is a

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in the Edogawa area of

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. The stadium looks the same as many

s of its era in

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. The stadium seats about 7,000 and is mainly used for

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and

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but features a broad running track for

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

events. Its main tenant is

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of the

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. It served as home to Sagawa Express Tokyo until 2006. In addition to other sports, the stadium hosted the

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in 1997.

Facilities

* Four

floodlight A floodlight is a broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial light. They are often used to illuminate outdoor playing fields while an outdoor sports event is being held during low-light conditions. More focused kinds are often used as a stage ...

s * All-weather track of 400 m x 8 lanes, 3,000 m obstacle course etc. * Natural turf field (105 x 70 m for soccer, lacrosse and rugby) *

Scoreboard A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game. Most levels of sport from high school and above use at least one scoreboard for keeping score, measuring time, and displaying statistics. Scoreboards in the past used ...

(electric)

Access

* 15 minutes' walk from

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on the

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. * 25 minutes' walk from

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on the

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. * Toei Buses also go to the stadium.

External links

* (in Japanese) {{FC Tokyo Edogawa, Tokyo Football venues in Japan Sports venues in Tokyo Athletics (track and field) venues in Japan Rugby union stadiums in Japan Lacrosse venues FC Tokyo Multi-purpose stadiums in Japan Sports venues completed in 1984 1984 establishments in Japan