Mazda Stadium

For the ballpark used by the Carp until 2008, see Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (1957).

MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
Mazda Stadium
Full name	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
Location	2-3-1,Minami-Kaniya, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Opened	April 10, 2009
Owner	Hiroshima City
Operator	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Main contractors	Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. Masuoka Architectural Constructors Inc
Capacity	32,000 300 for wheelchairs Field seats
Field dimensions	left - 101 m (331.4 ft) center - 122 m (400.3 ft) right - 100 m (328.1 ft)
Tenants
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (NPB) (2009–present)

Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (広島市民球場, Hiroshima Shimin Kyūjō^?), often called MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima (MAZDA Zoom-Zoom スタジアム広島, Matsuda Zūmu-Zūmu Sutajiamu Hiroshima^?), is a baseball stadium in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. It is used primarily for baseball and is the home of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japanese Central League. The ballpark has a capacity of 32,000 people and opened on April 10, 2009. It replaced First Hiroshima Municipal Stadium and initially retained the old ballpark's official name.

Naming Rights

On November 6, 2008, Hiroshima City gave Mazda Motor Corporation naming rights to the stadium. In October of that year, Mazda proposed to call the stadium the MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima for the period between April 1, 2009 until March 31, 2014. On December 24, 2008, Mazda entered into a contract with the City of Hiroshima regarding the stadiums name and made official the abbreviated name "Mazda Stadium (マツダスタジアム^?)".

See also

• List of special events at Hiroshima Stadium

External links

• General Information (carp.co.jp-Japanese)
• Information on ballpark
• New Stadium Blog (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°23′33″N 132°29′02″E / 34.3925°N 132.484°E / 34.3925; 132.484