Miyoshino ground, Athletic complex in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
Miyoshino Ground was a sports facility in Yoshino District that brought together multiple athletic venues under one location. It contained a 400-meter track, grandstands, a sumo arena, a baseball field, and two tennis courts spread across its grounds.
The facility emerged in the late Taisho period as one of Japan's three premier athletics stadiums. It ceased operations in the early Showa period following the Isewan Typhoon in 1959, which made continued use impractical.
The ground served as one of Japan's three major athletics stadiums, hosting national women's championships and collegiate athletic competitions.
The site sits in the Yoshino District within a mountainous region and can be reached by local transport options. Today, the former grounds host the Yoshino timber market and related facilities, where you can see the area's forestry focus.
During World War II, the sports facility converted into a military training ground and served Japan's wartime efforts. This transformation reveals how the conflict fundamentally reshaped the use of the country's infrastructure.
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