Ulsan Public Officials to Visit Japan for Lifestyle Sports 'Benchmarking'

Ulsan City Dispatches Overseas Sports and Culture Exchange Delegation

Inspection of Advanced Sites in Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Sapporo

Ulsan City is sending an overseas delegation to Japan for exchanges in the fields of sports and culture.

On the 24th, Ulsan City announced that it will dispatch a "Sports and Culture Exchange Overseas Delegation" to Japan for a 6-night, 7-day trip from the 25th to December 1st.

Led by Ulsan Mayor Kim Du-gyeom, this delegation is planned to increase opportunities for Ulsan citizens to experience sports and to promote exchange and cooperation with Japan.

The overseas delegation will visit five cities in Japan, including Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Sapporo, to discuss intercity exchange and cooperation measures and to inspect advanced lifestyle sports facilities.

The main schedule on the first day of the visit, the 25th, includes a meeting with Kiyoshi Ejima, a member of the House of Councillors and former mayor of Shimonoseki, in Fukuoka, followed by a tour of sports and cultural infrastructure such as the PayPay Dome, Japan's first retractable roof baseball stadium.

On the 26th, the delegation will move to Shimonoseki to visit the Karato Fish Market and Obizen Stadium.

On the third day, the 27th, they will visit Kumamoto City, which held a youth friendly soccer tournament with Ulsan in March to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their sister city relationship.

They will have a discussion with the mayor of Kumamoto, share friendship between the two cities, and inspect major sports facilities such as the landmark Kumamoto Castle and the Acorn Forest Park Golf Course.

On November 28th and 29th, the delegation will visit Abashiri City, which has ties with Ulsan Nam-gu Office through the "whale" symbol, to visit Tentoran Park Golf Course and a sports training field, aiming to expand cultural and sports exchanges between international cities.

They will also meet with the chairman of the Abashiri City Council and the Abashiri-Ulsan Nam-gu Exchange Association to discuss public-private cooperation measures.

On the last day, November 30th, they will visit Sapporo to tour Escon Field baseball stadium, a complex cultural and sports facility based on sports, and Elk Forest Park Golf Course, and work on plans to improve Ulsan Sports Park facilities and expand the sports base.

Through this overseas delegation dispatch, Ulsan City plans to share information on the creation, management, and operation methods of outdoor sports facilities and park golf courses in Japan.

This will be used as a reference case for the strategy of "Establishing Lifestyle and Professional Sports Infrastructure," which is part of the campaign goal of the 8th term of the elected government to build a "cultural city enjoyable for everyone."

Mayor Kim Du-gyeom of Ulsan said, "We intend to visit Japanese cities that are advanced in lifestyle sports facilities to explore policy measures that allow citizens to enjoy sports more."

Ulsan City Hall.

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