Hiratsuka Park – Ageo has some really great parks, but Hiratsuka Park is not one of them! The probably sounds a bit harsh, but for years it paled in comparison to the other parks in Ageo such as Maruyama Park and Kamihira Park. But it has improved somewhat over the years. My last visit was in March 2026 and there was new playground equipment in both playgrounds. Moreover, the stunning mature cherry blossoms had started to bloom. The current feature photo, at the top of the post, was taken (by me) on March 24th 2026. Hiratsuka Park is beside Ageo’s Round1, which is home to the very excellent Spocha.
Hiratsuka Park
Although it is not a great park overall, there are two things that I like about it. The adventure playground in the woods is quite nice, although small. Moreover, since I first wrote this post they have put in some better equipment, including a flying fox. The third photo above is from 2026. The other thing I like is that there are some really beautiful cherry blossoms in the park around the courtyard where the wading river is in the summer. Speaking of, the wading river there is very popular, although it wouldn’t be a favorite of ours personally.
The wading river and splash pool in the park is popular with locals, but as there is no shade directly over the wading river we have not been during the summer when the water is on. But it seems to be quite popular and features in many Japanese language water play round ups. The water play area usually goes on in Golden Week and is then turned on again for the summer holidays from around July 20th to August 25th. There are occasionally times when the water play area is suddenly unavailable. For example, if the weather is bad or if the temperature of the water is too hot. See what other water play areas are open here.
Playgrounds
The adventure playground is one of two playgrounds in the park. The adventure playground is the better of the two by far, but it is only suited to older children. If younger children are playing there you would need to watch them closely as there are a lot of lose twigs and branches sticking up and the climbing activities are for older children.
The park is quite small with the result the two playgrounds are close to each other which is convenient when you have children of different ages with you. The other playground has also undergone renovations since I first wrote this post and has some new equipment now, pictured above. It is more suited to smaller children.
There are tennis courts on one side of the park, they are kind of separated from the main park itself. There are public toilets as well as taps to wash your hands. Also, there are drink vending machines.
A couple of photos of the cherry blossoms, taken on March 24th 2026:
Access Hiratsuka Park 平塚公園
The closest station is Shiku station on the Saitama New Urban Transit New Shuttle line. It is about a 25-minute walk from the station.
On route 5 close to the city hall turn on the Nakasendo (route 17). Parking is free, but quite limited.
First published January 10th 2014, republished March 22nd 2018, last update March 25th 2026.