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Ōhori Park (大濠公園,Ōhori-kōen) is a park inChūō-ku,Fukuoka,Japan and a registeredPlace of Scenic Beauty.[1]
The name Ōhori means a largemoat and it derives from the fact thatKuroda Nagamasa, the old lord ofFukuoka, reclaimed the northern half of acove or an inlet called Kusagae which was facingHakata Bay and made a moat for theFukuoka Castle. At the same time the Hii (Tajima) River, which was flowing into the cove, was diverted from its course to the west.[citation needed]
The present park was reconstructed by Fukuoka City, modeled on theWest Lake ofChina, and opened in 1929. Afireworks festival is held here every August.[citation needed]
TheFukuoka Art Museum and theUnited StatesConsulate are nearby.[citation needed]
Heiwadai Stadium also used to stand near Ohori Park. Opened in 1949 and closed in 1997 and demolished the following year, this baseball stadium was home to 3 NPB franchises. TheNishi Nippon Pirates only stayed in Heiwadai for their only year of operation in 1950. TheNishitetsu Clippers/Lions (now Saitama Seibu Lions) played their entire time in Heiwadai during their tenure in Fukuoka from 1950-1978 before moving toSaitama. The last team to call Heiwadai home was theFukuoka Daiei Hawks (now Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) for their first 3 years from 1989-1992. The stadium was eventually replaced with theFukuoka PayPay Dome. During a renovation to Heiwadai in 1987, underneath the bleachers of the stadium, ruins of an ancient facility were found. When the stadium was demolished in 1997, the outfield bleachers were left as archeological work continued until these bleachers were also demolished in 2008 due to concerns over safety. It can be said that the reason why there were ruins found under the bleachers in Heiwadai was because it was built over the ruins ofFukuoka Castle.[citation needed]
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