Senshū Park

A big, beautiful, and historic park in Akita city. You can easily walk to here from city centre. And there is a Akita Arts Theatre Mille Has around the entrance. Visitors can also have a short break at the Art Theatre. If visited this park at the right time, guess the red leaves or green leaves can show a different view of this park.

One of the historical public parks in Akita. It had been the castle, now it belongs to Akita city. Very beautiful red leaves in a Japanese style garden. There are fountain with carp fishes, lotus pond, Japanese shrines and others. Free to visit. It's very nice and relaxing for us.

Visited on January 8th.
There was a light amount of snow and it was a fantastic atmosphere.
There were hardly any tourists so I was able to sightsee comfortably.

After a last minute change of plans, we found ourselves in Akita for a few hours longer on a drizzly Friday morning in June than expected. We were hanging around to see the Akita inu at "Akita Dog Station" that didn't open until 11AM and stumbled across this park nearby while walking around earlier that morning.

I honestly wish I had known about this park earlier. It was the quintessential Japanese park with little shrines, a mini waterfall, garden, woods, bamboo and even a small eatery and gift shop. We didn't have time to do any eating or shopping, nor did we have time to go into the small museum located in a restored building. Instead we spent it just walking around the garden areas and enjoying being outside of the city. If you're in Akita, do yourself a favor and block out a few hours to give this park and surrounding areas some of your time, you won't regret it.

Had a short walk during the winter period and it was quiet, nice and beautiful! Worth a visit.

Beautiful park that is very well maintained. When I went, the were doing some tree-trimming which created some unpleasant noise, but that was the only thing I could possibly say negative about it. Some buildings near the entrance like the Culture Creation Center run events occasionally, so it's good to watch out for those too.

I was here at the start of March, and while not the best time to visit the park, it was still a good experience. There's a lot to see!

One of my favourite places in Akita city... It's perfect for picnic, walking, jogging and reading too... The view from the senshu tower is so beautiful
Ps: beware of the strong wind

Loved this park and the castle ruins too!

Beautiful views of Akita City and enjoyed walking around in the snow.

Really beautiful place to see Autumn Foliage, recommend for visiting in Autumn

Parks I usually give it a miss but with not much planned we headed up the hill to have a wander.

Crossing the road from our dormy Inn hotel we then crossed the bridge where we met an old lady selling ice cream but not any old ice cream.

She ingeniously shapes it into a rose with a mix of vanilla and rose flavoured ice. For the 200 yen and a really nice smile it made our day.

Going up the hill you come to a small cafe that sell really nice matcha .

Going further up to come to a small pond and shrine with colourful shrubbery.

Going even further up there is a small waterfall and a keep with a good view over Akita.

With nice weather it was a nice leisurely stroll that gives you a real sense of tranquility.

Nice park for walk, firing maple in autumn and beautiful cherry blossoms in spring. 15 minute walk from Akita Station.

Beautiful park. It was a fairly big and nice for a walk.

There are two museums taking us through a tour of the history of Akita. The entrance fee is a mere 100 yen. There are beautiful parks which are spacious with numerous trees. There is a pond with beautiful creepers. Autumn colours are a silver lining. There is also a children’s park. Restrooms are available. There is a small store for drinks and snacks. One of the museums has an observation tower. Though only 2 storeys tall, the view of the city is beautiful.
The park is walkable from the Akita station, 10-15 minutes. The art museum is opposite to the entrance of this park.

Good place too visit..if you have leisure time. It would be more beautiful in autumn for sure

Beautiful Park with amazing buildings, unfortunately when I went there were a lot of works going on but still plenty to see!

A must see if you get to Akita. They light it up very nicely in the evening.

Very peaceful and open

Beautiful park in Akita city, with many nice trails for nice walks around the park.

Gentle slope is perfect to give a walk. Birds are little bit disturbing sometimes But its unique atmosphere makes everything worth.