Enjoying perfect autumn days in Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Park is in perfect condition as autumn deepens.

There are several maple trees in the park, with their large crowns painted a brilliant red, like a gorgeous canopy surrounded by golden ginkgo and orange maple leaves. I feel the sunlight filling my heart, engulfing me in this intense autumn light, melting away all sorts of emotions. Everything turns into the ideal human form, and Yoyogi Park offers a perfect everyday life in the depths of autumn.

I remembered the movie "Perfect Days" starring Yakusho Koji that I watched recently, and the repeated attitude of "next is next, now is now" is exactly how I feel in Yoyogi. Happiness is often hidden in the mundane everyday life. Hirayama, played by Yakusho Koji, works cleaning toilets near Yoyogi Park, and between work breaks he looks up at the sunlight filtering through the trees and smiles unhurriedly.

I sit on a park bench and smile in sympathy with him. Yoyogi Park itself is an ordinary public park, and there is nothing particularly worth visiting. However, even though it is located right next to Harajuku Station, it is far removed from the hustle and bustle of Meiji Shrine, and you can really experience the atmosphere of relaxed living here. Various people gather in Yoyogi Park to have picnics, take photos, chat, daydream, run, walk their dogs, practice musical instruments or dance, and release their true selves. Walk around in it, sometimes stop, forget your busy daily life for a while, be surrounded by the sounds of nature, and soak in the scent of life filled with sunlight.

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Post by _MoonWalker | Mar 21, 2025