Hanshin Koshien Stadium

Local name阪神甲子園球場
LocationNishinomiya, Japan

Hanshin Koshien Stadium, commonly referred to as simply Koshien Stadium, is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The stadium was built to host the national high school baseball tournaments, and opened on August 1, 1924. It was the largest stadium in Asia at the time it was completed, with a capacity of 55,000.

The name Kōshien comes from Wood Rat of the Sexagenary cycle system. The year of the stadium's founding, 1924, was the first year kōshi in the cycle. The design of the stadium was heavily influenced by the Polo Grounds in New York City. In 1936 it became the home stadium for the Osaka Tigers, now with the Central League. On February 14, 1964, Hanshin, the Tigers' owners, was appended to the name of Koshien Stadium.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshien_Stadium

Official Website https://www.hanshin.co.jp/koshien/

Coordinates 34°43'16.761" N 135°21'41.842" E

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