Former Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium

This stadium was the home ground of the local professional baseball team, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, for over 50 years, until they relocated to the Mazda Stadium at the beginning of the 2009 season.

The future of the site is currently under debate. Hiroshima city mayor, Tadayoshi Akiba hopes to push his plans through to turn the site into an expansive park along the lines of New York's Central Park. He is facing opposition from those are arguing for a redevelopment that will generate more cash, while others want the stadium to become the home of the Sanfrecce soccer team which is based at Big Arch Stadium.

While the fate of the site is under discussion, the ground is available for rent at least through to the middle of June 2010. Click here for details (Japanese).

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