Meiji Jingu Stadium

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Meiji Jingu Stadium

明治神宮野球場
Location	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°40′28.3″N 139°43′01.4″E / 35.674528°N 139.717056°E / 35.674528; 139.717056
Public transit	JB at Sendagaya and Shinanomachi G at Gaiemmae E at Kokuritsu-Kyogijo
Owner	Meiji Shrine
Capacity	37,933[2]
Field size	Left Field – 97.5 metres (320 ft) Left-Center – 112.3 metres (368 ft) Center Field – 120 metres (394 ft) Right-Center – 112.3 metres (368 ft) Right Field – 97.5 metres (320 ft) Height of outfield fence – 3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Surface	Hibrid Turf Exciting[1]
Construction
Broke ground	December 1925
Opened	October 23, 1926
Construction cost	530,000 Yen
Tenants
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League (1926-current) Tohto University Baseball League (1932-current) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Central League) (1964-current)

The Meiji Jingu Stadium (明治神宮野球場, Meiji Jingū Yakyūjō) is a baseball stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1926 and holds 37,933 spectators. Property of the Meiji Shrine, it is the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball team. It also hosts college baseball, including the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League and the Tohto University Baseball League.

Redevelopment plans call for the stadium and the adjacent Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium to be demolished and replaced with new facilities.