Okinawa Comprehensive Park

Comprehensive Park is a wonderful place to visit any time because you can spend the entire day there and never run out of things to do.  In fact, I've been there several times and still discover a new place or activity each time.

Today's stroll around the park took us along the shoreline where the tide was out.  There were several small paths leading down to the "beach" that made it easy to go combing for new treasures and seeing what critters had gotten caught in the tide pools.

We also stopped at a cool panda water fountain for a drink and discovered that the park itself has its own restaurant.  So if you ever want to have a picnic and find that you accidentally left your basket of goodies at home, you can pick something up.




And even though we have frequented the pond near the playground, I somehow missed that they sell fish food for 100 yen a box in the adjacent pavilion.  So we bought a box and enjoyed seeing the fish swarm and compete for bits of food.  We also found out that these fish mean business when it comes to their tummies.  O decided to throw a whole handful into the pond at once instead of just a few pieces and the fish began jumping all over each other duking it out for that food.  We were getting splashed like crazy due to the frenzy and one fish even ate O's binky neck-string and all!  It was quite the event.



Other posts from visits to this site:
Okinawa Comprehensive Park (Okinawa Prefecture Athletic Park)
Okinawa Comprehensive Park Playground

Okinawa Comprehensive Park Playground

The playground at Comprehensive Park is one of the best that I've come across on island so far.  The only thing missing that I can tell are the Japanese Roller Slides.  But who knows, they could have them elsewhere in the park.  I may have to explore some more to find out.

Anyways, this playground rocks because of the large variety of things for kids to do.  There are stairs, hanging balls and chains to climb, various types of swings, slides, teeter totters, springy animals, a stationary train, etc.  Just so many things to see, explore, and play on.  If your kid gets bored here... well, they'll be bored anywhere.  :D

Also, I love that the Japanese inspectors (last photo) were out checking the playground for safety after the typhoon.  As a mommy, this makes me all warm and fuzzy knowing they care so much about the kids!

Other posts from visits to this site:
Okinawa Comprehensive Park (Okinawa Prefecture Athletic Park)
Okinawa Comprehensive Park

Okinawa Comprehensive Park (Okinawa Prefecture Athletic Park)

Comprehensive Parks has a wide variety of activity spaces so that everyone can find something of interest.  There are walking & biking paths, running tracks, an indoor gym that offers classes, kids playgrounds, sports complexes, a campground, etc.

They even have a full-fledged water park that's open May - September.  Although visitors will find that most public pools/water facilities prohibit visible tattoos, so you'll have to cover them up if you have them. 

Other posts from visits to this site:

Okinawa Comprehensive Park Playground
Okinawa Comprehensive Park