WRITTEN BY RYAN
After a nice lunch out together as a family, Roo and I headed by train to Baji Koen (Horse Park) in Setagaya. Baji Koen served as the site for equestrian events during the 1964 Olympic Games. It provides a significant amount of green space with relative proximity to the city. 
Roo got to see many thoroughbreds. It was interesting to watch as the riders seemed to be the ones learning, not the horses.
In addition to a standard horse track, Baji Koen has extensive "cross country" grounds, where the horses jump over fixed barriers, water hazards and drop-off's (Roo referred to them as cliff's). 
The park also has about 7 playgrounds spread around the grounds. We went back and forth between the playgrounds and racing on the horse paths and over the cliff's.
Roo got to see many thoroughbreds. It was interesting to watch as the riders seemed to be the ones learning, not the horses.In addition to a standard horse track, Baji Koen has extensive "cross country" grounds, where the horses jump over fixed barriers, water hazards and drop-off's (Roo referred to them as cliff's). The park also has about 7 playgrounds spread around the grounds. We went back and forth between the playgrounds and racing on the horse paths and over the cliff's.
You can see this video of Roo making flying leaps into a sandbox. This went on for about 20 minutes. After a hard afternoon of playing and chasing, we went to the Starbucks across the street (yes - the greenery is not surprisingly very close to the conveniences of the city). Roo enjoyed a churro (like a Mexican sugar donut--not very popular here but seen now and then) while I sipped a hot chocolate to break the chill of a late fall afternoon. On the bus ride back home, Roo saw one of his teachers from school - - again demonstrating a city as big as Tokyo sometimes isn't that big at all.
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