Hagoromo Park - Chiba

The park and benches in front of the prefectural office are a little small and lonely. I'd like to see more clean benches.

It is a park in Minamizawa of Chiba Prefectural Government Building. Surrounded by fountains and greenery. The nearest station is Chiba Urban Monorail Kencho-mae Station.

In Hagorai Park there is a pine tree that the Tenshin wore in. There used to be a large pond called Ikeda Pond where lotus flowers were beautifully blooming. It is said that the heavenly woman wore a pine branch with so much beauty and bathed in the pond. A regular general who passed by, concealed his robe and made his wife a wife. It is said that the emperor who heard it received the surname "Chiba" from "the lotus flower that blooms in Ikeda." I do not know if it is true, but it is a beautiful legend.

It would have been nice if the restroom was a little more up-to-date.

It was a little dim and it was cold in autumn, probably because there is a monorail station nearby. It's a park right in front of the prefectural office, so maybe it was made because I wanted to create a green belt, rather than a feast for the eyes of people working in the area. I thought, but I'm grateful that the pine trees are venerable. I thought it was a wonderful branch. Isn't it irresistible for those who do bonsai and flower arrangement?

Chiba Prefectural Office Station on the Chiba Urban Monorail, diagonally to the right on the south side of the Chiba Prefectural Office. During this time, there is Chiba Prefectural Hagoromo Park.

It is a tradition of Hagoromo pine in Chiba, and the sign says as follows. A long time ago, there was a beautiful pond called Ikeda Pond, where lotus flowers bloom in Chiba, under Inohana Castle in Chiba, and the area around it was crowded with many visitors when the lotus flowers were in full bloom. It is said that the celestial maiden flew down here in the middle of the night when it had calmed down, and she hung a feather coat on the pine branch beside her and was admiring the beauty of the lotus flower. The rumors of this celestial maiden became known to the lord of the castle, Taira, who wanted to make a beautiful celestial maiden his wife, and ordered his servants to hide the hagoromo hung on the pine tree. It is said that the celestial maiden who lost her hagoromo could not return to heaven and became the wife of the general and eventually gave birth to a fine boy. This story reached the ears of the emperor of Kyoto, and when the general who came to Japan at the order of the emperor said the circumstances as they were, the emperor was deeply impressed and said, "This is an unprecedented thing. Let's call the land of Chiba the lotus flower of Chiba from now on. " It is said that the general has named Mr. Chiba from this time. This Hagoromo Park has such a legend and has been popular as a place of relaxation for the citizens of the prefecture. The legendary Ikeda pond is said to have been near here, and the pine tree, which the celestial maiden put on a feather coat, has not lost its dark green for a long time, and people have carefully protected it as one of the eight scenic spots in Chiba. It was. This time, as part of a commemorative project with a population of over 5 million in Chiba Prefecture, we have decided to restore the Hagoromo pine here and pass it on to future generations for a long time. March 1985, Chiba Prefecture

There is not enough nature at all. .. Walking completely on concrete is unpleasant.