Here’s how world’s smallest park inched into record book
A 2.5-square-foot plot of grass in Japan has snatched the Guinness World Record for the smallest ever park.
The micro-park — barely larger than two New York Post front pages — is in Nagaizumi about an hour’s drive from Tokyo and consists of a square base of bricks with an “entrance,” a one-seater “bench,” a clump of grass and a couple of decorative stones.
The 372-square-inch spot checks off all the boxes for a park, Guinness said — and edges out the 452-square-inch Mill Ends Park in Oregon for the record.
“A staff member went on a holiday to the US, [and] they found the previous record holder for the smallest park,” said Shuji Koyama, team leader of Nagaizumi’s construction management division. “So they wanted to create an even smaller park.”
According to Guinness, the park has become a draw for visitors as well as locals, who use the spot “as a place to relax.”
Although the Japanese resting place dates to 1988, it wasn’t until the US visit that town leaders decided to give see if they could snag a record with it. So they brought in a surveyor to officially measure the park to convince Guinness.
“We want to continue maintaining the park with the community, as well as creating a landscape that is more social media friendly, so that even more people will find attractions in our town,” Koyama said.
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