Narumi Stadium, Baseball stadium in Narumi-chō, Japan
Narumi Stadium was a baseball venue with natural grass fields designed for professional games and spectator events. The grounds featured standard diamond dimensions and supporting facilities typical of early Japanese sporting complexes.
The venue opened in 1927 and operated as a baseball facility for more than thirty years. Its closure marked the end of an era for sports in this neighborhood.
The venue hosted notable games between Japanese teams and American baseball legends Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth during exhibition matches in 1931 and 1934.
The original site is no longer active as a playing field but has been repurposed for other uses. Visitors can still explore the grounds and see markers that preserve the memory of its baseball past.
A golden home plate now marks the location of the original playing field, serving as a memorial to this stadium's baseball era. This marker was added years after the venue closed to honor its sporting past.
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