Kimiidera Park

Kimiidera Park (Japanese: 紀三井寺公園, Hepburn: Kimiidera kōen) is a park and athletics facility in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Description

Kimiidera Park is a park and athletics facility in the city of Wakayama, in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.[1] It features an athletics stadium, baseball stadium, tennis courts, an auxiliary sports field, a climbing gym, and a children's playground. It has a total area of 172,300 m2 (42.6 acres).[2]

Athletics stadium

Kimiidera Park Athletic Stadium (紀三井寺公園陸上競技場) is a mixed-use athletics stadium at the park. It measures 13,239 m2 (142,500 sq ft) and seats about 19,200 spectators. It features a 400 meter track.[3] As the only major track and field stadium in the prefecture, it is used for various local and high school athletics events. It is also used for football and rugby events.[4]

Baseball stadium

The Kimiidera Park Baseball Stadium (紀三井寺公園野球場) is the largest baseball stadium in Wakayama Prefecture.[5] It has a total area of 6,775 m2 (72,930 sq ft).[6]

A baseball field was laid down at the park in the 1940s.[2] In 1965, the field was converted to a stadium to replace the previous prefectural baseball stadium, Muko-no-Shiba. The park's first Nippon Professional Baseball game was held in 1977, in a match between the Nankai Hawks and the Lotte Marines. Four more professional games were held at the park over the next decade, all hosted by the Nankai Hawks.[1] Both the baseball stadium and athletics field saw major renovations in 2012. This saw addition of long plastic benches for spectators, replacing the previous concrete steps which were used as seating. Elevators were also added to the building.[6]

Since 2024, it has been the home stadium of the Wakayama Waves of the Kansai Independent Baseball League.[7] It is the main park used for amateur baseball events in the prefecture, and hosts the prefecture's tournaments for the National High School Baseball Championship.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b 和歌山県紀三井寺公園野球場 [Kimiidera Park Baseball Stadium, Wakayama Prefecture]. Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Minakata, Kazuaki (December 2014). 紀三井寺公園（陸上競技場・野球場） [Kimiidera Park (athletics stadium and baseball field)]. Wakayama Association of Architects and Building Engineers. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  3. ^ 国体へ改修完了紀三井寺陸上競技場でセレモニー [Ceremony held at Kimiidera Stadium to mark completion of renovations for the National Sports Festival]. Wakyama Shimpo. April 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  4. ^ 陸上競技場 (陸上/サッカー/ラグビー等) [Athletics stadium (track and field/soccer/rugby, etc.)]. Kimiidera Park. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  5. ^ 紀三井寺公園 野球場和歌山県和歌山市 [Kimiidera Park Baseball Stadium, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture]. Iwasaki Electric Co. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  6. ^ a b 紀三井寺野球場７月１日リニューアル [Kimiidera Baseball Stadium to be renovated on July 1st]. Wakayama Shimpo. May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  7. ^ ウェイブス公式戦　県内唯一プロ野球団 [Official Waves game, the only professional baseball team in the prefecture]. Wakayama Shimpo. April 2, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  8. ^ 県営向ノ芝球場跡など認定県内野球の聖地 [The former site of the Prefectural Mukainoshiba Baseball Stadium and other facilities have been recognized as a sacred site for baseball in the prefecture]. Wakayama Shimpo. July 21, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2025.

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