Posted in Japan, Japan Rugby, Travel Talk
Originally built in 1929 this Osaka-based stadium is Japan’s oldest rugby stadium. Located 500kms from Tokyo with a seating capacity of 24,000 it also serves as the home ground for the Kintetsu Liners rugby union team. Having undergone renovations that took over a year to complete including new lighting the stadium will host 4 x matches during RWC 2019- all during daylight hours!The stadium is located about 10 mins from the Higashi-Hanazono station on the Kintetsu Nara line. The train journey takes about 20 mins from the centrally-located Osaka Namba station
Date | Pool | Match | Time |
Sep 22nd (Sunday) | B | Italy vs. Namibia | 14:15 |
Sep 28th (Saturday) | C | Argentina vs. Tonga | 13:45 |
Oct 3rd (Thursday) | D | Georgia vs. Fuji | 14:15 |
Oct 13th (Sunday) | C | United States vs. Tonga | 14:45 |