Just two months ago, Japan earned the record for the smallest park in the world, with its 2.58-square-foot park in the town of Nagaizumi.

Loved locally for years, a tiny patch of grass and a lone stool in Nagaizumi town has scooped the title of world’s smallest park.

Located in a corner of a residential area in the town of Nagaizumi, the park consists of small square raised bricks, small plants next to the stool and two stone monuments, including one with a ...

Measuring only 0.24 square meters (2.58 square feet) with space for just one person to sit on a wooden seat on a rock, the park is located in Nagaizumi town of central Shizuoka prefecture.

NAGAIZUMI, Shizuoka (Kyodo) -- A "pocket park" in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's smallest, measuring only 0.24 square ...

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Found in the Japanese town of Nagaizumi, about 68 miles southwest of Tokyo, the park is just 2.6 square feet and comprises an itty bitty stool and a fun-size patch of greenery.

Since then, Nagaizumi has informally referred to it as the world's smallest park, a claim now validated through official measurements and documentation.

The title of World’s smallest park has now been claimed by Nagaizumi Town, in Japan. The record was previously held by Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon (Guinness World Records) ...