Along Rinko Line, across from Naruo Fire Station, we found a park with a mysterious name, so we looked into it.
Sabi Park!?
That sounds super lonely.
It was actually Shojaku Park.
It’s pretty rare to see the character “寂” (“lonely” or “quiet”) used in a park name, isn’t it?
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 2-25-22 Naruocho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo.
We found some kind of “lonely” cardboard.
Or maybe it was someone’s kindness, placed there so the next person’s seat wouldn’t get wet.
We found an empty, deserted “lonely” sandbox.
Or actually, right now you can have this huge sandbox all to yourselves and play as much as you want.
We found a “lonely” drinking fountain, standing all by itself in the corner of the park.
Or maybe, it’s brilliantly positioned so no one else gets splashed with water.
We found “lonely” playground equipment that no one was playing on.
This one just looks genuinely fun.
In Closing
Conclusion: Shojaku Park is awesome!
It was a lovely park that didn’t feel lonely at all.
By the way, when we searched “Shojaku” on Google, “Shojaku-in Temple” in Kurashiki, Okayama came up.
Since the character “寂” also appears in Buddhist terms like nehan-jakujo (the peace of nirvana), the name “Shojaku” may have Buddhist origins＾＾
