Hanshin Koshien Stadium, commonly referred to as simply Koshien Stadium, is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The stadium was built to host the national high school baseball tournaments, and opened on 1 August 1924. It was the largest stadium in Asia at the time it was completed, with a capacity of 55,000.
Location: Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Owner: Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Capacity: approx. 60,000 (from the opening) · approx. 80,000 (after the completion of all the seats) · approx. 55,000 (–2001) · approx. 53,000 (2003) · 50,454 (2002, 2004–2007) · 46,229 (2008) · 47,808 (2009–2011) · 47,757 (2012–?) · 47,400
Opened: 1 August 1924
Architect: Ōbayashi gumi
Former names: Koshien Large Sports Field (1924–) · Koshien Stadium (–1964)
Public transit: Hanshin Electric Railway: · Hanshin Main Line at Koshien
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