Nakajima Sports Center

The Nakajima Sports Center (中島スポーツセンター, Nakajima Supōtsu Sentā) is a multi-purpose event facility located in Nakajima Park in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was built in 1954 for the National Sports Festival of Japan.^{[citation needed]} A concert by the rock band Rainbow in January 1978 resulted in one death when 2,000 fans rushed the stage.^[1] By the end of the 1990s, the facility had lost its viability and was eventually converted to its current state.^{[citation needed]}

Boats are available for rental at the Shobu Pond near the sports center entrance from spring to autumn.^[2] This pond was built in 1871 as a lumber yard to store timber felled from the upper reaches of the Ishikari River.^[3]

References

^ "The Eagle › 27 January 1978 › Page 2". Newspapers.com. 1978-01-27. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
^ "菖蒲池のボートも営業開始 « 中島公園". www.sapporo-park.or.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
^ "菖蒲池／札幌中島公園". たびらい. Retrieved 2025-04-09.

[1] "The Eagle › 27 January 1978 › Page 2". Newspapers.com. 1978-01-27. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

[2] "菖蒲池のボートも営業開始 « 中島公園". www.sapporo-park.or.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2025-04-09.

[3] "菖蒲池／札幌中島公園". たびらい. Retrieved 2025-04-09.

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