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Nagano Sports Park

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Nagano Sports Park
Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano Sports Park in April 2019
Map
LocationNagano, Nagano, Japan
Coordinates36°39′39″N 138°13′55″E / 36.66071°N 138.23208°E / 36.66071; 138.23208
Area22.2 ha (55 acres)
Created1966
Operated byShinko Sports[1]
Public transit accessAsahi Station, Kita-Nagano Station
Websitehttps://www.aqua-wing.jp (in Japanese)

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]

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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Athletic field on the left and the baseball stadium on the right
  • 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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Gymnasium
The athletic field with Mount Iizuna in the center left background and the Aqua Wing Arena in the center right
  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "ニュース". 長野運動公園総合運動場. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "長野県の都市公園 (Nagano Prefecture's Municipal Parks)". Nagano Prefecture. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2019 Race Information". 21st Nagano Marathon. Nagao Marathon. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.