New Hokkaido Baseball Stadium

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ES CON Field Hokkaido
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Logo of the stadium sponsored by ES-Con
New Hokkaido Baseball Stadium
LocationHokkaido Ballpark F Village, Kyoei, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
Coordinates 42°59′30.4476″N141°33′0.7344″E / 42.991791000°N 141.550204000°E / 42.991791000; 141.550204000 Coordinates: 42°59′30.4476″N141°33′0.7344″E / 42.991791000°N 141.550204000°E / 42.991791000; 141.550204000
Capacity 35,000
Construction
Broke ground13 April 2020
Architect HKS Architects
Builder Obayashi Corporation
Tenants
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2023-)

ES CON Field Hokkaido (also known as New Hokkaido Baseball Stadium and Hokkaido ballpark) is a proposed baseball ball park at the Hokkaido Ballpark F Village in Kyoei, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido. The stadium is set to become Nippon-Ham Fighters home, replacing the Sapporo Dome. The stadium will have a retractable roof and capacity for 35,000 people. The stadium will be designed and built by HKS Architects and Obayashi Corporation. In January 2020 ES-Con Japan acquired the naming rights to the stadium, with the surrounding area known as Hokkaido Ballpark F Village.

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History

In December 2016 it was announced that a task force was being created with a view of constructing a new ballpark for the Fighters. [1] Six months later a concept for the stadium was revealed and investigations into the feasibility of the project continued. [2] In March 2018 Kitahiroshima General Athletic Park in Kitahiroshima was announced as the location for the new stadium. [3] [4] Sapporo had offered the team the Makomanai Park as a location to build a new ballpark in order for them to stay in the city. [5] In October 2018 the project to build a new ballpark was given the go ahead by the Nippon Ham directors. [6] The next month general designs for the ballpark were revealed to the public. [7] While HKS were announced as designers of the stadium and Obayashi as the builders. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] In January 2020 ES-Con Japan acquired the naming rights to the stadium, with the surrounding area known as Hokkaido Ballpark F Village. [13] [14] On 13 April a ground breaking ceremony for the stadium took place. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.nipponham.co.jp/eng/pdf/20161219.pdf
  2. ↑ "Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters announce new ballpark concept｜北海道日本ハムファイターズ".
  3. ↑ https://www.nipponham.co.jp/eng/pdf/180326_01.pdf
  4. ↑ "Fighters choose Kitahiroshima for new ballpark site". The Japan Times Online. 26 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fighters to build new ballpark in Kita Hiroshima". 15 May 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.nipponham.co.jp/eng/pdf/20181031.pdf
  7. ↑ "Fighters reveal general plans for new retractable-roof ballpark". The Japan Times Online. 6 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "HKS to design new Hokkaido ballpark – video | PanStadia & Arena Management".
  9. ↑ "HKS to design new Hokkaido Ballpark in Japan". 6 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hokkaido to receive retractable-roof ballpark". 6 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "HKS Will Design Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' $530M Stadium".
  12. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (5 November 2018). "New for 2023: Hokkaido Ballpark". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Notice on Acquisition of Naming Rights to New Ballpark of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters - To Be Named ES-CON FIELD HOKKAIDO" (PDF). ES-CON Japan. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  14. ↑ "Announcement on the official names of the new ballpark and its surrounding district". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  15. ↑ "「エスコン フィールド HOKKAIDO」の建設予定地で起工式" (in Japanese). Fighters. 13 April 2020.
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