Nagai Park
Nagai Park (長居公園 Nagai kōen) is a large park located in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. Its facilities include three multipurpose sports stadia, including 50,000-seat Nagai Stadium, a baseball field, Nagai Botanical Garden, which boasts over 1,000 species of trees and flowers, a swimming pool and gymnasium, and a tract of preserved local forest. It also hosts a large number of cherry trees, and is a popular area for picnics during cherry blossom (Sakura) season in early spring.
Establishments
- Nagai Stadium
- Nagai Aid Stadium
- Nagai Ball Gall Field (Kincho Stadium)
- Nagai Tennis Court
- Nagai Sumo Stadium
- Nagai Hostel
- Nagai Botanical Garden
- Osaka Museum of Natural History
- Disabled Sports Center
- Rubber baseball Stadium
Defunct Establishments
- Osaka Central Keirin Stadium
- Osaka Racecourse
Access
- Tsurugaoka Station (Hanwa Line)
- Nagai Station (Hanwa Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line)
External links
- Nagai Park (Japanese)
- Nagai Botanical Garden (Japanese)
- Osaka Museum of Natural History (English)
Coordinates: 34°36′43″N 135°31′14″E / 34.61194°N 135.52056°E
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