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Tama Chuo Park April 5 (Saturday) Grand Opening ｜ Young people ・ Child-rearing generations ・ Senior citizens All visitors can enjoy and be proud of the new place that will become the core of the bustling Tama New Town.

At 11:00 a.m. on April 5, 2025, Tama Central Park, a vast oasis of approximately 11 hectares located in the center of Tama City, will hold its grand opening. Located on a hilltop behind Parthenon Tama, past the commercial facilities in front of Tama Center Station, the park has faced challenges such as aging and changes in the surrounding environment in the more than 30 years since its opening. In conjunction with the renewal of the Parthenon Tama park facilities and the construction of a new central library, the park has been undergoing renovation and improvement since June 2023 with the aim of contributing to the revitalization of the Tama Center area.

This work is not limited to the renewal of facilities, but aims to evolve the park into a place where a diverse range of people can gather and create new value, rather than just a place for relaxation.

In addition, by utilizing the publicly solicited establishment and management system （ Park-PFI system ） established by the revision of the City Park Law, cafes and restaurants will be created in conjunction with the renovation and improvement of this park, bringing liveliness to the area and creating a new value for both local residents who have spun the history of Tama New Town over the years and the generation of children who have started a new life here. Tama Chuo Park will be reborn as an attractive place for all citizens, including local residents who have spun the history of Tama New Town over the years, the child-rearing generation who have started a new life in this town, and young people.

The 5th Park Life Show will be held in conjunction with the grand opening. The Park Life Show has been held as an experimental event to explore new possibilities and uses of the park, and this time, under the theme of "A New Everyday Life in the Park Begins ！," we will create a place to think about the future of the park while enjoying music ・ art ・ marché, etc. in the reborn Tama Central Park. We will create a place to think about the future of the park while enjoying music art marché and other activities. Please join us and experience the charm of the new Tama Chuo Park.


■ Tama Chuo Park Grand Opening Commemoration "The 5th Park Life Show"
Date ： April 5, 2025 (Sat.) 11:00-20:00 *In case of rain, the event will be postponed until April 6 (Sun.)

Venue ： Tama Central Park

Details ： https://tama-central-park.jp/news/entry-194.html

■ Tama Central Park Points of Renewal
[Creative ・ Campus Park - 7 Places and 2 Core Facilities - ]

Tama Central Park has not only the Parthenon Tama and the Central Library, but also a vast lawn, a pond, and the former Tomizawa family residence and The park also has historical ・ and cultural resources such as the former Tomizawa Family Residence and the Green Live Center. In this renovation, we took advantage of the charm of each of these facilities and positioned the greenery around the outer parkway, which has grown large, as the axis of greenery encompassing the park, to highlight its appeal and evolve it into a place where diverse people can gather and create new value.

In addition, coordinators have been assigned to the Park Ku Center and the Creative Campus Planning Office to support creative initiatives and activities by citizens.


Overhead view of the entire park

Former Tomizawa House

Green Live Center
[Devices to promote intergenerational exchange]

Through renovation and improvement, the park is evolving into a more multi-generational The park has evolved into a park that is loved by many generations. The outer parkway that circles the park has been made easier for the elderly to walk along by eliminating the unevenness that existed before the renovation, and it is also easier for people with strollers and wheelchairs to pass through. Barrier-free flow lines have been enhanced so that all parts of the park can be accessed without using stairs, and the park has been made more accessible to visitors as well as to rest and stroll. The newly developed play forest area is divided into a "free space zone" that can be used in a variety of ways and a "playground zone" with infant play equipment and large complex play equipment based on the concept of an "inclusive space" that leaves no one behind. A "child-rearing porch" has also been newly installed next to the infant playground equipment. It is a place where parents can watch over their children while taking a break, as well as a place for parents to communicate with each other, providing a gathering place for the entire community to work together in raising their children.


Inclusive Playground Complex
[Enhancing functionality while maintaining the park's iconic landscape]

Since its opening, Tama Central Park has been characterized by the beautiful landscape around the large grass plaza and large pond. In this renovation, functionality and harmony with the surrounding environment were further enhanced while maintaining these symbolic landscapes.

While maintaining the existing open space, the slope of the "Great Lawn Square" was eliminated and new disaster prevention equipment was installed to enhance its disaster prevention function as a wide-area evacuation site. The "Oike-mae Terrace" is located on the circulation line with the Parthenon Tama and the Central Library, so a variety of benches have been placed to allow visitors to stay comfortably. It will be nurtured to become an axis of liveliness in this park, such as by holding a marché on holidays.

Furthermore, a "BOOK Park" has been developed in the area adjacent to the library, creating a space where visitors can comfortably enjoy reading books. Here, circular benches suitable for reading picture books to children have been installed to create a place where parents and children can relax together.

Another distinctive landscape feature is the "Sparkling Plaza," located directly in front of the Parthenon Tama after climbing the grand staircase. With this renovation, the plaza space will be broadened from a "pond that is always filled with water" to a plaza space that "uses water for different purposes" and can be used in a variety of ways, such as a water playground for children in the summer and a fountain that is lit up for nighttime events.


Large Lawn Plaza

Terrace in front of the large pond

BOOK Park

Sparkling Plaza
[New Attraction of the Park ： Two Food and Beverage Facilities]
Zelkova House
Zelkova House is a complex of park center, dining facilities and restrooms. Zelkova House is a bustling facility that serves as the nucleus of this park. Located between the play forest and the large lawn area, where many people gather, it is staffed by park staff to provide a variety of support services, including disaster ・ prevention functions, to make the park a safe place for everyone to spend time.



Flower&Bakery Cafe
The facility to be built facing Brick Slope will have an "Edible ＆ Flower Garden" next to the building, which will serve as the entrance to the park from Brick Slope, welcoming visitors with beautiful flowers and delicious It will serve as a gateway to the park from Brick Slope, welcoming visitors with beautiful flowers and delicious bread and coffee.


[A base for information dissemination in the town ： Creative Campus Planning Office]

Under the "Creative Campus Concept", Tama Central Park aims to create a park where everyone can take pride and proactively participate. The base of this project is the "Creative Campus Planning Office" established on the 5th floor of the east wing of Parthenon Tama. This place is an "open activity base" that functions as a place for information gathering, transmission, and exchange. We will operate this place as a "matching hub" that connects people who want to communicate their activities, people who want to participate in something in the community, organizations and individuals who are looking for collaborators and supporters, and people in various other positions. Through creativity and ingenuity, we plan to nurture the park as a place that creates new value for the park and the community.



■ Tama Central Park Outline of Facilities

Opening Hours ： Open 24 hours *No closed days

Park Center ： Operation Hours 9:00 ～ 17:00 （ Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays ）

Location ： 2-35 Ochiai, Tama, Tokyo 206-0033

Fee ： Free

Parking ： Tama Center Area Joint-Use Parking （ Parthenon Tama East ・ West ）

■ Access

Venue ： Tama Central Park

Address 2-35 Ochiai, Tama City, Tokyo

＜ Access ＞

・ Keio Line ・ Odakyu Line ・ 5 minutes walk from Tama Center Station on the Tama Urban Monorail