Gifu Nagaragawa Medow, Sports venue in Gifu, Japan
Gifu Nagaragawa Meadow is an outdoor ball-game ground in Gifu Memorial Center, Gifu, on a detached site about 200 m north of the main grounds. Its 12,560 m² pitch is entirely natural turf, with a main stand and back-stand front rows seated, back-stand rear rows and goal-end stands on grass, holding 3,560 people. Eight floodlights stand at 1,200 lux.
The ground occupies the former site of Gifu Prison in Nagara-Fukumitsu, Gifu. It served as FC Gifu's home stadium until 2007, and the English Wikipedia lists it as one of the club's home grounds from 2010 to 2012. Since April 2025 New Japan Gas has held the naming rights, and the ground is called Shin Nihon Gas Kyugi Meadow.
The name "Meadow" refers to grassland, matching the all-natural-turf pitch. The site occupies the former grounds of the old Gifu Prison, and the temple Sūfuku-ji, linked to Oda Nobunaga, stands between the main Memorial Center grounds and this detached field about 200 m north.
The pitch lies about 200 m north of the main Gifu Memorial Center grounds, next to Shōfuku-ji temple and the Nagaragawa Sports Plaza. From JR Gifu Station, take a bus from platform 10 to Gifu Memorial Center-mae or Nagara-Nishi Elementary School-mae, then walk five minutes. The grass is protected from May 1 to July 31, when use is limited to two days a week and three matches a day.
The eight LED light towers create even brightness across the field, making it possible to hold professional training and matches after dark. This lighting system was designed to avoid harsh glare that would strain the eyes of players and spectators.
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