Central Park on the outskirts of Sapporo was the final project of Japanese - American artist Isuma ##chi . Far from being solely an abstract sculptor , Noguchi designed playgrounds and gardens , turned his hand to industrial design ( creating what 's now regarded as a classic table top and lamp ) and even designed sets and costumes for celebrated 20th-century dancer and choreographer Martha Graham . ` Fusing art , nature and industrial design , today 's park took three years to complete . He volunteered to live in an internment camp during WWII to design better housing for the people in the camp .
Central Park on the outskirts of Sapporo was the final project of Japanese - American artist Isuma ##chi . Fusing art , nature and industrial design , today 's park took three years to complete . He volunteered to live in an internment camp during WWII to design better housing for the people in the camp .