Ōtaguro Park (大田黒公園, Ōtaguro Kōen) is an urban park in Suginami, Tokyo. It opened on October 1, 1981, and was created from the residence of music critic Motoo Ōtaguro,[1] where he lived from 1933 until his death in 1979.[2]

Ōtaguro Park
大田黒公園
A pond in the park
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TypeUrban park
LocationSuginami, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°42′2.3″N 139°37′29.1″E / 35.700639°N 139.624750°E / 35.700639; 139.624750
OpenedOctober 1, 1981 (1981-10-01)

Ōtaguro's piano, a 1900 Steinway & Sons, is preserved in a building in the park.[3]

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  • Nohara, Yasuko; Fukushima, Yumiko; Koizumi, Stephanie (2020) [2008]. "100nen no neiro o kizamu: Ōtaguro kōen piano monogatari" 100年の音色を刻むー大田黒公園ピアノ物語. Suginamigaku kurabu すぎなみ学倶楽部 (in Japanese). Suginami kuyakusho. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • "100nen no neiro o kizamu: Ōtaguro kōen piano monogatari" 100年の音色を刻む 大田黒公園ピアノ物語 (PDF). Suginamigaku kurabu すぎなみ学倶楽部 (in Japanese). Suginami kuyakusho. 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • "Ōtaguro kōen to wa" 大田黒公園とは [What is Ōtaguro Park?]. Ōtaguro kōen 大田黒公園 (in Japanese). Hakone Ueki Landscape Construction Co., Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 2021-12-27.