is a large

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located in

Higashisumiyoshi-ku is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka, Japan. Points of interest *Nagai Park **Nagai Botanical Garden **Nagai Stadium **Yanmar Field Nagai **Yodoko Sakura Stadium Shopping *Komagawa Shopping Arcade (駒川商店街) Headquarters *Sangari ...

Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

. Its facilities include three multipurpose sports stadiums, including 50,000-seat Nagai Stadium; Nagai Botanical Garden, which has over 1,000 species of trees and flowers; a swimming pool and gymnasium; and a tract of preserved local forest. It also hosts a large number of cherry trees and is a popular area for picnics during cherry blossom (''

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'') season in early spring.

Establishments

* Nagai Stadium * Nagai Aid Stadium * Nagai Ball Gall Field (Kincho Stadium) *Nagai

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Court *Nagai

Sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by th ...

Stadium *Nagai

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* Nagai Botanical Garden *Osaka Museum of Natural History *Disabled Sports Center *Rubber baseball Stadium

Defunct establishments

*Osaka Central

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Stadium *Osaka

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Access

* Tsurugaoka Station (

Hanwa Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 61.3 km (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7 km branchline ...

) * Nagai Station (Hanwa Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line)

External links

Nagai Park

Nagai Botanical Garden

Osaka Museum of Natural History
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