is a
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Iwaki, Fukushima,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It opened in 1995 and holds 30,000 people. Its design was based on that of
Chiba Marine Stadium
(official name: ) is a stadium in Chiba City, Chiba, Japan. It opened in 1990 and holds approximately 30,000 people. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is also used for Rugby union. The stadium ...
, and it is used primarily used for
baseball. The stadium hosts high school, university and amateur baseball and
softball events, and one-two professional baseball games per year. It hosted one
NPB All-Star Game
The Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Game is an annual baseball series of All-Star Games (in most years, two games are played, but three such games can and have been played as well) between players from the Central League and the Pacific Leag ...
in 2013.
External links
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Iwaki City home page
Baseball venues in Japan
Sports venues in Fukushima Prefecture
Iwaki, Fukushima
Sports venues completed in 1995
1995 establishments in Japan
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