Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
Former stadium in Tokyo
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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 who died as a soldier in 1943.[1] The stadium was demolished to make room for Tokyo Olympic Stadium in 1956.
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium | |
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium in 1933 | |
 Interactive map of Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium | |
Full name | Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium |
|---|---|
Former names | Nile Kinnick Stadium |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Owner | Meiji Shrine |
| Operator | Meiji Shrine |
| Capacity | 65,000 |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 1 March 1922 |
| Opened | 1 January 1924 |
| Closed | 31 December 1956 |
| Demolished | 31 December 1956 |
| Tenant | |
| 1930 Far Eastern Games | |
