Park classification and city parks
Updated: November 22, 2021
Park classification
What is generally called a ``park'' is broadly divided into built-in parks and community-based parks. Built-in parks are represented by city parks based on the City Park Law. A built-in park is a built-in structure in which the national or local government acquires the title to land within a certain area, creates a form of park according to its purpose, and opens it to the public. Regional parks are represented by natural parks based on the Natural Parks Act. Regardless of the ownership of the land within a certain area, the national or local government designates the area as a park, with the main purpose of preserving the natural landscape by restricting land use and prohibiting or restricting certain activities. is.
The following is a list of the classifications of "parks".
The role of urban parks
In addition to being recreational spaces for people, urban parks provide a variety of functions such as creating good urban landscapes, improving the urban environment, improving urban disaster prevention, preserving biodiversity, and spaces for interaction that contribute to the creation of rich communities. It is a fundamental facility of a city with functions.
Types of city parks
City parks come in a variety of sizes and types, ranging from those for residents' use to those for wide-area use. It is classified according to its function, purpose, target of use, etc. as shown in the table below.
| kinds | type | Contents |
| Main residential park | block park | These parks are intended to be used primarily by residents of the block, and will be located within a distance of 250 meters, with a standard area of 0.25 hectares per site. |
| Neighborhood park | The park is intended primarily for the use of people living nearby, and will be located at one location per neighborhood within a 500 meter distance, with a standard area of 2 hectares per location. | |
| district park | The purpose of the park is primarily for the use of people who live within walking distance, and the standard area for each park is 4 hectares within a 1 kilometer distance. | |
| Specified district park | A park (country park) whose purpose is to improve the living environment in certain towns and villages outside the city planning area, with each location having an area of 4 hectares or more as standard. | |
| Urban core park | General Park | These parks are intended to be used by urban residents for a variety of purposes, including rest, sightseeing, walking, playing, and exercise, and are typically located with an area of 10 to 50 hectares per location depending on the size of the city. |
| sports park | Parks are intended to be used primarily for exercise by city residents in general, and are typically located between 15 hectares and 75 hectares in area, depending on the size of the city. | |
| Large-scale park | regional park | Parks whose purpose is primarily to satisfy wide-area recreational needs that go beyond the boundaries of a single municipality, and are typically located in areas of 50 hectares or more per area in wide-area blocks such as local living areas. |
| recreation city | The purpose of these areas is to meet the diverse and varied wide-area recreational needs that arise from large cities and other urban areas. Based on comprehensive urban planning, these areas are primarily located in areas with good natural environments, with various recreational facilities located around large parks. They are typically located in areas that are easily accessible from large metropolitan areas and other urban areas, with a total area of 1,000 hectares as the standard. | |
| national park | For large-scale parks established by the national government for the purpose of providing wide-area use that goes beyond the area of a single prefecture, each park is generally 300 hectares or more in area. If it is to be set up as a national commemorative project, etc., it shall be set up so that it has content appropriate to its purpose. | |
| Buffer green space etc. | special park | Special parks such as scenic parks, zoological and botanical parks, historical parks, and cemetery gardens are located according to their purpose. |
| buffer green space | A green space intended to prevent or alleviate pollution such as air pollution, noise, vibration, and odor, or to prevent disasters in industrial complex areas, etc., and to separate and isolate pollution and disaster source areas from residential areas, commercial areas, etc. They will be placed where necessary depending on the pollution and disaster situation. | |
| urban green space | These green spaces are established primarily to preserve and improve the natural environment of a city and to enhance the urban landscape, and are generally located at an area of at least 0.1 hectares per location. However, in cases where there are good woodlands in existing urban areas, or where green spaces are established to increase or restore greenery in the city through tree planting and to improve the urban environment, the size of the space must be at least 0.05 hectares. (This includes areas that are developed on leased land and established as urban parks without city planning decisions being made.) | |
| green road | Tree-planting zones and pedestrian paths established to connect neighboring residential areas or neighboring residential areas with the aim of securing evacuation routes in the event of a disaster and ensuring the safety and comfort of urban life in urban areas. Alternatively, green spaces mainly consisting of bicycle paths, with a standard width of 10 to 20 meters, are arranged to connect parks, schools, shopping centers, station plazas, etc. | |
| urban forest | We will give due consideration to protecting, conserving, and restoring the natural environment of large areas of forested areas in and around urban areas, and will limit their use for nature observation, walking, etc. as necessary. We will arrange facilities for this purpose. | |
| plaza park | In areas where land is used for commercial and business purposes in the center of the city, rest facilities for facility users to take a break, landscape facilities that contribute to improving the cityscape, etc. will be mainly located. | |
Inquiries regarding this page
Inagi City Urban Environment Development Department Green and Environment Division
2111 Higashi-Naganuma, Inagi-shi, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-378-9719
