Paloma Mizuho Sports Park (), formerly known as Nagoya City Mizuho Park (名古屋市瑞穂公園), is a sports park in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It covers approximately and contains a number of sports facilities, including an athletics stadium, rugby ground, baseball stadium, gymnasium, tennis courts and swimming facilities.
The park is designated as a municipal sports park under the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Ordinance. The fee-based sports facilities within the park are collectively referred to as Mizuho Sports Ground.
Facilities
The park contains several major sporting facilities.
Paloma Mizuho Stadium
The park's main athletics stadium is used for athletics and association football. It is one of the principal facilities of the sports complex.
Paloma Mizuho North Athletics Field
The North Athletics Field is a Japan Association of Athletics Federations Class 3 certified athletics stadium. It has an all-weather 400-metre track with eight lanes, a natural-grass field and seating for approximately 3,000 spectators.
Paloma Mizuho Arena
Paloma Mizuho Arena is an indoor sports facility containing three competition halls and meeting rooms. It was constructed on the former site of Tanabe Athletics Field.
Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium
The park contains a rugby stadium and a separate rugby practice ground.
Paloma Mizuho Baseball Stadium
The baseball stadium has a field measuring approximately , with foul lines and a centre-field distance. It has seating for approximately 18,600 spectators.
Other facilities
Other facilities in the park include:
Paloma Mizuho Sumo Arena Paloma Mizuho Tennis Courts Archery range Kyūdō range Indoor swimming pool Training pool Training room Accommodation and training rooms Recreation area
The tennis complex has nine courts and seating for approximately 1,000 spectators.
Recreation
In addition to its sports facilities, the park contains several public recreation areas, including East Plaza, South Plaza, North Plaza, Light Plaza, Children's Plaza, Waterfront Plaza, Kage Plaza, Komorebi Plaza and Yasuragi Plaza. The park also contains the Oguruwa shell midden, a prehistoric archaeological site, as well as walking paths and pedestrian bridges.
Naming rights
In January 2015, Paloma was selected as the naming-rights sponsor for the facilities of Mizuho Sports Ground. The naming-rights agreement began on 1 April 2015 for an annual fee of ¥60 million.
Under the agreement, the complex became known as Paloma Mizuho Sports Park, while individual facilities received Paloma-branded names. However, official facility names are used for certain international competitions subject to naming-rights restrictions, including competitions governed by international federations.
The park is scheduled to serve as the main venue for the 2026 Asian Games, jointly hosted by Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya.
Transportation
The park is served by the Nagoya Municipal Subway.
Mizuho Sports Stadium Station on the Meijō Line is approximately 3–10 minutes' walk away. Mizuho Sports Ground West Station on the Sakura-dori Line is approximately 10–15 minutes' walk away. Aratamabashi Station on the Meijō and Sakura-dori lines is approximately 10 minutes' walk away.
References
External links
Paloma Mizuho Sports Park – official website Paloma Mizuho Sports Park – Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau Mizuho Park – City of Nagoya