Korakuen Stadium

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Korakuen Stadium

後楽園スタジアム
Korakuen Stadium in 1984
Address	1-3-61 Koraku
Location	Bunkyō, Tokyo
Owner	Korakuen Stadium Company, Ltd.
Capacity	42,337
Field size	Left Field – 87.8 m (288 ft)[1] Left-Center – 110 m (361 ft) Center Field – 120.7 m (396 ft) Right-Center – 110 m (361 ft) Right Field – 87.8 m (288 ft)
Construction
Opened	1937
Closed	1987
Demolished	1988
Architect	Ryutaro Furuhashi
Main contractors	Tobishima Corporation
Tenants
Tokyo Senators/Tsubasa/Taiyō/Nishitetsu (JBL) (1936–1943) Korakuen Eagles/Kurowashi/Yamato (JBL) (1936–1943) Yomiuri Giants (NPB Central League) (1938–1987) Intercity baseball tournament (1938–1987) Gold Star/Kinsei Stars/Daeiei Stars/Daiei Unions (1946–1957) Chunichi Dragons (NPB Central League) (1948) Mainichi Orions (1950–1962) (NPB Pacific League) Kokutetsu Swallows (NPB Central League) (1950–1963) Nippon Ham Fighters (NPB Pacific League) (1964–1987)

Korakuen Stadium (後楽園球場, Kōrakuen Kyūjō) was a stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Completed in 1937, it was originally used for baseball, and was home to the Yomiuri Giants for nearly fifty years. For various periods of time, it was also the home stadium of six other professional Japanese baseball teams, including the Mainichi Orions, the Kokutetsu Swallows, and the Nippon Ham Fighters. Korakuen was the home of the Intercity baseball tournament for nearly fifty years. It originally hosted the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, now located at Korakuen's successor venue, the Tokyo Dome. In the 1970s and 1980s Korakuen was also used as a concert venue for superstar performers. The ballpark had a capacity of 50,000 people.