Access A Maeda Arena About 35 min. by car from Aomori Airport (New Aomori Prefecture Sports Park) About 25 min. by car from Shin-Aomori Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Ou Line) B Michinokubank Dream Stadium About 30 min. by car from Aomori Airport (Aomori City Sports Complex) About 15 min. by car from Shin-Aomori Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Ou Line) C Aomori Martial Arts Hall About 50 min. by car from Aomori Airport Hirosaki Athletic Park About 10 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/Konan Railway Konan Line) About 70 min. by car from Aomori Airport Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park About 40 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/Konan Railway Konan Line) D The right choice to train About 70 min. by car from Aomori Airport Iwaki Seishonen Sports Center About 45 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/Konan Railway Konan Line) AOMORI E About 70 min. by car from Aomori Airport Iwaki River Canoe Center About 30 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/Konan Railway Konan Line)
About 55 min. by car from Misawa Airport Takamori Yama Sports Park About 30 min. by car from Shichinohe-Towada Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line) F About 45 min. by car from Misawa Airport Towada City Wakaba Stadium About 25 min. by car from Shichinohe-Towada Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line) About 40 min. by car from Misawa Airport Hachinohe Martial Arts Center About 15 min. by car from Hachinohe Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Hachinohe Line/Aoimori Railway Line) G About 50 min. by car from Misawa Airport Hachinohe Higashi Sports Park About 20 min. by car from Hachinohe Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Hachinohe Line/Aoimori Railway Line) About 5 min. by car from Misawa Airport H Misawa International Sports Center About 10 min. by car from Misawa Station (Aoimori Railway Line) (provisional name) About 30 min. by car from Hachinohe Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Hachinohe Line/Aoimori Railway Line)
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L i n From Seoul e A 新青森 B (Incheon International Airport) Shin-Aomori Shichinohe- Aomori Towada ku S Misawa Airport Toho hinkansen Aomori Airport Line Misawa H D C F E Hirosaki Towada G Hachinohe Hachinohe From Tokyo (Haneda Airport)/ From Nagoya (Komaki Airport)/ Tokyo (Haneda Airport)/ Osaka (Itami Airport) From Tokyo Osaka (Itami Airport)
From Seoul Incheon International Airport ⇒ Aomori Airport About 2 hrs 20 min. From Tokyo Haneda Airport ⇒ Aomori Airport About 1 hr 15 min. From Tokyo Haneda Airport ⇒ Misawa Airport About 1 hr 15 min. From Nagoya Komaki Airport ⇒ Aomori Airport About 1 hr 20 min. By air From Osaka Itami Airport ⇒ Aomori Airport About 1 hr 30 min. From Osaka Itami Airport ⇒ Misawa Airport About 1 hr 35 min. From Hokkaido New Chitose Airport ⇒ Aomori Airport About 50 min. From Hokkaido Okadama Airport ⇒ Misawa Airport About 1 hr
From Tokyo Tokyo Station ⇒ Shin-Aomori Station About 3 hrs (fastest) From Tokyo Tokyo Station ⇒ Shichinohe-Towada Station About 3 hrs (fastest) By Shinkansen From Tokyo Tokyo Station ⇒ Hachinohe Station About 2 hrs 50 min. (fastest) From Hokkaido Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station ⇒ Shin-Aomori Station About 1 hr (fastest)
For further information, Aomori Prefectural Government contact us Planning and Coordination Division, Department of Policy and Planning 1-1-1 Nagashima, Aomori-shi, Aomori Postal code 030-8570 Phone +81-17-734-9136 Fax +81-17-734-8029 E-mail [email protected] AOMORI 2
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accommodating 145 people Aomori City largest indoor sports facilities Hirosaki City / Maeda Arena (New Aomori Prefecture Sports Park) Back cover map A Aomori Martial Arts Hall Hirosaki Athletic Park Back cover map C Maeda Arena located in Aomori City is a comprehensive sports complex Aomori Martial Arts Hall located in Hirosaki, a leading city in western Aomori supported by the prefecture’s top-class equipment. It consists of arenas Prefecture, is one of the prefecture’s largest indoor sports facilities and its most suitable for basketball and volleyball, and is accompanied by a facility main arena is capable of accommodating eight judo mats. The adjacent where specialist doctors perform medical checkups. Hirosaki Athletic Park has a facility where athletes can train in case of rain.
Basketball Volleyball Badminton Tennis Table tennis Judo Basketball Volleyball Badminton Tennis Table tennis Handball Archery Football Rugby Swimming Karate Baseball Athletics Rugby Football Softball
Maeda Arena (New Aomori Prefecture Sports Park) Aomori Martial Arts Hall 【Main arena】●3 basketball courts ●4 volleyball courts ●14 badminton courts 【Main arena】●8 judo mats ●2 basketball courts ●2 volleyball courts ●10 ●3 tennis courts ●24 table tennis tables ●2 handball courts (3 practice courts) badminton courts ●2 tennis courts ●36 table tennis tables ●4 karate mats Capacity: Max. 5,348 seats (2F-3F: 3,368 fixed seats, max. 1,980 retractable seats) Capacity: 5,000 seats (2F 1,700 fixed seats, 640 retractable seats, 2,660 temporary seats) Aomori Martial Arts Hall Main arena 【Sub arena】●2 basketball courts ●3 volleyball courts ●6 badminton courts ●2 Main arena 【Auxiliary arena】●1 volleyball court ●2 badminton courts ●5 table tennis tables tennis courts ●12 table tennis tables 【Judo hall】●2 judo mats ●2 karate mats 【Tennis courts】●20 tennis courts, 4 sub courts Capacity: 4,213 seats, 240 seats for 【Kendo hall】●2 kendo courts ●2 karate mats players 【Training room】●Various types of training equipment: 28 machines, 18 types 【Archery range】●15 archery lanes (30 shooting positions, longest range 90 m) 【Dormitory】●Max. 96 persons (16 Japanese-style rooms×6 persons) Aomori Martial Arts Hall 【Ball game ground (natural grass)】●Football ●Rugby Total area:11,620 ㎡ Hirosaki Athletic Park Judo hall Capacity: 1,500 fixed seats, 1,800 lawn seats 【 】● Capacity: 14,800 【 】● × Main arena Tennis courts Baseball stadium Left/right field 100 m, center field 122 m Indoor pool 25 m 8 lanes (main stand 4,500, infield seating 2,100, outfield seating 8,200) 【Training room】●Treadmills ●Stationary bikes ●Weight stack machines 【Athletic stadium (authorized as Category 2)】●Track: 1 lap 400m (all weather) ●Hydraulic exercise equipment ●Free weights, etc. A comprehensive sports complex ●Indoor practice track: 50 m×4 lanes (all weather) Capacity: 12,000 (main stand boasting the prefecture’s top-class equipment 2,000, lawn seating 10,000) Hirosaki Athletic Park This sports complex is accompanied by Aomori Prefectural 【Tennis courts (artificial grass)】●8 tennis courts Capacity: 1,200 seats Hirosaki Athletic Park Baseball stadium Athletic stadium Institute for Sports Sciences where specialist doctors 【Ball game ground (artificial grass)】●1 rugby field ●1 football field Capacity: 640 provide multi-faceted support to athletes. It is also complete seats Total area: 15,625 ㎡ ■ Location : 2-3-1 Ooaza-Toyoda, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori ■ Location: 22-2 Aza-Takase, Ooaza-Miyata, Aomori-shi, Aomori ■ Access : About 50 min. by car from Aomori Airport with a large-scale training camp dormitory, which can 【Multipurpose athletic plaza】●1 baseball field ●1 softball field ●1 football field ■ Access: About 35 min. by car from Aomori Airport About 10 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/ Konan accommodate 145 people. ● Total area: 15,049 ㎡ About 25 min. by car from Shin-Aomori Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Ou Line) 1 rugby field Railway Konan Line) 【Snow-resistant training center】●Indoor ground Total area: 2,510 ㎡ A multi-sport complex equipped A prime location
with martial arts halls Aomori City with a view of Mount Iwaki Hirosaki City / Michinokubank Dream Stadium (Aomori City Sports Complex) Back cover map B Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park Iwaki Seishonen Sports Center Back cover map D Michinokubank Dream Stadium, located in the center of Aomori City, Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park and Iwaki Seishonen Sports Center are both excels in visitor amenities and accessibility. It is a multi-sport complex blessed by a magnificent landscape with a view of Mount Iwaki as well as equipped with a wrestling hall, a judo hall, a grass ground suitable for a climate that remains cool even in summer. They are set in a richly natural football and other facilities. and calm environment that helps athletes train themselves comfortably.
Judo Wrestling Football Rugby Badminton Archery Football Rugby Basketball Volleyball Badminton Tennis Table tennis Baseball Softball Michinokubank Dream Stadium (Aomori City Sports Complex) 【Judo hall】●2 judo mats Capacity: 88 seats (2 wheelchair seats) Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park 【Wrestling hall】●1 wrestling mat 【Multipurpose ground (natural grass)】No.1 plaza●2 football fields ●2 rugby 【Multipurpose plaza】●Football ●Rugby Total area: 9,248 ㎡ fields No.2 plaza●2 rugby fields ●4 football (junior) fields Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park Multipurpose ground 【Multipurpose sports ground】●5 badminton courts (June-August) ●4 curling 【Gymnasium】●2 basketball courts ●2 volleyball courts ●8 badminton courts Capacity: 279 seats (1F: 112 seats, 4 wheelchair seats, 2F: sheets (September-May) ● ● Capacity: 1,000 (750 fixed seats, standing 160 seats, 3 wheelchair seats) 2 tennis courts 20 table tennis tables room for 250 people) 【Indoor ground】●Archery (indoor event, 3 shooting positions) 【Baseball stadium】●Left/right field 100 m, center field 122 m Capacity: 15,000 ● 【Kendo hall】 2 kendo courts Capacity: 84 seats (2 wheelchair seats) (infield stand 3,000, outfield stand 12,000) 【 】● Capacity: 66 seats (2 Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park Kyudo range Kyudo (short range, 6 shooting positions) 【 】● Capacity: wheelchair seats) Tennis courts 1 center court (sand-filled artificial grass/all weather) Gymnasium 5,000 seats (2F 1,700 fixed seats, 640 retractable seats, 2,660 temporary seats) ●20 courts for general use (sand-filled artificial grass/all weather) Conveniently located in the center of Aomori City Judo hall As this stadium has good access to the center of Aomori City, visitors may Iwaki Seishonen Sports Center find it convenient to transfer by Shinkansen bullet train and arrange 【Ball game ground】●Football ●Softball Total area: 7,150 ㎡ accommodation. It is also located so close to the large-scale sports 【Multipurpose plaza (natural grass)】●2 rugby fields Total area: No.1 multipurpose Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park complex Maeda Arena (New Aomori Prefecture Sports Park) (See the plaza/22,500 ㎡, No.2 multipurpose plaza/25,500 ㎡ Iwaki Seishonen Sports Center Baseball stadium upper section of this page) that it may fittingly serve as an auxiliary facility. ■ Location:［ Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park］195-1 Aza-Susono, Hyakuzawa, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori ［ Iwaki Seishonen Sports Center］1-2 Aza-Yudanyachi, Tokiwano, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori ■ Location: 1-13-1 Gappo, Aomori-shi, Aomori ■ Access: About 70 min. by car from Aomori Airport ■ Access: About 30 min. by car from Aomori Airport ［ Mt. Iwakisan Synthesis Park］About 40 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/Konan Railway Konan Line) About 15 min. by car from Shin-Aomori Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Ou Line) ［ Iwaki Seishonen Sports Center］About 45 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/Konan Railway Konan Line) Wrestling hall Multipurpose plaza
3 AOMORI The right choice to train AOMORI The right choice to train 4 F acilities A canoe center A training ground that has produced that hosts the Japan Cup Olympic medalists Nishimeya Village / Hachinohe City Iwaki River Canoe Center Back cover map E Hachinohe Martial Arts Center Hachinohe Higashi Sports Park Back cover map G Iwaki River Canoe Center in Nishimeya Village, located in southwestern Hachinohe Martial Arts Center in Hachinohe City, located in southeastern Aomori Prefecture, has a purpose-built 200-500 m course using the Iwaki Aomori Prefecture, accommodates two mats authorized by the River. It has been hosting wildwater and slalom races in the nationwide international amateur wrestling federation, United World Wrestling. A Japan Cup series every year. gymnasium in the adjacent Hachinohe Higashi Sports Park employs LED lighting, which is becoming de rigueur for international matches. Canoe Wrestling Judo Basketball Volleyball Badminton Tennis Iwaki River Canoe Center Athletics Baseball Cycling ●Purpose-built 200-500 m course (wildwater, slalom) Hachinohe Martial Arts Center One of the nation’s best canoe centers: 【Wrestling hall (mats authorized by the international amateur wrestling federation)】●2 host to the Japan Cup for more than 15 years wrestling mats 【Judo hall (international standard)】●182 judo tatami The Iwaki River, which can secure a stable supply of water thanks to water discharges from the upstream Tsugaru Dam, is one of the few rivers in the Hachinohe Higashi Sports Park Hachinohe Martial Arts Center Wrestling hall country that can constantly stage canoeing events. It has been hosting the 【Gymnasium】●2 basketball courts ●2 volleyball courts ●8 badminton courts ●2 Japan Cup and various other competitions, and is surrounded with tennis courts Capacity: 1,018 fixed seats accommodations featuring onsen, or hot springs. 【Tennis courts】●10 tennis courts (sand-filled artificial grass/all weather) 【Athletic stadium (authorized as Category 3)】●Track: 1 lap 400 m×8 lanes (all weather) Capacity: 10,000 (main stand 1,000, lawn seating 9,000) 【Baseball stadium】●Left/right field 93 m, center field 120 m Capacity: 9,050 【Velodrome】●333.1/3 m in circumference (track protected by asphalt pavement, sealant finishing) Hachinohe Martial Arts Center Judo hall Hachinohe Higashi Sports Park Gymnasium
A scene from the Japan Cup A scene from the Japan Cup Accommodations in the area ■ Location:［ Hachinohe Martial Arts Center］9-1 Aza-Shimoyashiki, Ooaza-Nukazuka, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori ［ Hachinohe Higashi Sports Park］8-1-1 Minatotakadai, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori ■ Access:［ Hachinohe Martial Arts Center］About 40 min. by car from Misawa Airport ■ Location: Aza-Natsubotai, Ooaza-Tashiro, Nishimeya-mura, Aomori About 15 min. by car from Hachinohe Station(JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Hachinohe Line/Aoimori Railway Line) ■ Access: About 70 min. by car from Aomori Airport ［ Hachinohe Higashi Sports Park］About 50 min. by car from Misawa Airport About 30 min. by car from Hirosaki Station (JR Ou Line/Konan Railway Konan Line) About 20 min. by car from Hachinohe Station(JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/Hachinohe Line/Aoimori Railway Line) Canoeing course An array of football facilities boasting natural grass A state-of-the-art sports facility in the city known for and night-match equipment its active international and intercultural exchange Towada十和田市 City Misawa City / (provisional name) Takamori Yama Sports Park Towada City Wakaba Stadium Back cover map F Misawa International Sports Center Back cover map H Towada City, located in southeastern Aomori Prefecture, is fully equipped with Misawa International Sports Center (provisional name) is scheduled to be football facilities. Takamori Yama Sports Park has both natural and artificial completed in October 2017 in Misawa City, located in eastern Aomori grass pitches (with equipment for night matches), and Towada City Wakaba Prefecture. Featuring state-of-the-art equipment and an international Stadium has an artificial grass pitch (with equipment for night matches). standard main arena, it is suitable for volleyball and basketball training.
Football Basketball Volleyball Badminton Tennis Table tennis Sitting volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair tennis Takamori Yama Sports Park ●1 natural grass pitch Total area: 11,300 ㎡ Capacity: 990 fixed seats, 4,010 lawn seats Misawa International Sports Center (provisional name) ● Total area: 11,300 ㎡ Capacity: 470 fixed seats, 4,500 lawn seats 1 artificial grass pitch 【Main arena】●Basketball (2 official courts, 2 practice courts) ●Volleyball (2 official Towada City Wakaba Stadium courts, 3 practice courts) ●Badminton (8 official courts, 10 practice courts) ●Tennis ●1 artificial grass pitch Total area: 11,500 ㎡ Capacity: 1,300 lawn seats (2 official courts, 2 practice courts) ●Table tennis (15 official tables, 16 practice tables) Capacity: 1,827 seats (2F 995 fixed seats, 1F 832 retractable seats) 【Sub arena】●Basketball (1 practice court) ●Volleyball (1 practice court) ●Badminton (3 Takamori Yama Sports Park Main arena (artist’s conception) A full array of facilities to fit in with the practice courts) ●Tennis (1 practice court) ●Table tennis (4 practice tables) area that has a large footballing population There is a large footballing population in and around Towada City and the area is dotted with football grounds International and intercultural exchange rooted in the city’s and indoor practice grounds within a 30-minute radius, friendly relations with the U.S. forces over the years including many facilities fully equipped for night matches. Towada City Wakaba Stadium Misawa City has a deep-rooted awareness among its citizens over the significance of international and intercultural exchange and it actively accepts overseas ■ Location: athletes and organizes volunteers through the existing ［ ］ Takamori Yama Sports Park Misawa International Center and other channels. 1-268 Aza-Umeyama, Ooaza-Fukamochi, Towada-shi, Aomori Misawa International Center ［ Towada City Wakaba Stadium］12 Nishi Niju Niban-cho, Towada-shi, Aomori ■ Access:［ Takamori Yama Sports Park］ About 55 min. by car from Misawa Airport ■ Location: 1-136-1 Minamiyama, Misawa-shi, Aomori About 30 min. by car from Shichinohe-Towada Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line) ［ Towada City Wakaba Stadium］ ■ Access: About 5 min. by car from Misawa Airport About 45 min. by car from Misawa Airport About 10 min. by car from Misawa Station (Aoimori Railway Line) About 25 min. by car from Shichinohe-Towada Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line) About 30 min. by car from Hachinohe Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line/ Hachinohe Line/ Aoimori Railway Line) Towada City Wakaba Stadium Exterior view (artist’s conception)
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