The Elephant Slide in Kagurazaka

Taking a break from my travel posts…I thought I’d introduce you to these elephants!
Kagurazaka is a great spot to just wander the streets. On this particular day, I was heading toward Akagi shrine when I heard a screeching noise that could only be a dying crow or a child having tons of fun. It ended up being the latter.
I was curious what was going on so I followed the voices down the narrowest path there ever was and suddenly it opened up into a tiny park in the middle of a residential area. I love how this park feels like a secret, only people who know of it can see the entrance!
Then my eyes fell on these elephants. I also discovered what all the shouting was about. The kids were playing an intricate game of tag on the two elephants, which consists of a long slide (the nose), climbing rocks and pegs (the ears), and a tunnel (again the nose).
Akagi Children’s Park (赤城児童遊園) is a very narrow park and what land it has is a large slope, which this elephant slide utilizes to its full advantage. So creative! These elephants are gigantic and surprisingly not too friendly looking. But I like their droll expressions and more importantly, the kids don’t seem to care at all. The screaming was still going on when I left the park 😀
Aren’t these two elephants darling?

This is a path that leads to the top of the park.
Those tusks!
The slide down is quite long…yes, I somehow slide down but my butt didn’t fit at all!
What do you think of these elephants? x

4 thoughts on “The Elephant Slide in Kagurazaka”

  3. It looks like an adult would have to sit seiza on roller-skates.

    I really love those elephants. You can see the white slide from the air at Google Maps. And it sure is surrounded on all sides by houses.

    I was heartbroken my last time in Tokyo when I saw that a favorite octopus slide in Ebisu from days of my yore was replaced with (yuck) this.

    Hey, Happy New Year!

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  4. Isn't it lovely how these elephants are snuggled in between all those houses? I would love to have grown up with that park close by.

    That new (is it still an) octopus is quite pitiful. I know it can be so sad when a childhood park changes! But I guess the new kids won't know what they lost and they will continue on to make new memories there 😉

    Happiest of new years to you as well, Tall Gary!

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