Soyu Stadium, formerly known as , is an athletic

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. Located approximately 3 kilometers from the city center, the Akita Yabase Stadium is a multi-use facility opened in September 1941. It has been renovated several times, including a complete rebuilding in 1981, track repairs in 1985, and modifications in 1995 to accommodate the requirements for

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. The stadium was the main venue for the

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. It also hosted the National Sports Festival of Japan in

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and

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. The facilities is the home stadium for the

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, a

team.

Naming rights

The oldest and largest stadium in Akita was renamed in April 2019 when the Soyu Corporation purchased the

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. The agreement was reported as being worth 3.5 million yen per year.

Gallery

Image:Field of Akita Municipal Yabase Athletic Stadium 20190414.jpg, Four 40.75-meter-tall Panasonic 45-LED-bulb light towers are installed in 2019 that satisfies the J2 license requirements (JPY 530 million) Image:Video equipment of Akita Municipal Yabase Athletic Stadium 20190414.jpg, Panasonic scoreboard (JPY 400 million) Image:Spectator stands of Akita Municipal Yabase Athletic Stadium 20190414.jpg, Broadcast booth Image:Yabase Athletic Park 04.jpg, Image:Soyu Stadium.jpg, Satellite view Image:Yabase Sports Park 1975.jpg, Yabase Sports Park in 1975 Image:Yabase Sports Park 1960s.jpg, Yabase Sports Park in 1960s Image:Yabase Sports Park 1948.png, Yabase Sports Park in 1948

Access

*From

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: for Rinkai Eigyosho,

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via Terauchi etc. Get off at Yabase Kyujo-mae.
Access to Soyu Stadium

References

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Location map

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