Akita Prefectural General Pool, Swimming complex in Akita, Japan
Akita Prefectural General Pool is a swimming complex in Akita with multiple pools designed for different uses. The main pool stretches 50 meters, alongside a 25-meter pool and a diving pool with platforms reaching 10 meters high.
The venue hosted the lifesaving and finswimming events of the 2001 World Games and the swimming competitions of the 2007 National Sports Festival of Japan. Hiroko Nagasaki, an Olympic swimmer from Akita, serves as its honorary director. It is the largest swimming pool in Akita Prefecture.
The pool's honorary director is Hiroko Nagasaki, a swimmer from Akita City who competed at the Olympics. The venue hosted the lifesaving and finswimming events of the 2001 World Games, and in 2007 it was used for the National Sports Festival of Japan.
The site is reachable in about 25 minutes by bus from Akita Station and offers 1,000 parking spaces. It operates year-round with scheduled monthly maintenance breaks.
The pools feature movable floor technology that allows water depth adjustment for different activities and skill levels. This makes the facility adaptable for everyone from beginners to advanced swimmers.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,530 contributors worldwide.