Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium

Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium
Botchan Stadium
Location	Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
Owner	Matsuyama Culture & Sports Foundation
Capacity	30,000
Field size	left - 99.1 m (325 ft); center - 122 m (400.3 ft); right - 99.1 m (325 ft)
Opened	2000
Tenants
	Japanese High School Baseball Championship Ehime Regional; 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup; Ehime Mandarin Pirates

The Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium (松山中央公園野球場, Matsuyama Chūō Kōen Yakyūjō) is a multi-purpose stadium in Matsuyama Central Park, Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. The stadium holds 30,136 people.

The nickname is "Botchan Stadium". It is named after well-known novel Botchan written by Natsume Sōseki who once lived in Matsuyama.

The stadium is the home ground of the Ehime Mandarin Pirates playing in Shikoku Island League.

References

↑ Matsuyama Culture & Sports Foundation (29 October 2018). "アクセス Matsuyama Central Park Access " (in Japanese). Matsuyama Culture & Sports Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

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