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Heiwa-no-Mori Park Field Athletics

平和の森公園フィールドアスレチック

Heiwajima (Ota), Tokyo · near Heiwajima (Keikyu Main Line) (10 min walk)

A cheap, cheerful municipal obstacle course in Ota City with around 40 challenges — climbing, balance and water obstacles — that most visiting families never hear about. It’s the antidote to a museum-heavy trip: kids run, climb and (sometimes) fall in.

Why children love it: Roughly 40 obstacles including ones over water — it’s a genuine adventure playground, not a tidy park.

What children actually do: Tackle a ~40-obstacle field-athletics course of climbing, balancing and water challenges; younger siblings have a separate, smaller area.

Honest drawbacks: The main course is for elementary age and up, it’s weather- and mud-dependent (closed in rain), and you’ll want a full change of clothes.

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How comfortable will an English-speaking family be?

A self-directed outdoor obstacle course needs almost no language; the official information is Japanese-only, but doing the course requires little English.

See the English resource ↗
Best for
Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
Minimum age
6+
Time to allow
2h
Opening hours
9:30–15:00 (exit by 16:30). Closed Mondays, and closed in rain, snow or poor ground conditions.
Price
High-school students and above ¥360; elementary & junior-high students ¥100. Preschoolers can’t use the main course.
Booking
Usually walk-in
English
★★★★
Indoor / weather
outdoor
Confidence
Verified

Why this is under the radar

A municipal Ota-City facility with Japanese-only official information — almost absent from English family-travel coverage despite being a substantial, cheap adventure course.

Getting there: 2-1 Heiwa-no-Mori-Koen, Ota — about a 10-minute walk from Heiwajima Station.

Accessibility & prams: An outdoor course over uneven, sometimes muddy terrain — not suitable for prams or mobility devices on the course itself. Bring a full change of clothes.

Planning tip: A great morning burn-off for active primary-schoolers on a fine day; bank it as an outdoor break between city days.

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Editor’s note: Weather-dependent — closed in rain/snow and on poor ground. Confirm opening on the day.