“Animals x Art” Project Held at Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park
Parks Japan.F. General Incorporated Foundation Parks Foundation Press Release: September 20, 2025 “Animals x Art” Project Held at
Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park Experience Autumn’s Art at Uminaka At Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park (Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture), the “Animals x Art Project” event will be held at the Animal Forest, combining Autumn Art with animals. This is an event for parents and children where they can enjoy art in a variety of ways, such as combining animal feathers and fur with nuts and leaves from the park’s trees, or painting cute animals on discarded materials. The children, with curious expressions on their faces, create their works of art using unfamiliar materials such as peacock feathers and wool. Event details ◆Let’s Make and Draw Animals Date and Time: Sunday, September 21st, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Participation Fee: Free Capacity: 16 people per session Make your own animal using fallen leaves, feathers from your peacock, and more. I have a special attachment to these pieces, which were created with great care, right down to the selection of materials.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32901/533/32901-533-d8c0d76bc51616203148d411e600d5a3-3900×2925.jpg Completed! ◆Fluffy Sheep Painting Art Date and Time: Tuesday, September 23rd (National Holiday) 10:00 AM – Participation Fee: Free Capacity: 10 groups This workshop involves painting a sheep-themed design on waste materials from the park. Your work will be exhibited on the lawn in front of Squirrel Monkey Island in Animal Forest.
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32901/533/32901-533-6fbbf133982d080116468f9499a42012-1920×1280.jpg The children are making them with serious expressions.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32901/533/32901-533-64ec5f2bf7da54c2d2a8dc34e34e2918-1042×364.jpg Uminonakamichi National Government Seaside Park Uminonakamichi National Government Seaside Park is located on the sandbar known as “Uminonakamichi,” surrounded by the two seas of Hakata Bay and the Genkai Sea. This national park stretches approximately 6 kilometers from east to west and covers an area of approximately 350 hectares. Within the park, you can admire seasonal flowers, and in the “Animal Forest” you can interact with adorable animals such as squirrel monkeys, capybaras, and kangaroos. In addition, on March 15, 2022, a stay-based recreational center where people can experience “relaxing, learning, and playing” was opened in the “Light and Wind Square.” 18-25 Nishitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 811-0321 TEL: 092-603-1111 FAX: 092-603-1199 Park website:
https://uminaka-park.jp/ Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/uminaka.go.jp/ X: https://x.com/uminakapark Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uminonakamichiseasidepark/