{"id":162617,"date":"2024-04-25T13:32:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=162617&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:32:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:32:38","slug":"new-bird-watching-park-opens-in-fukuokas-island-city","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/new-bird-watching-park-opens-in-fukuokas-island-city\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bird-Watching Park Opens in Fukuoka&#8217;s Island City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City celebrated the opening of a new park in Island City, designed specifically for bird watching. The park, named &#8220;Island City Habataki Park,&#8221; spans approximately four hectares and includes a constructed freshwater wetland that makes up one-third of its area, with restricted access to preserve the habitat for various bird species. The inauguration ceremony, attended by about 100 locals including school children, emphasized the park&#8217;s educational potential, including bird watching and wildlife courses. The park, which will be fully completed by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2027<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will also feature grassy areas and artificial hills, enhancing the city&#8217;s recreational and educational facilities. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/habataki-park.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Island City Habataki Park<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240424\/5010024133.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162606\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_island-city-habataki-park_2024_cljpg.jpg?resize=1400%2C921&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Bird-Watching Park Opens in Fukuoka's Island City\" width=\"1400\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_island-city-habataki-park_2024_cljpg.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_island-city-habataki-park_2024_cljpg.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_island-city-habataki-park_2024_cljpg.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_island-city-habataki-park_2024_cljpg.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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The park, named &#8220;Island City Habataki Park,&#8221; spans approximately&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":162613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-162617","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/162617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}