and purchase cute squirrels souvenir at the gift shop!

Isn't it nice for weekend?

also you can visit beautiful garden near the squirrel park.

☆薬師池公園（Yakushiike koen）

 This park locates in front of Machida Squirrel Park. 

It's good for walking or having lunch after playing with squirrel.