Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium

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The Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium (松山中央公園野球場, Matsuyama Chūō Kōen Yakyūjō) is a multi-purpose stadium in Matsuyama Central Park, Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. The stadium holds 30,136 people.

Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium
Botchan Stadium
Botchan Stadium
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LocationMatsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
OwnerMatsuyama Culture & Sports Foundation[1]
Capacity30,000
Field sizeleft - 99.1 m (325 ft)
center - 122 m (400.3 ft)
right - 99.1 m (325 ft)
Opened2000
Tenants
Japanese High School Baseball Championship Ehime Regional
2008 Women's Baseball World Cup
Ehime Mandarin Pirates

The nickname is "Botchan Stadium". It is named after well-known novel Botchan written by Natsume Sōseki who once lived in Matsuyama.

The stadium is the home ground of the Ehime Mandarin Pirates playing in Shikoku Island League.

References

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  1. ^ Matsuyama Culture & Sports Foundation (29 October 2018). "アクセス Matsuyama Central Park Access " (in Japanese). Matsuyama Culture & Sports Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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