is a park in

Chūō-ku, Niigata is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It comprises much of the city centre. , the ward had an estimated population of 183,231 in 87,162 households and a population density of 4,900 pe ...

, Niigata Prefecture,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

History

The

1964 Niigata earthquake Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

caused the sandy soil under the city to liquefy, damaging many city facilities. The aging baseball stadium was converted to an earthquake memorial using funds from the earthquake disaster relief money. This is currently the Niigata Prefectural Hall. From the 1990s, aging facilities were demolished. A riverside picnic site covering approximately 7 hectares was created, and north and south bound traffic was diverted under the park via a tunnel.

Other facilities in the park

* Hakusan Shrine * Niigata Prefectural Government Memorial Hall * Niigata City Music and Culture Hall *

Niigata-City Performing Arts Center (Ryutopia) The is a large multi-purpose public cultural facility in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, which opened on 22 October 1998. Facilities There are 1,890 main concert hall seats and 903 theater seats. Access Train / Car The complex is located within H ...

Niigata Prefectural Civic Center The is a large multi-purpose public cultural facility in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, which opened on 1 December 1967. Facilities The main concert hall seats 1,730, and the smaller hall seats 300. History Construction of the building started on ...

* Niigata City Municipal Gymnasium *

Niigata City Athletic Stadium is a sports venue in Niigata, Japan, and was the home of the Albirex Niigata football team until they moved to the Big Swan in 2001. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major Japanese athletic events, including the 1964 Nationa ...

External links

* {{Coord, 37.91446, 139.039171, display=title, type:landmark, format=dms Parks in Japan Parks and gardens in Niigata Prefecture Niigata (city)