There are very many parks in Japan.
From a very small one to a very large one, do you call all of them parks?
Yes, the meaning of a park in Japan is very wide.
Small children's parks in a residential quarter are also parks.
On the other hand, vast natural parks designated as national parks are also called parks.
Then, what is the definition of a park?
I think that's the district in which people can have a break or play.
Most parks are paved and equipped with playing tools or art objects, I think.
But, sometimes, the sites that has not been taken care of by hand are also called parks, I think.
Is the place that can be called a park only a public space?
I don't know in detail, but I'm sure that it's no problem to name an estate of an individual a park.
In Japan, we sometimes call a garden or an amusement park also a park.
And, we call a green space on the flat roof of a building such as a department store also a park.
I see. I understood why Japan has a lot of parks.
Where is the venue of the next food festival?
It's the green park over the station.
What? Is the ground a park?
I don't know the strict standard to distinguish between grounds and parks, but in Japan, we call a broad green space also a park.
But, isn't the space equipped with a swing or a sandbox the park?
Among parks in Japan, there are some kinds, and the range is very wide.
They are broadly classified into general parks that are relatively small and natural parks.
The general parks are called such as sports parks, children's parks, or city parks.
I can somehow imagine that.
The natural parks are designated by the national laws, and obliged to be protected.
Though they are called parks, it may be better to call them the nature conservation area.
But, there are some areas that we are permitted to enter to enjoy the views also.
Can I regard that an extensive park?
Yes, it's a district that haven't been taken care of by human's hands very much to conserve natural views.
I'm sure that approximately 30 parks have been designated as national parks in Japan now.
It's wonderful that people in Japan have parks in which children can play in relief.
In my country, children have been prohibited from playing in a park without adults.
Then, where do they play?
They play in school or a house of one of them.
When they go to a place like a park, their protector have to accompany them absolutely.
What will happen to them if they are not accompanied by their protector?
They will be caught by a policeman on patrol in parks.
That is pretty inconvenient, but if we take peace into consideration, it can be natural.
From other reasons also, it's pretty difficult to make it possible for children to play in a park.
If strings of your hood-y or hat are showing, you will be warned.
Why will they warn me when the strings of my wear are showing?
Because it will be dangerous if they twine playground equipment.
In Japan's parks, such a case rarely happen.
But recently, accidents caused by playing tools and kidnapping are regarded as the danger.
Is it true that you had lived near the terminal station before?
Why did you move to this neighborhood?
Because I got a child, I made up my mind to move to the district with a lot of parks.
Don't you think that there are a lot of parks around here?
Does the park you say equal the spot with a fountain?
It's so, and on the hill also, there is a park with a flower garden.
And, you can find a park with playground equipment such as a jungle gym, and also, a one with animals, too.
There are a lot of kinds of parks around here.
Then, is it possible to call the ground in which we can play soccer or baseball also a park?
Yes, the ground is called a sports park.
And, the whole of that mountain has been designated as a natural park.
Is that mountain also a park?
It has been equipped with a simple promenade.
That natural park is designated as a Quasi-national park that is managed by the prefecture, I believe.
There are very many kinds of parks.