Takasago City General Sports Park, Sports park in Takasago, Japan.
Takasago City General Sports Park is an athletic park at 526 Yonedacho-shima, Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture. Its 400 m, eight-lane cinder track with a 100 m straight and throwing field was completed in 1971, followed by a baseball ground, four omni-court tennis courts with a practice wall, a sumo ring, a gymnasium and two 75 by 70 m clay sub-grounds.
The park's first facility, the Takasago City Athletics Stadium, was completed in 1971. The baseball stadium followed in 1972, and the tennis courts and sumo ring were added in 1978. The general gymnasium opened in 1989 and the sub-grounds in 1992; the sumo ring's roof was repaired in 2015.
Local sports teams and community groups use the park regularly for training and practice sessions. Visitors can observe how the space serves as a gathering point for athletic activities throughout the year.
The park is about a 20-minute walk southwest from the south exit of JR Sanyo Main Line's Hoden Station. Alternatively, take the Jotombus (lines 11 and 12, bound for Fureai no Sato Ikishi) to the Sogo Undo Koen bus stop, about 5 minutes, then walk a moment. Free parking is available on site.
The park's sumo ring, completed in 1978, had its roof renovated in 2015. The athletics track is surfaced in anthill clay (antsuka) and runs 400 m in eight lanes, with an eight-lane 100 m straight and a separate field for throwing events.
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