is a public park in Edogawa Ward and Kōtō Ward, Ojima, Tokyo, Japan.
Overview The park is mainly composed of a lawn plaza and a sports plaza, and is a place of relaxation for locals.
History The area around the park (Hirai, Ōjima, Komatsugawa) is at an altitude of 0 m above sea level, so the park was constructed by raising the land on a large scale and the park was set as an evacuation site for use in times of disaster.
Environmental issue Formerly an industrial area, it was the site where a large amount of chrome slag was buried by chemical manufacturers in the 1970s. Treatment of the slag by Kōtō Ward is said to have been completed in 2000, but a paper published in 2014 reported that some leaked during heavy rain and snowfall.
Access By train: 3 minutes’ walk from Higashi-ojima Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line
See also Parks and gardens in Tokyo National Parks of Japan
References
Website of Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association (in Japanese)
External links Website of Tokyo East Park