Zozo Marine Stadium

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

ZOZO Marine Stadium

Marine Stadium, Zozo Marine
Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap
Full name	Chiba Marine Stadium
Former names	QVC Marine Field (2011–2016)
Location	Mihama, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
Public transit	JR East: JE Keiyo Line at Kaihimmakuhari
Owner	Chiba City
Operator	Chiba Lotte Marines
Capacity	30,118
Field size	Left Field – 99.5 m (326.4 ft) Center Field – 122 m (400.3 ft) Right Field – 99.5 m (326.4 ft) Height of Outfield Fence – 3.3 m (14.4 ft)
Surface	Astro Nexturf (−2017) MS Craft Baseball Turf (2018–)[1]
Construction
Opened	February 2, 1990
Construction cost	13,300,000,000 yen
Tenants
Chiba Lotte Marines (Pacific League) (1992–present)

ZOZO Marine Stadium^[2] (ZOZOマリンスタジアム, Zozo Marin Sutajiamu) (official name: Chiba Marine Stadium (千葉マリンスタジアム, Chiba Marin Sutajiamu)) is a stadium in Chiba City, Chiba, Japan. It opened in 1990 and holds approximately 30,000 people. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is also used for Rugby union. The stadium was built in a multi-purpose circular shape, similarly shaped like now-demolished American stadiums like Three Rivers Stadium or Busch Memorial Stadium.

The official opening of the stadium was on April 13, 1990, when popstar Madonna opened her Blond Ambition Tour at the venue. The show was blighted by heavy rain and high winds which led to the concert being dramatically scaled back, as documented in her documentary Truth or Dare. She did successfully do two other shows on the 14 & 15 April.

Lady Gaga performed 2 sold-out shows at the venue on August 13 and 14, 2014, for her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball^[3] tour.^[4]

The Summer Sonic Festival and Makuhari Messe are held at the stadium every summer as well as the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival which was first held at the stadium in 2017.^[5]

Gallery[]

• 

  Front of Chiba Marine Stadium

• 

  Memorial of Marines, at Chiba Marine Stadium (Zozo Marine Field)

• 

  Makuhari Messe (right)

Trivia[]

• The stadium was modelled as a stage in the 1994 video game Tekken, although it was only known as "Stadium".

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chiba Marine Stadium.

Coordinates: 35°38′42.86″N 140°1′51.32″E / 35.6452389°N 140.0309222°E / 35.6452389; 140.0309222

This article about a baseball venue in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t