Yahataya Park

The Yahataya Sports Park Center (八幡屋スポーツパークセンター, Yahataya Supōtsu Pāku Sentā) also known as Yahataya Park (八幡屋公園, Yahataya kōen) is a park in Osaka, Japan

Yahataya Park
八幡屋公園
LocationMinato-ku, Osaka
Websitewww.yahataya-park.jp

It was established in April 1923 as the city athletic field which hosted the 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games.[1] It later became a venue for international trade fairs. It currently hosts the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, and Osaka Pool, a swimming and ice rink facility.[2]

References
  1. "1923（大正12）年　市立運動場開設、第6回極東選手権大会開催" [1923 (Taishō period) Opening of the Municipal Athletic Field, Hosting of the 6th Far Eastern Championships]. Osaka City Website - Minato Ward (in Japanese). City of Osaka. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "Interesting Spots in Minato Ward". Osaka City. Minato Ward Office/Minato Ward Public Health and Welfare Cente. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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