A park in Japan has set a new world record for being extremely tiny. Located in the town of Nagaizumi - roughly an hour from Tokyo - the park measures just 372 square inches, or 2.6 square feet—about.
This is same size as four sheets of printer paper placed next to each other. Despite being so small, the park has it all - verdant grass, stone carvings, and a delightful bench to relax on. Guinness World Records has given it the title of being the smallest park in the world.
Its size has no bearing on its popularity. The park has been a local favorite, and these people often stop to sit on the bench. As for travelers, they love to be photographed with it.
Shuji Koyama, a team leader on Nagaizumi's construction management division, while speaking to the team at Guinness World Records said, "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 of our town." He explained how the idea for this park first came about in 1988 when another staff member traveled to Mill Ends Park - which measures 3.14 square feet in size - in Portland.
At the time, this park held the title for the world's smallest park. The city leaders hired a professional surveyor to take exact measurements of the park and then submitted an application to Guinness World Records. In late February, an official adjudicator visited the park and certified the record.
And with this, Nagaizumi has a ne.
