The is a sports complex and urban park in Kobe, Japan.
History
Conception The Kobe Sports Park was first conceptualized in 1970 during the development of Seishin New Town by the Seishin New Town Basic Planning Committee. The hilly site between Suma New Town and Seishin was planned as a sports and recreational area that would prevent the two developments from merging while serving their residents. In December 1971, a construction plan for the park was announced alongside the Seishin Distribution and Logistics District, a development planned to its north.
Construction and 1985 Universiade Construction of park paths for the development, then known as Seishin General Sports Park, began in 1980. In November 1981, following Kobe's selection to host the 1985 Summer Universiade, construction of the park's first phase began. In 1984, the park was renamed Kobe Sports Park to make its name more recognizable to people in Japan and abroad.
The first facilities to be completed were the Universiade Memorial Stadium and the auxiliary stadium, which opened in October 1984, followed by the tennis courts in November. These were the facilities already open by the time Kobe Sports Park served as the main venue of the 1985 Universiade.
Post-Universiade Cosmos Hill known for its cosmos flower field is already a noted feature of the park. The existence of this area is partly the reason why the cosmos was selected in 1986 as the flower of the Suma ward.
The Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium opened in March 6, 1988. A second stadium, the Kobe Sports Park Sub Stadium was almost complete by March 1991 and was operational by 1992. It was the first baseball stadium with an artificial turf in Kobe. The Kobe Green Arena opened in June 1993.
Sports facilities
VenueImagePurposeSeating capacityOpenedNotesKobe Universiade Memorial Stadium Stadium 45,000 October 1984 Kobe Sports Park Auxiliary Stadium Stadium 500 October 1984 Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium Baseball stadium 35,000 March 6, 1988 Known as Hotto Motto Field Kobe due to sponsorship reasons Kobe Sports Park Sub Stadium Baseball stadium 1,000 c. 1991/1992 Kobe Green Arena Indoor arena 4,852 July 2003 Kobe Sports Park Sub Arena Indoor arena 320 Kobe Sports Park Tennis Courts Tennis venue 3,000 (center court) November 1984 Central tennis court with seating, 15 other tennis courts
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