Kagetsu-en Velodrome

Kagetsu-en Velodrome
Location Japan Yokohama, Japan
Owner Kagetsu-en Kanko
Operator Kagetsu-en Kanko
Opened 1950
Closed March 31, 2010
Tenants
Keirin

Kagetsu-en Velodrome (花月園競輪場 Kagetsuen Keirinjyō) was a velodrome located in Yokohama that conducted pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" (公営競技 kōei kyōgi) where gambling is permitted.

Kagetsu-en's oval was 400 meters in circumference. A typical keirin race of 2,025 meters consisted of five laps around the course.

Kagetsu-en closed on March 31, 2010.

External links

Coordinates: 35°30′06″N 139°40′07″E / 35.501557°N 139.668717°E / 35.501557; 139.668717


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.