An overseas delegation led by Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom visited Abashiri City, Japan on the 29th to strengthen cooperation and inspect local sports facilities.On the 29th, the delegation visited the ‘Tentorando Park Golf Course’ built on a slope in the mountains, a multi-purpose ‘Sports Training Field’ utilized as a baseball field, futsal field, and tennis court, and a general gymnasium equipped with a track and field stadium.In particular, Hokkaido, home to Abashiri City, is known as the birthplace of park golf, and the Makubetsu area hosts international competitions every year.The city of Ulsan, which is promoting the creation of a park golf course, focused on the current status of the golf course and its operational know-how.The previous day, Abashiri Mayor Yoichi Mizutani and Abashiri City Council Chairman Takayuki Hiraga, who have become close through the whale festival, met with the city to discuss ways to revitalize cultural and sports exchanges.
Abashiri City is a representative whaling city in Japan facing the Sea of Okhotsk.As a whale city, Abashiri has had a friendship city relationship with Ulsan Nam-gu since 2012.The delegation traveled to Sapporo on the 30th for the final leg of the trip, where they visited the Escon Field Dome Baseball Stadium, a complex that combines sports and culture.Located in Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido, Escon Field is a state-of-the-art 30,000-seat dome ballpark that was completed in March of this year.The stadium is centered around a variety of cultural, tourist, and amenity facilities, including restaurants, shopping malls, hot springs, and glamping.Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom said, “Through this visit, we hope to revitalize exchanges with Japan in various fields, including sports,” adding, “This will be a great help in implementing our 8th term pledge to 무료슬롯게임 expand the infrastructure for daily and professional sports.”