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Osaka Stadium
Location	Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan
Owner	Osaka Stadium Corporation
Capacity	31,379
Field size	Left and Right Field – 91.5 m ; Left and Right Center – 109.7 m ; Center Field – 115.8 m ; Backstop – 18.3 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	9 January 1950; 74 years ago
Built	January 1950; 75 years ago
Opened	12 September 1950; 74 years ago
Closed	November 1998; 26 years ago
Demolished	2000; 25 years ago
Architect	Junzo Sakakura
Tenants
	Nankai Hawks (1950–1988); Kintetsu Pearls (1950–1957); Yosho Robbins (1953–1954)

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Osaka Stadium (Japanese: 大阪球場), owned by Osaka Stadium Corporation (大阪スダヂアム興業株式会社), was a stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan.^[1] It opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people. It was built over the site of a red-brick tobacco plant which was destroyed during the bombing of Osaka during World War II. The stadium was torn down in 1998 and was replaced by the office and shopping complex of Namba Parks in several stages, with final construction ending in April 2007.^{[citation needed]}

The stadium was primarily used for baseball and was home of the Nankai Hawks until they moved to the Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka (subsequently becoming the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, and are now the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) in 1988.^{[citation needed]}

Madonna kicked off her Who's That Girl World Tour at the stadium with two sold-out concerts on June 14 and 15, 1987. They were her first concerts in Japan.^{[citation needed]}

Michael Jackson concluded the first leg of his Bad World Tour at the stadium, with three consecutive sold-out shows on October 10–12, 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Osaka stadium in 1985 from air, taken by MLIT.
Osaka stadium in 1988, (Taken from the right field)
Scoreboard and backstand from the left field in 1989.

References

^ Niehaus, Andreas; Tagsold, Christian, eds. (2013). Sport, Memory and Nationhood in Japan: Remembering the Glory Days. Taylor & Francis. p. 89. ISBN 9781135712167.

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+{{Short description|Demolished stadium in Japan}}
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-{{unreferenced|date=April 2009}}
 {{Expand Japanese|大阪スタヂアム|date=August 2014}}
 {{infobox stadium
 |stadium_name = Osaka Stadium
+|image=Osaka studium air 1985.jpg
 |location = [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]], Japan
-| broke_ground        = January 9, 1950
+| broke_ground        = {{Start date and age|df=y|1950|1|9}}
-| built =  January 1950
+| built =  {{Start date and age|df=y|1950|1}}
-| opened = September 12, 1950
+| opened = {{Start date and age|df=y|1950|9|12}}
-|closed=November 1998
+|closed={{Start date and age|df=y|1998|11}}
-| demolished = 2000
+| demolished = {{Start date and age|df=y|2000}}
 |owner=Osaka Stadium Corporation
 | surface             = Grass
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 |dimensions= Left and Right Field – 91.5 m <br/>Left and Right Center – 109.7 m <br/>Center Field – 115.8 m <br/>Backstop – 18.3 m
 }}
+{{nihongo|'''Osaka Stadium'''|大阪球場||lead=yes}}, owned by {{nihongo|Osaka Stadium Corporation|大阪スダヂアム興業株式会社}}, was a [[stadium]] in [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]], Japan.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Niehaus |editor1-first=Andreas |editor2-last=Tagsold |editor2-first=Christian |title=Sport, Memory and Nationhood in Japan: Remembering the Glory Days |date=2013 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781135712167 |page=89}}</ref> It opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people. It was built over the site of a red-brick tobacco plant which was destroyed during the [[bombing of Osaka]] during World War II. The stadium was torn down in 1998 and was replaced by the office and shopping complex of [[Namba Parks]] in several stages, with final construction ending in April 2007.{{cn|date=October 2019}}
+The stadium was primarily used for [[baseball]] and was home of the [[Nankai Hawks]] until they moved to the [[Heiwadai Stadium]] in [[Fukuoka]] (subsequently becoming the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, and are now the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) in 1988.{{cn|date=October 2019}}
-[[File:Osaka studium air 1985.jpg|right|thumb|Osaka stadium in 1985 from air, taken by [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan)|MLIT]].]]
-[[File:OsakaStudiam.jpg|thumb|Osaka stadium in 1988, (Taken from the right field)]]
-[[File:Osakastudiam1989.jpg|thumb|Scoreboard and backstand from the left field in 1989.]]
+[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] kicked off her [[Who's That Girl World Tour]] at the stadium with two sold-out concerts on June 14 and 15, 1987. They were her first concerts in Japan.{{cn|date=October 2019}}
-{{nihongo|'''Osaka Stadium'''|大阪球場||extra=owned by Osaka Stadium Corporation (大阪スダヂアム興業株式会社)}} was a [[stadium]] located in [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]], Japan. The stadium opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people. It was built over the site of a red-brick tobacco plant which was destroyed during the [[bombing of Osaka]] during World War II. The stadium was torn down in 1998 and was entirely replaced by the office and shopping complex of [[Namba Parks]] in several stages, with final construction ending in April 2007.
+[[Michael Jackson]] concluded the first leg of his [[Bad World Tour]] at the stadium, with three consecutive sold-out shows on October 10–12, 1987.{{cn|date=October 2019}}
-It was primarily used for [[baseball]] and was home of the [[Nankai Hawks]] until they moved to the [[Heiwadai Stadium]] in [[Fukuoka]] (subsequently becoming the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, and are now the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) in 1988.
+== Gallery ==
-[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] kicked off her [[Who's That Girl World Tour]] at the stadium with two sold-out concerts taking place on June 14 and 15,1987. These were Madonna´s first concerts in Japan.
+<gallery>
+File:Osaka studium air 1985.jpg|Osaka stadium in 1985 from air, taken by [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan)|MLIT]].
+File:Osaka Stadium.jpg|Osaka stadium in 1988, (Taken from the right field)
+File:Osaka Stadium 1989.jpg|Scoreboard and backstand from the left field in 1989.
+</gallery>
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
-[[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==
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 {{Yokohama BayStars}}
 {{Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks}}
+{{Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes}}
 [[Category:Defunct baseball venues in Japan]]
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 [[Category:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes]]
 [[Category:Yokohama BayStars]]
-[[Category:Defunct sports venues in Japan]]
+[[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Japan]]
+[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1950]]
+[[Category:Sports venues demolished in 2000]]
+[[Category:1950 establishments in Japan]]
+[[Category:2000 disestablishments in Japan]]
 {{Japan-baseball-venue-stub}}