title: Arakawa Nature Park
text: # Arakawa Nature Park
  
  Arakawa Nature Park (荒川自然公園, Arakawa shizen koen) is a park in Arakawa, Tokyo. It was first opened in 1974, and is built on artificial ground placed over the Tokyo Mikawashima Wastewater Treatment Plant. The park features a garden, playground, bicycle track for children, baseball field, and tennis courts. In 1982 it was selected as one of the 'New Tokyo 100 Views.'
  
  ## Facilities
  
  * Tennis courts
  * Athletic corner
  * Wildflower area
  * Swan pond
  * Omurasaki Observation Garden — Japanese emperor butterflies can be seen here in the summer
  * Insect observation garden — Various beetles can be seen here in the summer
  * Waterfront open space
  * Observation platform
  
  ## Access
  
  * By train: 10 minutes’ walk from Machiya Station on the Keisei Main Line and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
  