Twenty minutes' walk or so from Atami station, Bai-En Park is a wonderful place for a relaxing stroll around or an unhurried al fresco lunch. Its paths wind though lush greenery alongside a gentle stream spanned by a number of charming bridges, and there are plenty of shady spots to sit and rest. It also features a Korean Garden and is home to the small, free Nakayama Shimpei Museum and the delightful Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum. Go there in early spring for the plum blossom festival, or in for when the red autumn foliage is illuminated for visitors to enjoy after dark.
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Atami Bai-En Park
Take a relaxing stroll around a lavishly green park
By Peter Sidell
Community writer
The Nakayama Shimpei Memorial Museum
There are plenty of bridges around the park
This river runs gently all the way down through the park
Another of the bridges
It's nice to walk alongside the stream
Many of the views are very beautiful
The park is full of flowers and greenery
There's this waterfall at the head of the stream
One of the sculptures outside the Sawada Seiko Museum
The wall of the Korean Garden
Inside the Nakayama Shimpei Museum
The entrance to the park from the road
Illuminated autumn foliage
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Elena Lisina
6 years ago
Beautiful place! I think of staying in Atami for 3-4 days next time.
Sébastien Duval
6 years ago
🌱 In Atami, make sure to also go see the holy tree of Kinomiya Shrine! https://en.japantravel.com/shizuoka/kinomiya-shrine-ancient-tree/45740
Elena Lisina
6 years ago
Thank you, Sebastien! Sure I'll go to see it as the tree is impressive!!!
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