Japan Sendai Nanakita Park With Yuzuru Hanyu

Sendai City is also said to be the birthplace of skating in Japan, and figure skating gold medalists Shizuka Arakawa and Yuzuru Hanyu also practiced in Sendai City. Hanyu in particular is from Sendai City.

There is a monument to them at the Kokusai Center Station on the Tozai Subway Line near Goshikinuma, which is said to be the birthplace of skating.

Next is Nanakita Park near Izumi Chuo Station on the Namboku Subway Line. Trees planted by Hanyu and his handwritten signature are on display. The skating rink where they practiced was in Izumi Ward, Sendai City. Nanakita Park is a large comprehensive park in Izumi Ward, Sendai City, and includes Sendai Stadium, the home of J-League team Vegalta Sendai, as well as tennis courts, baseball fields, gymnasiums, and more. In 2024, Pokemon GO Fest was held here.