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 - 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)
Tenants
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Central League) (1964-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
• 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)

External links

• Meiji Jingu Stadium(Japanese)

Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans at the right field bleachers

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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