Ulsan City Overseas Delegation Visits Hokkaido, the Birthplace of Park Golf, for Sports and Cultural Inspection

Visit to Abashiri General Gymnasium and Escon Field Complex Sports Facility

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Kim Doo-gyeom, mayor of Ulsan City, leading the overseas delegation, is visiting Japan and will spend two days on the 28th and 29th visiting Abashiri, Hokkaido, before holding his final official schedule in Sapporo on the 30th.

The Ulsan delegation will tour the comprehensive sports complex in Abashiri City, which includes a sports training field, baseball stadium, and athletics stadium.

They will also meet with the mayor of Abashiri City and the head of the Chamber of Commerce, with whom they share a connection through the Whale Festival, to discuss plans for cultural exchange and cooperation.

Abashiri City, located adjacent to the Sea of Okhotsk, is a representative whaling base in Japan and has maintained a sister city relationship with Nam-gu, Ulsan since 2012 through their shared bond over "whales."

For the final schedule of the Japan visit on the 30th, the delegation will move to Sapporo to inspect the Escon Field Dome Baseball Stadium and the mountainous park golf course, envisioning a complex space where sports and culture harmonize.

Escon Field Baseball Stadium, located in Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido, was completed in March this year and is a state-of-the-art dome stadium equipped with a baseball field as well as various cultural, tourism, and convenience facilities. The Elk Forest Park Golf Course, the last planned visit site, combines mountainous and flat park golf courses.

Kim Doo-gyeom, mayor of Ulsan City, said, “Visiting Japan’s sister cities, I hope exchanges will be activated in various fields, including sports. This visit will greatly help implement the 8th term public pledge of ‘expanding living and professional sports infrastructure.’”

The Hokkaido region of Japan, where Sapporo City and Abashiri City are located, is the birthplace of park golf, and the Makubetsu area of Hokkaido, where park golf began, hosts an international tournament every year. Park golf, which started here, has become a modern sport enjoyed worldwide in countries such as Korea, Australia, and the United States.

Ulsan City Hall.

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