Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium

Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium

Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium in 1933
Full name	Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
Former names	Nile Kinnick Stadium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Owner	Meiji Shrine
Operator	Meiji Shrine
Capacity	65,000
Construction
Broke ground	1 March 1922
Opened	1 January 1924
Closed	31 December 1956
Demolished	31 December 1956
Tenants
1930 Far Eastern Games

Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium (明治神宮外苑競技場) was a multi-use stadium in Tokyo, Japan, that could hold up to 65,000 spectators. It was the main venue for the 1930 Far Eastern Games. During the Allied occupation of Japan, from 1945 to 1952, it was renamed Nile Kinnick Stadium by the Eighth Army in honor of the winner of the 1939 Heisman Trophy.^[1] The stadium was demolished to make room for Tokyo Olympic Stadium in 1956.

References

1. Written at Iowa City, Iowa. "Tokyo Stadium Renamed for Nile Kinnick". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, Indiana. International News Service. July 17, 1946. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

External links

• Stadium information

Preceded by Tokyo Koto-shihan ground Tokyo	Emperor's Cup Final Venue 1924–1929	Succeeded by Koshien Stadium Nishinomiya
Preceded by Koshien Stadium Nishinomiya	Emperor's Cup Final Venue 1931	Succeeded by Koshien Stadium Nishinomiya
Preceded by Koshien Stadium Nishinomiya	Emperor's Cup Final Venue 1933–1935	Succeeded by Toyama Army ground Tokyo
Preceded by Toyama Army ground Tokyo	Emperor's Cup Final Venue 1937–1940	Succeeded by Univ. of Tokyo Stadium Tokyo

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