Atsuta Jingu Park, Sacred park near Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya, Japan.
Atsuta Jingu Park is a prefectural urban park in Hataya-cho, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, laid out along National Route 19. About a third of its area is taken up by the Danpusan Kofun burial mound, and the grounds hold a baseball stadium, tennis courts, a ball-sports field, a gateball area and a children's garden. A footbridge over the Horikawa links it to Shirotori Park on the opposite bank.
The shrine at the heart of this place was founded around 2000 years ago and houses a sacred sword considered one of Japan's three imperial treasures. Its long connection to religious practice has made it a center of faith for many centuries.
The park takes its name from Atsuta Shrine, which once managed the land, though the shrine itself lies some distance away along National Route 19. The grounds contain the Danpusan Kofun, a burial mound occupying about a third of the park's area. Today the site is used for tennis, baseball, gateball and other sports, and a footbridge over the Horikawa links it to Shirotori Park.
The park lies along National Route 19 (Fushimi-dori) in Hataya-cho, Atsuta Ward, a short walk from Nishi-Takakura Station on the Meijo subway line, about five minutes from exit 2. Sports facilities inside include tennis courts, a ball-game ground, a baseball ground and a gateball area, and a footbridge over the Horikawa links the park to Shirotori Park on the opposite bank.
About a third of the park's area is taken up by the Danpusan Kofun, a burial mound on land once managed by Atsuta Shrine, which gave the park its name even though the shrine itself lies some distance away along National Route 19. The park is connected by a pedestrian bridge across the Horikawa to Shirakawa Park on the opposite bank.
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