Meiji Jingu Stadium

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Meiji Jingu Stadium (明治神宮野球場, Meiji Jingū Yakyūjō^?) is a baseball stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1926 and holds 37,933 spectators. Property of the Meiji Shrine, it is the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball team. It also hosts college baseball, including the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League and the Tohto University Baseball League.

[edit] Field

• Surface - artificial turf
• Dimensions
  • Left Field - 101 m (331.4 ft)
  • Center Field - 120 m (393.7 ft)
  • Right Field - 101 m (331.4 ft)
  • Height of Outfield Fence - 3.5 m (11.5 ft)

[edit] External links

• Meiji Jingu Stadium(Japanese)

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v • d • e Tokyo Yakult Swallows Formerly the Kokutestu Swallows, Sankei Swallows, Sankei Atoms, and Yakult Atoms • Based in Tokyo, Japan The Franchise Yakult • History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters Ballparks Meiji Jingu Stadium Important Figures Tsutomu Wakamatsu • Katsuo Ohsugi • Atsuya Furuta • Masaichi Kaneda • Kazushige Nagashima • Tsutomu Wakamatsu • Charlie Manuel • Jack Howell • Tom O'Malley • Joe Pepitone • Kazuhisa Ishii • Shingo Takatsu • Atsuya Furuta • Leon Lee • Doug DeCinces • Akinori Iwamura Retired Numbers（Honored） 1 • 27 Japan Series Championships (5) 1978 • 1993 • 1995 • 1997 • 2001 Central League Championships (6) 1978 • 1992 • 1993 • 1995 • 1997 • 2001

Coordinates: 35°40′28.46″N, 139°43′1.69″E