"Shounen no Mori" 少年の森

Symbol Tree Jpn 'Zelkova'

Athletic fields and activities

It has about 20 outdoor athletic facilities in

the playground for children without a fee.

It's called "Syounen no Mori" that means

'Boy's Forest' where is located at north-west

of Fujisawa City in Kanagawa Prefecture.

http://f-mirai.jp/youth/mori is the official

website but only Japanese. It's open from

9:00am to 4:30pm; closed Monday.


Access

Buses run to 'Gosyomi tyugakkou-mae"

from some train stations ''Syounanndai',

Athletic Facilities

'Tyougo' and 'Ebina'. "Syounen no Mori"

is about 800m south of  the bus stop 'Gosyo-

mi tyugakkou-mae". Bike is perfectly feasible.

It has the advantage of getting directly there.

Otherwise, put your bike on the train before

you start pedalling. You are required to use

a bike carrying bag. Many people drive a car.

Free parking lots available for about 50 cars.

What to bring

Some people prepare a tent for sun blind along

the small artificial pond so that they can look

thier children playing in the water. Spare

Dandelions

clothes, sandals and the lunch box are

required for children. There are no shops

except soft drink vending machines. Do not

forget water bottles your favorite.

Playing at 'Boy's Forest'
I left home late at 10am to avoid free parking

spaces crowded. I thought parking is the most

crowded around 10am. I bet a few people leave

before noon. Then I can park my car easily.

We got "Shounen no Mori" at 11am.

A couple of cars couldn't park in a proper

Bring Water Bottles

parking section. That means overflowing

with cars.... As expected, luckily, there were
two parking spaces vacant.

My children took about a hour to do all 20

outdoor athletic facilities. They enjoyed two

times. Then, we really enjoyed the botanical

observation. After that, we had lunch I had prepared.

Actually, preparing lunch boxes hung up

leaving home. Before leaving "Shounen no

Mori", we enjoyed playing baseball and soccer
in the playground next to Zelkova tree.

Dawn Redwoods (Metasequoia)

False Strawberry