Nagai Park

Covering around 65 hectares, Nagai Park has facilities for sports and outdoor activities, including Yanmar Nagai Stadium, known for being the site of the Osaka International Women's Marathon, held every winter. Construction of the stadium was initially planned for 1928, but was canceled due to the war. After going through the phases of a sports field and a velodrome, large-scale works on the park began in 1959 and were completed in the same year. The park has two sports stadiums, soccer fields, swimming pools, tennis courts, exercise facilities and a sports center for the disabled. It also has a botanical garden with about 1,000 species of trees and flowers and a natural history museum that charge entrance fees. This is definitely one of the most beautiful parks in Osaka. If you are one of those tourists who love to practice outdoor sports or simply want to go for a walk, this is the place. Access is easy using the Nagai train line.