In 1993 it was the first stadium in Japan with a retractable roof: it closes in 20 minutes.
The roof is made of three panels 4 metres thick: two of them rotate through 120 degrees and open the whole roof (12,000 tonnes) in about 20 minutes. Completed in 1993, it was the first stadium in Japan that could be closed in any weather. Since 2023, with the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, it is no longer the only one: it remains the southernmost of the two.
Opened on 2 April 1993 in Momochi, it was built with a retractable roof designed to protect the field from rain and wind in every season. Since 2023 the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido has taken away its status as the only stadium in Japan with a retractable roof: it remains the southernmost of the two.
🚉 Tōjinmachi · 16 min walk
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