Akita Prefectural Central Park, Sports complex in Yuwa, Japan

Akita Prefectural Central Park is a wide-area urban park in Yuwa, Akita, built around Akita Airport and divided into sports, nature observation, youth education, family picnic and airport forecourt zones. Its sports zone, completed in 1984, holds an athletics stadium, two ball-game fields, two exercise plazas, a baseball ground, tennis courts, an archery range and the Akita Sky Dome, an indoor field with a membrane roof modelled on a kamakura snow hut.

The park was built around Akita Airport, which moved to the Yuwa site in 1981; work began as a noise buffer zone and the sports zone was completed in 1984. In 2007 it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Akita Wakasugi National Sports Festival, along with athletics and tennis events.

The park serves as a hub where local sports teams train and compete, bringing together the community for matches and events throughout the year. Visitors can experience how important sports culture is in this region by watching the activity and energy around the various facilities.

The park includes picnic areas and camping grounds for visitors alongside the main sports facilities. Since the grounds are extensive, it helps to plan in advance which areas you want to visit or use during your time there.

The Akita Sky Dome's membrane roof is modelled on a kamakura, the traditional snow hut of the region. Completed on 2 February 1990, the 12,124 m² hall was built for year-round sport in snowy Akita; after snow damaged part of the roof in January 2021, it reopened on 4 January 2022.