Goshikidai Sports Park, Sports park in Sumoto, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Goshikidai Sports Park, known as Aspa Goshiki, is a sports park in Sumoto, Awaji Island. Its main grass pitch measures 105 by 68 metres and seats 3,000, with 643 seats in the main stand. A second grass pitch holds 2,500 on grass seating. There is also a multi-purpose ground with a 400-metre track, night lighting, an 18-hole park golf course, a gymnasium and an all-weather practice hall.
The park opened in summer 2001 to promote sports and community gathering. In 2006, it hosted the Nojigiku Hyogo National Sports Festival, a major national event that highlighted its importance as a sports venue for the region.
The park serves as a gathering place where the local community comes together for sports and outdoor recreation. Families and sports groups use it regularly to train, compete, or simply spend time outdoors with neighbors and friends.
Access is by bus or car: from Sumoto Bus Center take the Awaji Kotsu Torikai line to the Goshikihama stop, then walk 15 minutes. By car it is about 15 minutes from the Nishiura Mihara or 40 minutes from the Hokudan interchange of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and about 15 minutes from Goshiki Bus Center, Nishidan Shichi and Riku no Minato Nishidan. The multipurpose ground has night lighting.
The park regularly attracts professional soccer teams who use it for training camps and season preparation. This makes it a preferred training site for some of Japan's top clubs and demonstrates its quality as a sports facility.
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