Nishi Aburayama Chuo Park

From the lookout of Nishi Aburayama Chuo Park.

One day, I found my wife got nervous in the evening, and expected what made her…so I asked her to go out for refreshing a while.

She accepted, then gave a question “Where can we go?” well, well, we still did want to go into crowd due to the virus, but it was closer to night for enjoying nature, river, or seaside, too.

While we were searching on the internet, knew a park a half hour far from our house. From there, we might have see good view, and noticed it was called “Cinderella park”, too.

We were interested in, and drove a car.


That park was “Nishi Aburayama Chuo Park”, at aside Aburayama which is a small mountain in our city.

We found the park easily, however, struggled to move our car to its parking, through narrow path to the opposite from where we arrived, up along a river and close to mountain side…there was a parking including thirty lots.

Already most of the lots were used, and other cars were coming after us, but we fortunately parked. Some cars came after, then turned back due to lots were filled. Apparently, park have been prefer place to go in “New Normal” days.

A path under trees, along artificial river.

Nishi Aburayama Chuo Park was larger than we thought, which included a lookout, artificial river, ballpark, etc. We went up to the lookout, then looked down our city widely. In the central of viewing, Fukuoka Tower stood.

For about an hour, we sat on the lookout and drunk cups of tea made by Stanley bottle. After that, we hung around in the park. Families came for children, or took a walk with their dogs. Well, comfortable park, surely.

Close to the evening, we felt a bit cold, then turned back to our car. We spent a time for reading books and taking a nap until it was getting dark.

The night view contains Fukuoka city widely.

The night had come, we went up to the lookout again because “Cinderella Park” means that we can see pretty night view from there. Exactly the view was good. We looked down the whole of lights in the city at once.

It might have seemed something like “Cinderella”, however, quite dark around the lookout at that time. We left as soon as enjoyed the view for a while.


Actually, it’s inhibit to come in the park late night as the park’s rule. After we left, still some cars came in and some of those were sparkling fireworks…oh, gee. Anyway, be careful, not alone, and take a light, I recommend.

Water playground made of artificial river.

What about wife’s nervous? She looked better than before we went. I already have thought the next something blowing depression in the days of virus.