Honjo Athletic Stadium
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| 北九州市立本城陸上競技場 | |
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| Full name | Kitakyushu City Honjo Athletics Stadium |
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| Location |  Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Opened | 1989 |
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Kitakyushu City Honjo Athletics Stadium (北九州市立本城陸上競技場, Kitakyūshūshiritsu Honjō Rikujōkyōgijō) is a small athletic and
Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
.
Association football
It was the designated home stadium for
2010 season to 2016 season
. It underwent a major renovation which lasted until 2010 to install benches on the grass-covered spectator area to meet the minimum requirements of 10,000-seatings which J. League organization requires all J2 clubs to have their own stadia. Now its capacity is 10,202.
Rugby
Top League
at kick off, December 5, 2009)It was the venue for
Kyūshū
in 22 years. Some 8,100 spectators saw the game in a nearly full stadium.
Together with Sayagatani stadium in
Tobata ward
, Honjo stadium hosted the All Japan rugby clubs championship on January 13 and 14, 2008.
On December 5, 2009, the first
Ricoh Black Rams
29-22.
Access
The nearest railway station is Honjō Station and Futajima Station on the Chikuhō Main Line, 15 minutes walk away. The Kitakyushu City Buses line No. 30 from Orio Station takes about ten minutes to the stadium and costs 230 yen. Kitakyushu City Buses runs shuttle buses between the stadium and Orio Station when Giravanz plays home games.
See also
- Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
- Global Arena
- Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
- Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
- Level-5 stadium
- Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
References
External links
- Honjo Athletic Stadium - photos on the Kitakyushu Film Commission site (promoting possible venues for movies)