Mejiro-no-Mori

Mejiro-no-Mori (目白の森, Mejiro-no-Mori) is a public wooded area in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Officially, it is not a public park, but a "forest for the residents of the ward" (区民の森 (Kumin-no-Mori)) as designated by Toshima Ward. It is open throughout the year.

Mejiro-no-Mori
The east entrance
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Location	Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35.7230897°N 139.6988132°E / 35.7230897; 139.6988132
Area	3,201 square metres (0.791 acres)
Created	April 1997
Public transit access	Shiinamachi Station

Facilities

Mejiro-no-Mori mainly consists of a small wooded area, but there are also benches, a log house (information center), a toilet with wheelchair access, a small pond (called Tonbo Ike (Dragonfly Pond)) and a sculpture.

Attractions

Various bird species can be found in Mejiro-no-Mori, including Japanese tit (Parus minor), brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) and Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone). Also, freshwater crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and dragonflies can be found in the pond. The trees and plants include crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), Itajii Chinkapin (Castanopsis sieboldii), Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi) and the mochi tree (Ilex integra).

Gallery

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  Sculpture
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  Open area in Mejiro-no-Mori
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  Small pond in Mejiro-no-Mori
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  West entrance
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  Trees in Mejiro-no-Mori

See also

• Parks and gardens in Tokyo
• National Parks of Japan

References

External links

• www.city.toshima.lg.jp