#Takaoka Old Castle Park Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
City Parks
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Address:
1-1-9 Kojo, Takaoka, Toyama 933-0044, Japan
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Phone:
+81 766-20-1563
Japan Hokuriku Deep Tour - Searching for Doraemon's Hometown in Takayama City
Takaoka is a very small city in Japan. My wife and I traveled to Kansai and Hokuriku for a month this time. We came to Takaoka mainly to visit the exhibition hall of Fujiko F. Fujio and reminisce about our favorite childhood cartoon, Doraemon.
Stayed at a hotel next to the station and started walking slowly around the city in the morning. First went to the Gao Tang Buddha, then to the Ancient City Park. Surprisingly, the Ancient City Park is a free park with a free zoo inside. The Ancient City Park in mid-November is even more stunning, as the plants by the pond color the entire pond, and any photo taken with a mobile phone is a salon masterpiece.
Spent the morning playing in the park, had lunch and then went to the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, and finally checked in at the Doraemon Park. Today we were lucky enough to see the famous Tateyama mountain range in the distance all day long. Managed to visit all the attractions just before it got dark. So happy!