Kagawa Prefectural Baseball Complex, Baseball stadium in Takamatsu, Japan
The Kagawa Prefectural Baseball Complex in Ikushima-chō, Takamatsu, centres on a stadium opened on 17 July 1982, with 22,000 seats, 96 m foul lines and a 122 m centre field. Its six floodlight towers include one right-field tower left dark for Island League night games so fishing boats in the nearby port are not disturbed. The wider park holds a second baseball field, a rugby and football ground, tennis courts, a sumo ring and a softball ground.
The stadium opened on 17 July 1982 on former salt fields in Ikushima-chō, replacing the aging Takamatsu Central Stadium, which closed that April. It was designed after the Seibu Lions Stadium and Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium. In 1993, ahead of the East Shikoku National Sports Festival, the scoreboard was converted to magnetic flip panels and lighting was added, making it the first stadium in Shikoku where night professional baseball could be played.
The complex serves as a training hub for young regional players and hosts tournaments that draw talent from across Kagawa Prefecture. Visitors can watch teams practice and feel the commitment to baseball development in the area.
The complex features accessible seating and designated parking throughout the grounds for visitor convenience. Its location in Takamatsu with connections to public transit makes visiting straightforward and comfortable.
On 10 August 1994, Ichiro Suzuki of the Orix BlueWave singled to centre here in the first inning, setting a then-record 57 consecutive games reaching base; in the ninth, Hiroyuki Tanaka hit a sayonara home run. In 2019, Fukuoka SoftBank's Yuto Furuya threw a 160 km/h pitch here, the fastest by a left-hander in Japanese pro baseball.
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