Mazda Stadium

Mazda Stadium
Full name	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
Location	2-3-1 Minami-Kaniya, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Public transit	JR West: ; Sanyo Shinkansen ; R Sanyo Main Line ; at Hiroshima
Owner	Hiroshima City
Operator	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Capacity	32,000; 300 for wheelchairs; Field seats
Field size	Left Field - 101 metres (331 ft); Left-Center - 116 metres (381 ft); Center Field - 122 metres (400 ft); Right-Center - 116 metres (381 ft); Right Field - 100 metres (328 ft)
Surface	grass
Construction
Opened	April 10, 2009
Architect	Masuoka Architectural
Main contractors	Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.; Masuoka Architectural Constructors Inc
Tenants
	Hiroshima Toyo Carp (NPB) (2009–present)

Mazda Stadium Hiroshima (MAZDA Zoom-Zoom スタジアム広島, Matsuda Zūmu-Zūmu Sutajiamu Hiroshima), also called New Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (広島市民球場, Shin-Hiroshima Shimin Kyūjō), is a baseball stadium in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. It is used primarily for baseball and is the home of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japanese Central League. The ballpark has a capacity of 32,000 people and opened on April 10, 2009. It replaced First Hiroshima Municipal Stadium and initially retained the old ballpark's official name. The stadium architecture is considered to be labeled as a retro-classic ballpark.^[1]

Naming rights

On November 6, 2008, Hiroshima City gave Mazda Motor Corporation naming rights to the stadium. In October of that year, Mazda proposed to call the stadium MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima for the period between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2014. On December 24, 2008, Mazda entered into a contract with the City of Hiroshima regarding the stadium's name and made official the abbreviated name "Mazda Stadium (マツダスタジアム)". The "Zoom-Zoom" name was a reference to a marketing campaign by Mazda.