The finale of the 2003 women's World Cup will be
performed in Osaka. Osaka, a mammoth city like Tokyo, has been flourishing
as a commercial centre for ages, and its business people have been
called "Naniwa-Merchants" - Naniwa is the former name
of Osaka - and still it clings to its traditions. In the Kansai-area,
whose centre is Osaka, many volleyball teams of the V-League, the
Japanese Volleyball Premier League, are based. Moreover, the Osaka
Prefectural Gymnasium is the regular competition site for the annual
National Volleyball Championships in spring. The Namihaya Dome,
which was a competition site for the 98 World Championships and
will be the stage for the women's finale this year is a huge sports
complex with 10000 seats and can be converted into a swimming pool
in summer, a skating rink in winter. In the other seasons, it is
used for various sports activities such as volleyball.
Address: 308-1 Oaza Mitsujima, Kadoma, Osaka
Capacity: 10,000
Access: [Nagahori-Tsurumi Ryokuchi Line / underground]
Kadoma-minami Station, a couple of minutes walk
|
Namihaya
Dome
