Hanshin Koshien Stadium

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Hanshin Koshien Stadium is a historic baseball stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, best known for hosting Japan’s National High School Baseball Championship and serving as the iconic home of the Hanshin Tigers.

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Koshien Stadium 3
Koshien 1
阪神甲子園球場 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball stadium
sports venue
accessibleBy Kōshien Station
builtToCommemorate Emperor Taishō’s enthronement
cityServed Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
surface form: Hanshin region
country Japan
culturalSignificance iconic home of Hanshin Tigers fans
symbol of Japanese high school baseball
hasArchitecturalStyle open-air bowl
hasFeature bullpens under the stands
ivy-covered outfield walls
traditional all-dirt infield
hasNickname Hanshin Koshien Stadium
surface form: Koshien
hasOutfieldFenceDistance approximately 118 meters to center field
approximately 95 meters to the poles
hasScoreboardType large video scoreboard
homeStadiumOf Hanshin Tigers
Hanshin Tigers farm team
hosts concerts
high school baseball tournaments
other sporting events
professional baseball games
JapaneseName Hanshin Koshien Stadium self-linksurface differs
surface form: 阪神甲子園球場
knownFor Japan National High School Baseball Championship
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
surface form: spring Koshien tournament

Japan National High School Baseball Championship
surface form: summer Koshien tournament
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Hyogo Prefecture
surface form: Hyōgo Prefecture

Kansai region
Nishinomiya
near Kobe
Osaka
opened 1924-08-01
operatedBy Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
surface form: Hanshin Electric Railway
ownedBy Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
surface form: Hanshin Electric Railway
primaryUse baseball
railwayLine Hanshin Main Line
region Honshu
renovated 2007
2008
2009
2010
seatingCapacity approximately 47,000
surface dirt infield
natural grass outfield
tenants Hanshin Tigers
Japan National High School Baseball Championship
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
yearCompleted 1924

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Hanshin Koshien Stadium JapaneseName Hanshin Koshien Stadium self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 阪神甲子園球場
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan hasFamousSite Hanshin Koshien Stadium
subject surface form: Nishinomiya
Hanshin Koshien Stadium hasNickname Hanshin Koshien Stadium
this entity surface form: Koshien
Nishinomiya hasSportsFacility Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan hasStadium Hanshin Koshien Stadium
subject surface form: Nishinomiya
Hanshin Tigers homeStadium Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Tigers homeStadium Hanshin Koshien Stadium
subject surface form: Hanshin Tigers
Tora homeStadiumOfTeam Hanshin Koshien Stadium
To-Lucky homeStadiumPresence Hanshin Koshien Stadium
this entity surface form: Koshien Stadium
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan knownFor Hanshin Koshien Stadium
subject surface form: Nishinomiya
this entity surface form: Koshien Stadium
Nishinomiya knownFor Hanshin Koshien Stadium
this entity surface form: Koshien Stadium