To help citizens improve their health and physical fitness, the project is designed:

• to develop sport facilities in each ward and provide the citizens a place where they can easily access and enjoy indoor sports; and
• to use the facilities as a place of the communication for the citizens in the community.

Nagai Pool
Hirano Sport Center / Indoor Pool
Ogimachi Pool
Sumiyoshi Sport Center / Indoor Pool
Ikuno Indoor Pool

Project operator

Osaka City Recreation and Tourism Bureau and other organizations

Project purpose

The project is intended to promote the citizens' health maintenance and sport activities by providing a community-based sport center and a heated pool as places where the citizens can easily access to enjoy sports and recreational activities and also can communicate with other citizens.

Project outline

Community sport center
Each community sport center includes the following facilities where the citizens can enjoy indoor sports:

• Gymnasium 1 (arena)
  volleyball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis
• Gymnasium 2 (judo/kendo practice halls)
  judo, kendo
• Others
  locker room, shower room, multi-purpose room, meeting room, equipment storage, office, instructor's room, lobby, etc.

Heated pool
The heated pool includes the following facilities where the citizens can enjoy swimming throughout the year:
(sample facilities)
A 6 to 8 lane, 25-meter rectangular pool
Jacuzzi, heated room, studio, exercise gym, etc.


Future issues
The most significant issue for the project is to secure its funding and construction site. With regard to securing the construction site, it is necessary to consider the effective use of city-owned properties and/or the combined development with other public facilities to advance the development.

Expected effect

By promoting sports among citizens, sport-related events for the citizens will increase and will give a favorable influence on sport-related industries. It is also expected that providing working citizens with a place for sports and recreational activities will encourage their leisure activities and health improvement, which will eventually lead to the promotion of healthy economic activities.