Meiji Jingu Stadium
Encyclopedia
is a baseball stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
, Japan
. It opened in 1926 and holds 37,933 spectators. Property of the Meiji Shrine
, it is the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
professional baseball
team. It also hosts college baseball, including the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
and the Tohto University Baseball League
.
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It opened in 1926 and holds 37,933 spectators. Property of the Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine
', located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.-History:...
, it is the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
is a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League.The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, the Yakult Corporation. From 1950 to 1965, the team was owned by the former Japanese National Railways and called the Kokutetsu Swallows; the team was then owned by the newspaper Sankei...
professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team. It also hosts college baseball, including the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League is an intercollegiate baseball league that features six prominent universities in the Tokyo area...
and the Tohto University Baseball League
Tohto University Baseball League
Tohto University Baseball League is an intercollegiate baseball league that features 21 prominent universities in the Tokyo area.- History :...
.
Field
- Surface - artificial turfArtificial turfArtificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
- Dimensions
- Left Field - 101 m (331.4 ft)
- Center Field - 120 m (393.7 ft)
- Right Field - 101 m (331.4 ft)
- Height of Outfield Fence - 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
External links
- Meiji Jingu Stadium(Japanese)