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A hands-on "Active Garden" outside Kawasaki City Hall: coastal soil and sea creatures from Tue, Oct 27, until Tue, Nov 3 (holiday)

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By Roots Lab. Gourmet Club editorial team

Translated from Japanese. If anything differs, the Japanese version is correct.

Key points 30-second read

  1. In front of the restored building of Kawasaki City Hall's main office, the hands-on "Active Garden" display, made with wooden pallets, plants and driftwood, is open until Tuesday, Nov 3 (a national holiday).
  2. From Tuesday, Oct 27, "Exploring Nature in the Kawasaki Coastal Area" joins it. You can crouch down, peer in and touch soil, trees, wild plants and an aquarium of sea creatures.
  3. It is part of Kawasaki City's lead-up to GREEN×EXPO 2027, the international horticultural expo that opens in Yokohama in March 2027.
Organizer’s announcementGREEN×EXPO 2027への出展に向け、五感を使って楽しむ「アクティブガーデン」を展示します（報道発表）川崎市 建設緑政局

When and where?

DateSat, Oct 10, 2026〜Tue, Nov 3, 2026
TimeThe announcement does not give viewing hours
VenueIn front of the restored building, Kawasaki City Hall main office (川崎市役所 本庁舎復元棟前)
Address神奈川県川崎市川崎区宮本町1番地
FeeThe announcement does not mention a fee
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Image: Kawasaki City press release (the display in front of the restored building in fiscal 2025)

A hands-on garden of wooden pallets and plants

A gate shaped with green plants and wooden boards spelling out letters such as

The "Active Garden" uses wooden pallets, plants and natural materials so visitors can get close to Kawasaki's nature and wildlife. It was popular at the Todoroki Ryokuchi venue of the National Urban Greening Fair in Kawasaki, and it was also set up in front of the City Hall restored building in fiscal 2025 (the photo shows that display).

This year there are two parts:

  • Active Garden Gate: a large display that uses driftwood and wall-greening materials to show the nature and sea of the Kawasaki coastal area. It has been in place since Saturday, Oct 10.
  • Exploring Nature in the Kawasaki Coastal Area: land nature made with soil, trees and wild plants, and sea nature in aquariums. You can crouch down, peer in and touch things to observe nature and wildlife.

In front of City Hall's restored building until Nov 3

Active Garden Gate Oct 10–Nov 3, City Hall restored bldg. Exploring Nature (ended) Oct 19–25, Kawasaki Azalea Exploring Nature Oct 27–Nov 3, City Hall restored bldg.

"Exploring Nature in the Kawasaki Coastal Area" was at the Humming Garden in Kawasaki Azalea from Monday, Oct 19, to Sunday, Oct 25. From Tuesday, Oct 27, it moves to the front of the City Hall restored building.

Both run until Tuesday, Nov 3 (a national holiday). The announcement does not give viewing hours or a fee.

A lead-up to GREEN×EXPO 2027

Kawasaki City will exhibit at GREEN×EXPO 2027, the international horticultural expo that opens in Yokohama in March 2027. The city is holding this display so people can enjoy nearby nature and greenery and see its value.

On Oct 30, 2026, the city also announced what its area at the expo itself will look like. Visitors enter through a "green tunnel," then move through four zones: hands-on displays on plastic recycling technology and plants that grow in the Kawasaki coastal area, and a theater where people think together about the future of the city. More details will be posted on the city website step by step.

About 400 m from Keikyu Kawasaki Central Exit

Keikyu Kawasaki Sta. Central Exit, about 400 m City Hall restored bldg. 1 Miyamoto-cho, Kawasaki Ward

It is about 400 m from the Central Exit of Keikyu Kawasaki Station.

For questions, contact the Green Community Promotion Office, Kawasaki City Construction and Green Policy Bureau (044-200-0448).

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