Nagano Sports Park
Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano Sports Park in April 2019
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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

Athletic field on the left and the baseball stadium on the right

Facilities

Gymnasium
The athletic field with Mount Iizuna in the center left background and the Aqua Wing Arena in the center right

Public transportation

References

  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.
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