Introducing the charms of YokkaichiCity Central Green Space, where you can enjoy sports and gourmet food.

▼Table of contents

• What is YokkaichiCity Central Green Space?
• Professional sports, club activities, and youth sports team practices are also available.
• About access/parking
• access
• Parking lot 1
• 2nd parking lot
• Are there manhole covers with Pokemon designs called “Poke Lids”?
• A sacred place for many Olympians
• Wrestling venue associated with Olympians
• Stadium used by Olympians
• General gymnasium
• Recommended points for the entrance
• Arena where professional matches are held
• There is also a training room and walking course.
• You can also enjoy the view from the rooftop.
• Pearls players practice on the football field
• Trim course where you can walk, run, and walk your dog
• ``Chuo Ryokuchi Kokoyoka'' with cafes and restaurants
• Athlete Favorite Yuzu Citrus & Passion Tea
• Authentic Italian food that the whole family can enjoy
• A soup curry shop supervised by a famous Hokkaido store

What is YokkaichiCity Central Green Space?

YokkaichiCity Central Green Park is located in hinaga, YokkaichiCity. It is a large green park with a central athletics stadium, a general gymnasium, a second central gymnasium, and a football field. Sports classes in YokkaichiCity are also held here, and the facility is used for practice by individuals, club activities, and club teams.

Professional sports, club activities, and youth sports team practices are also available.

YokkaichiCity Central Athletics Stadium is a Japan Athletics Federation Class 2 official stadium with an all-weather paved 400m track. The main stand has seating for 2,500 people and the lawn stand seats for 4,500 people, and JFL (Japan Football League) soccer games are also held here.

Viatin Mie's volleyball and basketball teams practice and play in the arena of the YokkaichiCity Gymnasium. There is also a multipurpose room and training room.

This is the home ground of the women's rugby team PEARLS, and there are three JFA (Japan Football Association)-certified football fields where you can practice soccer and rugby.

There is a trim course for pedestrians, a lawn area with children's play equipment, a cafe and a restaurant, and it is a place of relaxation.

About access/parking

access

■Location

​1-3-21 YokkaichiCity hinaga City, Mie Prefecture 510-0886​

■Telephone number

059-348-4100　（総合体育館）

059-345-4111　（中央緑地施設管理事務所）

■Nearest station

6 minutes walk from Shinsho Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line

13 minutes walk from Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway “hinaga Station (Asunarou Chuo-Ryokuchi Station)”

■Nearest bus stop

Mie Kotsu Bus "Chuo Ryokuchi Koen-mae"

■Parking lot

Parking lot 1 has 600 spaces and parking lot 2 has 250 spaces, free of charge. I will explain the parking lot with photos later.

■Click here to make a reservation for facility use

　How to use | YokkaichiCity Sports Association (y-sports.jp)

Parking lot 1

The first parking lot is located in front of the second gymnasium and can accommodate 600 cars. There are also 11 thoughtful parking lots. It's free and there is one-way traffic inside the venue. When it is crowded, such as during an event, a congestion notice will be displayed in advance.

2nd parking lot

The second parking lot is located facing National Route 1 and has free parking for 250 cars. There is also a signboard warning of congestion just after entering from National Route 1.

Are there manhole covers with Pokemon designs called “Poke Lids”?

Yokkaichi Chuo Ryokuchi Park has a manhole cover called ``Poké Lid'' with a Pokémon design.

Try to find out where it is!

Check out this article for specific locations!

https://www.kankomie.or.jp/report/1224

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A sacred place for many Olympians

Wrestling venue associated with Olympians

Wrestling hall on the second floor of YokkaichiCity Central Stadium.

The Yokkaichi Junior Wrestling Club uses this wrestling hall for practice.

A woman from YokkaichiCity who won the gold medal in the women's wrestling 53kg class at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

A club that Mayu Mukoda (currently Mayu Shidori) attended when he was in elementary school.

There was a banner at the wrestling arena, which has now been removed, praising his accomplishments.

Mukoda taking a commemorative photo at the wrestling venue

When Mukoda returned home, he practiced with the Yokkaichi Junior Wrestling Club.

He sometimes shows his face.

After the Tokyo Olympics, I attended club practice and showed off my gold medal to the children.

We can expect future Olympians to emerge from the Yokkaichi Junior Wrestling Club.

Stadium used by Olympians

Before the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Mito Kawabata, a member of Japan's men's 4x400m relay team, was practicing on this track.Kawabata, who was a teacher at a junior high school in SuzukaCity at the time, said, ``This stadium, which has night game equipment, is helpful because I can practice even at night after work.'' With night game equipmentThe track is a fascinating place for athletes.

The Yokkaichi team practices for the Beautiful Country Ekiden.

Every year, the Yokkaichi team practices for the Beautiful Country Mie City Inter-Town Ekiden at the stadium. Shogo Nakamura, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics men's marathon representative, is also a member of the Yokkaichi team at the 5th Beautiful Country Ekiden held in 2012. After the Tokyo Olympics, Nakamura returned home to train for the Tokyo Marathon, and used this stadium as his base for training. He was giving words of encouragement to the members of the 2023 Bikuni Ekiden Yokkaichi team who were practicing in the park.

General gymnasium

Recommended points for the entrance

In the entrance hall of the gymnasium, autographs and photo panels of Mayu Mukoda, who won the gold medal in the women's wrestling 53kg class at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, are displayed. Also on display are the autographs of Shogo Nakamura, the men's marathon runner, Akira Namba, the men's 400m swimmer, Hiromi Kaneko, the women's road cyclist, and Mijin Kawabata, the men's 4x400m relay, who are representing Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Masu.

Also on display are the uniforms of the women's rugby team PEARLS, based in Yokkaichi City YokkaichiCity and the volleyball and basketball players of Viatin Mie.

In addition, you can eat and drink in the entrance hall, and there is Wi-Fi, so some people use it as a resting spot.

Arena where professional matches are held

The arena also hosts Viatin Mie volleyball and basketball games. On public days, you can practice basketball, badminton, etc. on your own for up to 2 hours without making a reservation for 220 yen for adults and 100 yen for junior high school students and younger. YokkaichiCity sports classes are also held in the arena and multipurpose room.

There is also a training room and walking course.

There is a training room at the back of the first floor of the gymnasium where you can do strength training using machines. It is available for 300 yen for adults and 150 yen for junior high school students and younger for up to 2 hours. There is also a free weight area where you can practice weightlifting.

There are no machines for aerobic exercise, so we recommend the walking course (free of charge) on the second floor. It's fully air-conditioned, so you can walk comfortably in all seasons, whether it's hot summer, cold winter, rain, or snow. One lap is 320m, 10 laps is 3.2km. It's perfect for relieving lack of exercise.

You can see the archery range from the walking course. It's fun to see someone hit the target with a sharp and firm expression. The archery range can only be entered by those with a 2nd dan or above, or those accompanied by a 2nd dan or above.

You can also enjoy the view from the rooftop.

Climb the stairs outside the general gymnasium to reach the rooftop "Sky Street" where you can overlook the entire park.

I can go. It can also be used as a viewing space for outdoor facilities.

Pearls players practice on the football field

At the C field of the football field, the women's rugby team "PEARLS" is practicing hard with the catchphrase "From Mie to the world!" At the Rugby World Cup 2021 New Zealand, which was held from October to November 2022, eight of the 32 registered members of the Japan Women's Rugby National Team were Pearls players.

Sakizuki Mitani is from Yokkaichi, and Chuo Ryokuchi Park has been a familiar place for her to play and run since she was a child. When he was in the sixth grade of elementary school, he was selected as a member of the Yokkaichi team for the ``Beautiful Country Mie City Inter-town Ekiden,'' and the selection race was held on the park's trim course, and he says, ``I remember that time vividly.'' He says he goes to the Starbucks near the park parking lot about three times a week.

Trim course where you can walk, run, and walk your dog

The 2000m long trim course is popular with dog walkers, runners, and walkers.

It's also fun to take a quick lap around the football field and watch them practice soccer or rugby.

As the name Central Green Space suggests, this course is easy to use even in the hot summer as there is shade from trees in places.

There is also a signboard with the distance from the start, so you can see how many meters left to complete the lap.

This will give you an estimate of the distance you have walked or run.

There is also play equipment in the middle of the park.

In the middle of the trim course and behind the general gymnasium, there is also play equipment such as complex play equipment and swings. There is also a grassy field next to it where you can take a nap or play catch.

*As of January 19, 2024, the jungle gym has been removed.

``Chuo Ryokuchi Kokoyoka'' with cafes and restaurants

In Kokoyoka Chuo Ryokuchi, there are three stores: ``Starbucks Coffee,'' a soup curry shop ``Park Cafe Terrace,'' and an Italian restaurant ``vansan.'' Fill your stomach here or take a break at the cafe to recharge your energy.

It's close to the parking lot, so you can easily stop by and we highly recommend it!

Athlete Favorite Yuzu Citrus & Passion Tea

Starbucks Coffee Yokkaichi Chuo-ryokuchi store

Pearls player Sakizuki Mitani and Viatin Mie Valley captain Kazuki Ochiai's favorite drink is Starbucks passion tea.

Mitani said, ``It's refreshing and delicious to drink in hot weather.''

Authentic Italian food that the whole family can enjoy

Italian kitchen VANSAN Yokkaichi Chuo-ryokuchi store

VANSAN's signature menu, "All-You-Can-Topping Pasta," is topped with as much raw ham, raw mozzarella cheese, and seasonal ingredients as you like until you say "Stop!" You can enjoy the tabletop presentation and chewy fresh pasta. A casual restaurant where you can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine such as stone oven pizza. There is also a menu for kids.

A soup curry shop supervised by a famous Hokkaido restaurant.

Park cafe terrace

Recommended for meals with family and friends, or for lunch during work.

There is also a children's space and a nursing room, making it a store that is friendly to people who are raising children.

You can also take out, so it's perfect for lunch in the park.

More details are introduced in the topics below.

Park cafe Terrace, a soup curry shop supervised by a famous Hokkaido restaurant, has opened in YokkaichiCity. This store is also friendly to people who are raising children! | Sightseeing in Mie (Kanko Mie) | Click here for sightseeing and travel information in Mie Prefecture! (kankomie.or.jp)

How was it

Yokkaichi Central Green Park is a green park with a gymnasium, football field, and running course. Not only that, but it is a facility that is rooted in the community and is used by a wide range of people, from professional athletes such as Olympians and local club teams to youth sports teams.

It also serves as a recreational area for local residents, including a pedestrian-only trim course and ``Chuo Ryokuchi Kokoyoka'' with a cafe and restaurant.

They also have pocket lids, so why not stop by once?