Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
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| Hiroshima Municipal Stadium | |
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| Shimin-Kyujo | |
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| Location | 15-25, Moto-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima |
| Broke ground | January 22, 1957 |
| Opened | July 20, 1957 |
| Owner | Hiroshima City |
| Operator | Hiroshima City |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | 256 million Yen |
| Tenants | |
 Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
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| Capacity | |
| 32,000 | |
| Dimensions | |
| Left Field - 91.4m Left-Center - 109.7m Center Field - 115.8m Right-Center - 109.7m Right Field - 91.4m |
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Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (広島市民球場 Hiroshima Shimin Kyujo?) is a stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. It opened in 1957 and holds 32,000 people. It stands in the central area of Hiroshima and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial stands opposite this stadium.
The city is planning to construct a new stadium in 2009.
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| Current ballparks in Nippon Professional Baseball | ||
| Central League | Pacific League | |
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| Hiroshima Municipal Stadium | Koshien Stadium | Meiji Jingu Stadium | Nagoya Dome | Tokyo Dome | Yokohama Stadium | Chiba Marine Stadium | Fukuoka Dome | Fullcast Stadium Miyagi | Invoice Seibu Dome | Osaka Dome | Sapporo Dome | Skymark Stadium | |
