Nagano Sports Park (長野運動公園, (Nagano undou kouen)) is a park located in the Yoshida area of the city of Nagano, Nagano, Japan, approximately 5 km northeast of Nagano Station. The facilities are owned by Nagano Prefecture and by the Nagano municipal government.[2]
| Nagano Sports Park | |
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 Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano Sports Park in April 2019 | |
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| Location | Nagano, Nagano, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°39′39″N 138°13′55″E / 36.66071°N 138.23208°E |
| Area | 22.2 ha (55 acres) |
| Created | 1966 |
| Operated by | Shinko Sports[1] |
| Public transit access | Asahi Station, Kita-Nagano Station |
| Website | https://www.aqua-wing.jp (in Japanese) |
The park hosted events during the 1998 Winter Olympics[3] and the 1998 Winter Paralympics. The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon begins at Nagano Sports Park.[4] The Aqua Wing Arena located within the Sports Park will be an international pre-training camp for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Nagano Sports Park should not be confused with the Minami Nagano Sports Park, located approximately 8 km south of Nagano Station in the Shinonoi area of the city, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1998 Winter Olympics were held.
History
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- 1966 - the park opened and the Nagano Prefectural Baseball Stadium was completed.
- 1975 - Nagano Sports Park Pool was completed.
- 1976 - Nagano Athletic Stadium was completed.
- 1977 - tennis courts were completed.
- 1978 - Nagano Sports Park Gymnasium was completed; and the 33rd National Sports Festival of Japan was held.
- 1997 - Aqua Wing Arena, the B-Venue for the ice hockey events at the 1998 Winter Games, was completed.[6]
- 1998 - Aqua Wing Arena hosted a combined 23 women's and men's ice hockey matches during the 1998 Winter Olympics in February; and the 1998 Winter Paralympics sledge hockey events were held here in March.
- 1999 - Aqua Wing Arena was renovated and opened as the municipal pool.
- 2006 - Shinko Sports was designed as the manager of the park.
Facilities
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- Central square
- Walking pond
- Ikoi Forest
- Nagano Athletic Park General Sports Ground
- Pool (Aqua Wing Arena)
- General gymnasium
- Track and Field Stadium (Nagano Municipal Sports Track)
- Auxiliary stadium (sub track)
- Archery field
- Sumo ground
- Tennis court (Higashiwada tennis court)
- Open space
- Gate ball field
- Nagano Prefectural Baseball Stadium
- Nagano City Nishiwada tennis court
- Lawn square
- Children's square
- Mallet Golf Course
Public transportation
edit- Asahi Station on the Nagano Electric Railway is approximately 15 minutes away by foot
- Kita-Nagano Station on the Shinano Railway is approximately 20 minutes away by foot
- Bus No.7 leaves from Nagano Station, passengers disembark at Undou kouen or Undou kouen higashi
References
edit- ^ "ニュース". 長野運動公園総合運動場. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "長野県の都市公園 (Nagano Prefecture's Municipal Parks)". Nagano Prefecture. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Hanazawa, Nahomi (1999). The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (ed.). Official Report of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Vol. 1: Planning and Support (PDF). Translated by Norman Kong. Nagano (Japan): NAOC. p. 38. ISBN 4784098259.
- ^ "2019 Race Information". 21st Nagano Marathon. Nagao Marathon. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Nagano Sports Park Public Pool". Tokyo 2020 Pre-Games Training Camps Online Guide. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Hanazawa, Nahomi (1999). The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (ed.). Official Report of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Vol. 1: Planning and Support (PDF). Translated by Norman Kong. Nagano (Japan): NAOC. p. 38. ISBN 4784098259.