Yumenoshima Park
{{short description|Park in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Yumenoshima Park
| photo = Akahata Matsuri 02.jpg
| photo_width = 250
| photo_caption = Akahata Festival in the park in 2010
| type =
| location = Kōtō Ward, Tokyo, Japan
| publictransit = Shin-Kiba Station
| coords = {{Coord|35.6493854|N|139.8258119|E|source:placeopedia|display=title}}
| area = {{convert|433,212|m2|acre}}
| created = 1 October 1978}}
{{nihongo|Yumenoshima Park|夢の島公園|Yumenoshima Kōen}} is a sports park in Yumenoshima, Kōtō Ward, Tokyo, Japan. It was made by improving a landfill site called Yumenoshima, which was the final disposal site for garbage from 1957 until 1967. Yumenoshima was the site of the archery event of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.
Facilities
- Yumenoshima Stadium (contains sports facilities such as a track and field area)
- Barbecue area
- Tokyo Sports Culture Center (nicknamed BumB)
- Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome, a botanical garden
- Tokyo Metropolitan Daigo Fukuryū Maru Exhibition Hall
Admission fee
Admission to the park is free of charge, but the Tropical Greenhouse Dome and sports facilities require an entrance fee.
Opening times and holidays
The park is open all year round. However, the barbecue area is closed on New Year's holidays, while the Tropical Greenhouse Dome and Daigo Fukuryū Maru Exhibition Hall are closed on New Year's holidays and Mondays.
Festival
The Akahata Matsuri ({{nihongo2|赤旗まつり}}) ({{Literal translation|Red Flag Festival}}) is sometimes held in the park. Organised by the Japanese Communist Party, it takes place once every four years or so and lasts about 2 or 3 days. The most recent one was in November 2014.
2020 Olympics
Yumenoshima Park was the venue for archery events in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It also hosted archery for the 2020 Paralympics. The qualification field was completed in February 2019. A test event for the Olympic and Paralympic Games archery events was held in July 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.city.koto.lg.jp/seikatsu/sports/82606/84085/file/kyougizyou_map.pdf |title=オリンピック・パラリンピック競技場マップ |access-date=19 September 2015}}
Gallery
File: Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome.jpg|Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome
File: Daigo Fukuryū Maru 02.JPG|Daigo Fukuryū Maru Exhibition Hall
File: Kouto Yumenosima feeld.JPG|Looking at the pitch from the stands in the park
File: Akahata Matsuri 03.jpg|West entrance to the park during the Akahata Festival in 2010
File:Yumenoshima park koto tokyo summer 2014.jpg|Inside the park, 2014
Access
- Two minutes' walk from Shin-Kiba Station on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line, Keiyō Line and Rinkai Line.
- Three city buses (Toei Bus) stop at the park.
- There are also two parking lots; one on the south side has space for 352 vehicles, while another on the north side can hold 103.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.yumenoshima.jp/index.html Yumenoshima website]
External links
- [https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index042.html Tokyo Park website]
{{2020 Summer Olympic venues}}
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Category:Venues of the 2020 Summer Olympics