Urasoe Park

On one of our local Stroller Warriors outings, we were to go for a run at Urasoe Park.  Well... it's a little hard to go running when you get your running stroller out and the tires are flat.  C'est la vie.  Needlesstosay, O and I went for a walk while the other ladies went running.  :)

The path we were on took you down by a stream that ran under the freeways.  The path itself curved away from the freeways taking you upstream.  There were several miniature waterfalls and rapids with bridges allowing you to either cross the stream to paths leading elsewhere or merely to admire the stream from another vantage point.  Even little bridges in the middle of nowhere here have great detail and artistry and seem to belong in their surroundings.  It's amazing.

Eventually the path dead-ended and we had to go back the way we came. Which worked out well for us because we ended up back at the playground where we could meet up and play with the other ladies and their children.

The playground was awesome.  There was something for everyone, no matter what age you are.  And they had two roller slides.  A small, slightly inclined one for the little tykes and the largest roller slide I've seen thus far for the older kids/adults.  That slide was awesome!  And O even liked going down it with me.  :D

Did you know that you are supposed to ride on something going down the roller slides?  I didn't.  A lot of people brought cardboard or plastic lunch trays to sit on.  And apparently the Japanese actually sell these little plastic things that look like shovels with a butt imprint specifically for riding on the roller slides.  I was told you can get them at Make-Man for like 100 yen.  Anyways, a very nice lady let us borrow hers to go down the huge roller slide.  O.M.G. did it make a difference.  Not only was my butt NOT numb by the time I reached the bottom, but the ride itself was a whole lot faster.  You have got to check it out for yourself.  Totally worth it.