Hi to all.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom now in late March, just like in a usual spring, at Nakano Dark Tourism sites.
“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
Take a moment to view our photos of Nogata Water Tower with cherry blossoms!
Google Maps recently began displaying Nakano Prison Main Gate in Tokyo, Japan, citing it as a HISTORICAL LANDMARK!
We are very pleased by the news because we have promoted the relic as one of the main Dark Tourism sites in Nakano Ward, along with Nogata Water Tower and Nakano School memorial.
The gate, the only remaining part of the now-defunct Nakano Prison, had not existed on the maps before. Now visitors and tourists are able to go close to the gate, although it’s been closed within fences, with the instruction of the maps.
The Nakano Ward government has not decided on the fate of the gate. But its education board decided in mid-January 2020 to consult the local cultural property protection committee on the value and conservation plans of the gate.
Please wait for follow-ups!
An annual event to view the Tokyo metropolitan government’s sewage disposal system using biodegradation is planned at the Nakano Water Reclamation Center (中野水再生センター Nakano Mizu Saisei Center in Japanese) 
on Sunday, 27 October, 2019.
You may apply for the tour at the center from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct 27, 2019. Explanations will be given only in Japanese. The event is part of the local festival “Arai Matsuri.”
The center is located just north of the historic Nakano Prison Main Gate. For information about the Gate, view the Nakano Dark Tourism website! https://mewpro.cc/dark-tourism/
You may also visit the CAPIC prison product shop next to the center for souvenirs. Many items with Japanese taste, made by inmates, are sold.
An underground sewage disposal facility is beneath Heiwa no Mori Park (Peace Forest Park) that is being converted by the Nakano municipal government to a sports park ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics despite strong objections from local residents.