Tokyo Stadium (baseball)

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Tokyo Stadium
Tokyo Stadium in 1974
Location7-1, Minami-Senju (Present: 45-1, Minami-Senju Rokuchome), Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°44′10″N 139°47′31″E / 35.736097°N 139.791858°E / 35.736097; 139.791858Coordinates: 35°44′10″N 139°47′31″E / 35.736097°N 139.791858°E / 35.736097; 139.791858
OwnerTokyo Stadium Co.
OperatorTokyo Stadium Co.
Construction
OpenedMay 31, 1962
Closed1972
Demolished1977
ArchitectTakenaka Corporation

Tokyo Stadium (東京スタジアム) was a baseball stadium in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It was the home of the Lotte Orions until they moved to Miyagi Baseball Stadium in Sendai in 1972. The stadium was opened in 1962 and had a capacity of 35,000 people.

Preceded by
Korakuen Stadium
Home of the
Lotte Orions

1962 – 1972
Succeeded by
Miyagi Stadium
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