Koshien Stadium

Koshien Stadium Profile

  • LOCATION: Nishinomiya
  • COUNTRY: Japan
  • YEAR OPENED: 1924
  • CAPACITY: 55,000
  • OWNER: Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd
  • GAME: Base Ball

Hanshin Koshien Stadium, commonly referred to as simply Koshien Stadium, is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hy?go 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.