Lake and islands
Linked by bridges.
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A park around a broad lake in central Fukuoka and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty. Ōhori means «large moat»: Kuroda Nagamasa, first lord of Fukuoka, turned part of an old inlet into a moat for Fukuoka Castle. The city redesigned it on the model of China's famous West Lake and opened it in 1929. Small islands linked by bridges sit in the middle of the lake, one of them covered in old pines, and a path around the water draws locals walking and jogging. A fireworks festival is held here every August; at one end is a traditional Japanese garden with its own ticket, and nearby are the ruins of Fukuoka Castle and the Fukuoka Art Museum. Entry is free and it is always open, next to Ōhorikōen subway station. It is loveliest at sunset, when the city's towers are reflected in the water.
Linked by bridges.
For walking and running.
Towers on the water.
Chūō ward, Fukuoka
Yes, the park is free and always open; the traditional Japanese garden at one end has its own ticket.