Tokyo Stadium (baseball)

Tokyo Stadium
Location 7-1, Minami-Senju (Present: 45-1, Minami-Senju Rokuchome), Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates 35°44′10″N 139°47′31″E / 35.736097°N 139.791858°E / 35.736097; 139.791858Coordinates: 35°44′10″N 139°47′31″E / 35.736097°N 139.791858°E / 35.736097; 139.791858
Owner Tokyo Stadium Co.
Operator Tokyo Stadium Co.
Construction
Opened May 31, 1962
Closed 1972
Demolished 1977
Architect Takenaka Corporation

Tokyo Stadium (東京スタジアム) was a baseball stadium in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It was primarily used for baseball and was home of the Lotte Orions until they moved to Miyagi Baseball Stadium in Sendai in 1972. The stadium was opened in 1962 and had a capacity of 35,000 people.

Preceded by
Korakuen Stadium
Home of the
Lotte Orions

1962 – 1972
Succeeded by
Miyagi Stadium


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