Meiji Jingu Stadium, Baseball stadium in Kasumigaoka, Tokyo, Japan.
Meiji Jingu Stadium is a baseball venue in the Kasumigaoka district of Tokyo, located within the outer precinct of Meiji Shrine and seating roughly 37,900 spectators. The facility combines concrete stands and a covered entrance gate with open seating rows and grassy areas extending toward the tree lines of the adjacent parkland.
The stadium opened in 1926, bringing baseball to Tokyo during a decade of growing interest in American sports. After World War II the US military administration temporarily used the site as a hub for baseball activities before handing control back to Japanese clubs.
For decades this playing field has served as home to the Yakult Swallows professional baseball club, drawing supporters from across the region during the competitive season. The stands fill especially during school tournaments, when young players from around the country compete before an attentive audience.
The stadium sits within walking distance of Gaienmae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line or Shinanomachi Station on the JR Chuo-Sobu Line, accessible via broad pathways through the outer garden. Visitor days cluster around match dates between spring and fall, when crowds rise noticeably.
The first floodlight pylons were installed only decades after opening, so initially games could only take place during daylight hours. Wooden seats in some older sections remain today, recalling the early construction period of the stadium.
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