Stadium Name: | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma |
Publictransit: | JR East
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Location: | Maebashi, Gunma, Japan |
Opened: | 1951 |
Renovated: | 2006, 2014 |
Owner: | Gunma Prefecture |
Operator: | Shikishima Park Management JV |
Former Names: | Gunma Shikishima Athletic Stadium (1951–2008) |
Seating Capacity: | 15,253 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Japan Gunma Prefecture |
Pushpin Map: | Japan Gunma Prefecture |
Coordinates: | 36.4116°N 139.0533°W |
Scoreboard: | Sony 785 [1] |
Parking: | 1,200 spaces[2] |
(formerly Gunma Shikishima Athletic Stadium, renamed on June 1, 2008 for naming rights) is a multi-purpose stadium in Maebashi, Japan. [3] It is currently used mostly for football matches. Sponsored by soy sauce maker Shoda Shoyu, which has its headquarters in nearby Tatebayashi, the stadium serves as a home ground of Thespa Gunma. The stadium holds 19,000[4] people.