A family drive on a day off. To our "go-to" park, with easy access.
Hayano Seichi Park, located in Asao Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
One of the great things about this park is its accessibility, being just about 14 minutes from the Yokohama-Aoba Interchange or 22 minutes from the Kawasaki Interchange on the Tomei Expressway.
The park offers multiple parking areas, including in front of the fountain plaza (18 standard spaces) and at Tsutsumi-ire Hill (6 standard spaces and 1 for wheelchairs), making it perfect for a picnic or a bit of outdoor leisure.
Pack your gear in the car, and any place can be an instant café.
Peeking into the 911 that arrived at the park with the pleasant sound of its air-cooled engine, we find the child fast asleep in their car seat. The charm of a Porsche is that, depending on your driving skills, it can handle both gentle commutes with the family and agile, spirited runs.
His wife joined them later that day, and they decided to have a coffee break under the arbor. He quickly brought out the tools for brewing coffee: beans from cafe goos in Komagane, Nagano, and a vintage gas stove he had spent years searching for. After slowly boiling the water and grinding the beans by hand, he carefully performed a pour-over, poured the coffee into pre-warmed cups, and the whole family enjoyed a relaxing break together.
Memories with family, created because of the car you love.
Mr. Ueno, whose hobby is also photography, shares his family's daily life at @famueno_. Moving forward, he hopes to carefully capture the little moments of everyday life with the theme of "the relationship between cars and family."
Seeing how he takes what he once enjoyed solo with great focus and thoughtfully adapts it so he can share it with his family, one can't help but feel the coolness of a truly composed adult.
The appeal of a car is that it makes the time spent with loved ones a little more special.
It was a day that taught us about this kind of "everyday luxury." Next time, we will feature his wife, who joined later in the day, along with her "Jaguar," and share glimpses of their life at home and their favorite cafés.
