Osaka Stadium

Osaka Stadium
Osaka Stadium
Location Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Built January 1950
Opened September 12, 1950
Closed November 1998
Demolished 1999
Owner Osaka Stadium Corporation
Surface Grass
Architect Junzo Sakakura
Capacity 31,379
Field dimensions Left and Right Field - 91.5 m
Left and Right Center - 109.7 m
Center Field - 115.8 m
Backstop - 18.3 m
Tenants
Nankai Hawks(1950-1988)
Kintetsu Pearls(1950-1957)、
Yosho Robbins(1953-1954)

Osaka Stadium was a stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people.

It was primarily used for baseball and was home of the Nankai Hawks until they moved to the Heiwadai Stadium in 1988.

Michael Jackson concluded the 1st leg of his Bad World Tour at the stadium, with three consecutive sold-out shows, on October 10-12, 1987.

See also

Coordinates: 34°39′41″N 135°30′06″E / 34.66147°N 135.50180°E / 34.66147; 135.50180


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