Ajinomoto Stadium
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multi-purpose stadium in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
Key facts
- Location
- Chōfu, Tokyo , Japan
- Owner
- Tokyo Municipal Government
- Operator
- Tokyo Stadium Co., Ltd.
- Capacity
- 49,970
- Surface
- Grass
- Field size
- 110.5 m x 75.4 m
- Public transit
- Keio Line at Tobitakyū , Seibu Tamagawa Line at Tama
- Opened
- 10 March 2001
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- stadium
- Named after
- Ajinomoto
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Chōfu
- Owned by
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government
- Sport
- rugby union
- Official website
- www.ajinomotostadium.com
- Image
- Ajinomoto Stadium (Tokyo, JAP) 2012.JPG
- Significant event
- rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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- Commons category
- Ajinomoto Stadium
- maximum capacity
- 48013
- occupant
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- name in kana
- あじのもとスタジアム
- inception
- 1999-04-05
- date of official opening
- 2001-03-10
- adjacent structure or building
- Keio Arena Tokyo
- main building contractor
- Kajima Corporation
- street address
- 376-3, Nishimachi, Chofu-shi, Tokyo
- surface played on
- lawn
- capital cost
- 34000000000
- social media followers
- 11218
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Encyclopedic overview
The Tokyo Stadium (東京スタジアム, Tōkyō Sutajiamu), currently known as Ajinomoto Stadium (味の素スタジアム, Ajinomoto Sutajiamu; or simply Ajisuta) for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by United States Forces Japan, in March 2001.
It was the first stadium in Japan that sold its naming rights, which went to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. on a five-year, 1.2 billion yen (about 10 million U.S. dollars) contract from March 2003 to February 2008 to name it Ajinomoto Stadium. This contract has been renewed four times, the last one extended for five years from March 2024 to the end of February, 2029, for 1.05 billion yen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ajinomoto Stadium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.