Hirakata Sports Center, Recreation park in Hirakata, Japan
Hirakata Sports Center is a municipal sports complex in Hirakata, Osaka, run by the city and managed by the Mizuno Group. Its main arena covers 1,789 m² and has a 190 m running track above the spectator seats; the site also holds two martial arts halls, a table tennis room, a sub-arena, a training room and a JAAF third-class certified athletics stadium with an eight-lane 400 m track.
The center is owned by Hirakata City and run by a Mizuno Group designated manager. In 2022 naming rights were sold: the main arena became KTM Kawamoto Kogyo Sogo Taiikukan from 1 August 2022 to 31 March 2027 for 1 million yen a year, and the athletics stadium became Tamayura Rikujo Kyogijo on 1 May 2022.
The main arena's running track, 190 m long, circles above the spectator seats, and the facility is used for basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, kendo, karate and dodgeball. Since 2022 the arena has carried the name KTM Kawamoto Kogyo Sogo Taiikukan under a naming-rights contract with Kawamoto Kogyo, worth 1 million yen a year.
The athletics stadium is closed on Mondays, and its grass infield is off-limits; hurdles and starting blocks can be borrowed on site. The main arena holds a 190 m running track above the stands, while two 68 m practice lanes sit beside the gymnasium. The tennis courts at Fujisaka, Fujisaka-Higashimachi Chuo Park and Kasuga use sand-filled artificial turf and, at Kasuga, antucca clay.
The main arena holds a 190-metre running track that circles above the spectator seating, so runners pass over the heads of the crowd below. The arena floor covers 1,789 square metres and hosts basketball, volleyball, badminton, kendo and karate.
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