Meiji Jingu Stadium

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Meiji Jingu Stadium

Location	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Broke ground	December 1925
Opened	October 23, 1926
Owner	Meiji Shrine
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction cost	530,000 Yen
Capacity	37,933
Field dimensions	Left Field - 97.5 metres (320 ft) Left-Center - 112.3 metres (368 ft) Center Field - 120 metres (394 ft) Right-Center - 112.3 metres (368 ft) Right Field - 97.5 metres (320 ft) Height of outfield fence - 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Tenants
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League (1926-current) Tohto University Baseball League (1932-current) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Central League) (1964-current) Embe Burucut RFC (Suntory Super Rugby) (2013-current)

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.

History

The second oldest baseball stadium in Japan, Meiji Jingu Stadium is one of the few Professional stadiums still in existence where Babe Ruth played. In 1934, Ruth joined several other famous baseball players from the U.S., such as Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx, in a 22-game tour of Japan.

The stadium was also used for an exhibition of baseball when Tokyo hosted the 1964 Olympic Games. The United States team of college baseball players, including eight future major league players, defeated a Japanese amateur all-star team in Tokyo, 6-2.

Field

Surface - artificial turf

External links

Meiji Jingu Stadium(Japanese)

Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans at the right field bleachers

Preceded by Komazawa Stadium	Home of the Toei Flyers 1962 – 1963	Succeeded by Korakuen Stadium
Preceded by Korakuen Stadium	Home of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1964 –	Succeeded by N/A

v t e Current ballparks in Nippon Professional Baseball

Central League	Tokyo Dome Meiji Jingu Stadium Yokohama Stadium Nagoya Dome Hanshin Koshien Stadium MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima

Pacific League	Sapporo Dome Kleenex Stadium Miyagi QVC Marine Field Seibu Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome

Others/Past Ballparks	Hotto Motto Field Kobe Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (1957)

v t 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

Retired Numbers (Honoured)	1 27

Japan Series Championships (5)	1978 1993 1995 1997 2001

Central League Championships (6)	1978 1992 1993 1995 1997 2001

Modern baseball parks

Major League Baseball

American League	Anaheim Stadium (Angels; Anaheim, California) Kauffman Stadium (Royals; Kansas City, Missouri) U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox; Chicago, Illionis) Yankee Stadium I (Yankees; Bronx, New York City)

National League	Candlestick Park (Giants; San Francisco, California) Dodger Stadium (Dodgers and Angels; Los Angeles, California) Milwaukee County Stadium (Braves and Brewers; Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Nippon Professional Baseball

Central League	Meiji Jingu Stadium (Tokyo Yakult Swallows; Tokyo, Japan) Yokohama Stadium (Yokohama DeNA BayStars; Yokohama, Japan)

Pacific League	Chiba Marine Stadium (Chiba Lotte Marines; Chiba, Japan) Miyagi Baseball Stadium (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles; Sendai, Japan)

Coordinates: 35°40′28.46″N 139°43′1.69″E / 35.6745722°N 139.7171361°E / 35.6745722; 139.7171361

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