Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium

Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium in 1933
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Full nameMeiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
Former namesNile Kinnick Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
OwnerMeiji Shrine
OperatorMeiji Shrine
Capacity65,000
Construction
Broke ground1 March 1922
Opened1 January 1924
Closed31 December 1956
Demolished31 December 1956
Tenants
1930 Far Eastern Games

Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium (明治神宮外苑競技場) was a multi-use stadium in Tokyo, Japan, that could hold up to 65,000 spectators. It was the main venue for the 1930 Far Eastern Games. During the Allied occupation of Japan, from 1945 to 1952, it was renamed Nile Kinnick Stadium by the Eighth Army in honor of the winner of the 1939 Heisman Trophy.[1] The stadium was demolished to make room for Tokyo Olympic Stadium in 1956.

  1. ^ Written at Iowa City, Iowa. "Tokyo Stadium Renamed for Nile Kinnick". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, Indiana. International News Service. July 17, 1946. Retrieved December 5, 2022.