Mejiro-no-Mori (目白の森, Mejiro-no-Mori) is a public wooded area in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Officially, it is not a public park, but a "forest for the residents of the ward" (区民の森 (Kumin-no-Mori)) as designated by Toshima Ward. It is open throughout the year.

Mejiro-no-Mori
The east entrance
Mejiro-no-Mori is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Mejiro-no-Mori
Mejiro-no-Mori is located in Tokyo
Mejiro-no-Mori
Mejiro-no-Mori is located in Japan
Mejiro-no-Mori
LocationToshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°43′23″N 139°41′56″E / 35.7230897°N 139.6988132°E / 35.7230897; 139.6988132
Area3,201 square metres (0.791 acres)
CreatedApril 1997
Public transit accessShiinamachi Station

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Mejiro-no-Mori mainly consists of a small wooded area, but there are also benches, a log house (information center), a toilet with wheelchair access, a small pond (called Tonbo Ike (Dragonfly Pond)) and a sculpture.

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Various bird species can be found in Mejiro-no-Mori, including Japanese tit (Parus minor), brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) and Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone). Also, freshwater crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and dragonflies can be found in the pond. The trees and plants include crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), Itajii Chinkapin (Castanopsis sieboldii), Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi) and the mochi tree (Ilex integra).

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