Moerenuma Park – If all landfills looked like this…

Moerenuma Park, Sapporo, Japan

Wouldn’t that be great? Well, actually their website says Moerenuma Park was transformed from a “waste treatment plant” and on Wikipedia it refers to it as “garbage reclaimed ground”. In my head I think landfill. :P

1.89km2 of Art & Sculpture

Amazingly Moerenuma Park is now a family-friendly, art-sculpture and nature-lovers’ refuge. With about 1.89 square kilometres of space (or 188 hectares), this project definitely required a master plan. The space is designed by Isamu Noguchi, a world-renowned sculptor. Unfortunately, the landscape artist passed away shortly after completing the Moerenuma plans before his designs were implemented.

Moerenuma Park | Tennis courts
Tennis Courts
Moerenuma Park | Giant Hill
Like art, some things don’t have apparent uses. This giant hill allows you to feel the wind, enjoy the scenery.
Moerenuma Park | Sculpture.
Sculpture.

A playground for all ages

Moerenuma Park | Playground.
Playgrounds, there are a multiple of them.
Moerenuma Park | Sculpture / Slide
Like this concrete slide!
Moerenuma Park | Playground with staircases.
Maze-like playground.
Moerenuma Park | Building.
Some building.
Moerenuma Park | Sculpture, 3 large poles converge like a pyramid.
Large sculpture.
Moerenuma Park | Large pyramid-like sculpture from underneath, facing the sky.
A different point of view.

The Glass Pyramid at Moerenuma Park

Moerenuma Park | Glass pyramid building.
Glass pyramid building.
Glass pyramid building, another vantage point, more sky.
From afar.
Glass pyramid building, inside.
From inside.
I missed it :(
Fountain that performs with music at certain times of the day.

In my opinion, Moerenuma Park is a great place to recharge. I was lucky the day I went wasn’t a weekend or during a busy holiday. Do you have a tranquil place you go back to to recharge?


About Moerenuma Park

Location: 1-1 Moerenumakoen, Higashi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 007-0011, Japan
Cost: Free
Hours: 7:00-22:00 (East entrance gate closes at 21:00)
Website: https://moerenumapark.jp/english/


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