Toho Stadium

Toho Stadium

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Interactive map of Toho Stadium
Full name	Toho Minna no Stadium
Former names	Azuma Athletic Stadium (1994–2013)
Location	Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
Coordinates	37°43′24″N 140°21′41″E / 37.723333°N 140.361389°E / 37.723333; 140.361389
Owner	Fukushima Prefecture
Capacity	6,464 (seating capacity)
Surface	Natural grass
Screen	Large video equipment: High-brightness full-color LEDs
Construction
Opened	1994
Tenant
Fukushima United FC

Tōhō Minna no Stadium (とうほう・みんなのスタジアム, Tōhō Minna no Sutajiumu), also known as Toho Stadium or Tōsuta (とうスタ) for short, is an athletic stadium in Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

It was initially known as Azuma Athletic Stadium (福島県営あづま陸上競技場, Fukushima Ken'ei Azuma Rikujō Kyōgijō). Since May 2013, it has been called Toho Stadium, after the naming rights were acquired by Toho Bank.

It is the home stadium of football club Fukushima United FC.

Facility overview

• Japan Athletics Federation Class 1 Official Recognition
• Track: 9 400m lanes
• Surface: Natural grass ground
• Field size: 105m × 70m
• Capacity: 21,000 (Main Stand: 6,464 seats; Lawn Stand: 14,000 seats)
  • However, in the J.League, as a rule, grass seats and buffer zones are not added to the capacity, so the official capacity is listead as 6,464 seats.
• Lighting equipment: 4 1,500L units
• Large video equipment: High-brightness full-color LEDs, installed in 2014 near corners 1 and 2
• Ancillary facilities: Auxiliary athletic stadium with 8 400m-lap courses, all-weather pavement (with night lighting)

Naming rights

Naming rights are solicited for the purpose of raising maintenance and operating costs for this stadium. There were applications from two companies in Fukushima Prefecture, and a contract was signed in May 2013 with Toho Bank. The contact was initilly due to terminate on 31 March 2018. The total value of the contract is 52.5 million yen.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fukushima Prefectural Azuma Athletic Stadium.

• Toho Stadium (Azuma Athletic Stadium)
• Azuma Park

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