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Twenty-three males (mean age 22.3 \u00b1 1.2 years) were instructed to walk predetermined 15-min courses in an urban park and in a nearby city area (control). Heart rate and heart rate variability were measured to assess physiological responses, and the semantic differential method, Profile of Mood States, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used to measure psychological responses. We observed that walking in an urban park resulted in a significantly lower heart rate, higher parasympathetic nerve activity, and lower sympathetic nerve activity than walking through the city area. In subjective evaluations, participants were more \u201ccomfortable,\u201d \u201cnatural,\u201d \u201crelaxed,\u201d and \u201cvigorous\u201d after a walk in the urban park. Furthermore, they exhibited significantly lower levels of negative emotions and anxiety. 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