History and description

The current seating capacity is approximately 58,000. Nagai Stadium was built in 1964 and originally could hold about 23,000 spectators. The stadium has since been significantly expanded in 1996 to serve as the venue for Japan's National Sports Festival. The current seating capacity is approximately 58,000 people. The Nagai Stadium served as one of the playing venues of the 2002 World Cup, hosting two first round group matches and the quarter final between Turkey and Senegal (1-0).

The stadium was proposed as the proposed centrepiece venue for Osaka's 2008 Olympics bid, but the bid failed to get selected.

In 2014, the Nagai Yanmar Stadium was renamed following a naming rights sponsorship deal.

Cerezo Osaka occasionally use Nagai Stadium for high-profile matches, but usually play at Kincho Stadium, which is located right next to Nagai Stadium.

How to get to Yanmar Stadium Nagai

The stadium is used mostly for baseball, and it has been the home of the Hanshin Tigers since 1947. Yanmar Stadium Nagai is located in Nagai Park in south Osaka and Nagai Park furthermore holds Kincho Stadium and the Nagai Botanical Gardens. The stadium is used mostly for baseball, and it has been the home of the Hanshin Tigers since 1947. The stadium is located about 11 kilometers south of Osaka Station and central Osaka. It is easily accessible with the red Midosuji Line (M) of the Osaka metro. The Midosuji Line can be boarded at, for example, Umeda Station right next to Osaka Station. The journey takes just over 20 minutes.

There is an alternative of taking the JR Hanwa Line train to Tsurugaoka Station, which is only a short walk from the stadium. This can be done at Tenn?ji Station or from a southern destination (for example Kansai Airport).

Address: 546-0034 1-1 Nagaikoen, Higashi-Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City

Cerezo Osaka Tickets

Cerezo Osaka usually play high-profile matches at Nagai Stadium, playing most of their regular home matches at Kincho Stadium instead. The Kincho Stadium guide has information on how to get tickets for Cerezo Osaka matches. The tickets are similarly priced for matches at Nagai Stadium.

Relevant Internet links

Cerezo Osaka's official website is cerezo.co.jp, Nagai Stadium's official website is nagai-park.jp, and Osaka's official tourist guide is Osaka-info.jp. Kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp is the information site for the Osaka Metro