Mejiro-no-Mori

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Mejiro-no-Mori

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Location Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates Coordinates: 35°43′23″N139°41′56″E / 35.7230897°N 139.6988132°E / 35.7230897; 139.6988132
Area 3,201 square metres (0.791 acres)
Created April 1997
Public transit access Shiinamachi Station

Mejiro-no-Mori(目白の森,Mejiro-no-Mori) is a public wooded area in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Officially, it is not a public park, but a "forest for the residents of the ward" (区民の森(Kumin-no-Mori)) as designated by Toshima Ward. It is open throughout the year.

Toshima Special ward in Kantō, Japan

Toshima is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north, and Nakano, Shinjuku and Bunkyo in the south.

Tokyo Metropolis in Kantō

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Facilities

Mejiro-no-Mori mainly consists of a small wooded area, but there are also benches, a log house (information center), a toilet with wheelchair access, a small pond (called Tonbo Ike (Dragonfly Pond)) and a sculpture.

Attractions

Various bird species can be found in Mejiro-no-Mori, including Japanese tit ( Parus minor ), brown-eared bulbul ( Hypsipetes amaurotis ) and Japanese bush warbler ( Horornis diphone ). Also, freshwater crayfish ( Procambarus clarkii ) and dragonflies can be found in the pond. The trees and plants include crape myrtle ( Lagerstroemia indica ), Itajii Chinkapin ( Castanopsis sieboldii ), Chinese soapberry ( Sapindus mukorossi ) and the mochi tree ( Ilex integra ).

<i>Procambarus clarkii</i> Species of crustacean

Procambarus clarkii is a species of cambarid freshwater crayfish, native to northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere, where it is often an invasive pest. It is known variously as the red swamp crawfish, red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish, Louisiana crayfish or mudbug.

<i>Lagerstroemia indica</i> species of plant

Lagerstroemia indica is a species in the genus Lagerstroemia in the family Lythraceae. Native to the Indian Subcontinent, and also to Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan Lagerstroemia indica is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit. Planted in full sun or under canopy, the tree is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds and wrens.

<i>Castanopsis sieboldii</i> species of plant

Castanopsis sieboldii, also known as the Itajii Chinkapin or Itajii, is a species of evergreen tree that lives in subtropical eastern Asia. This is a climax species that is commonly found in the Japanese temperate rainforest. Specimens are also present within the forest area of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

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