Owner City of Higashiosaka Scoreboard Yes Opened 22 November 1929 | Surface Grass Capacity 30,000 Phone +81 72-961-3668 | |
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Former names Hanazono Rugby Stadium (1929–Before WWII)
Hanazono Training Field (During WWII)
Hanazono Rugby Stadium (After WWII–1982) Location Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan Address Japan, 〒578-0923 Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka, Matsubaraminami, 1 Chome−1−1 Similar Higashi‑Hanazono Station, Kawachi‑Hanazono Station, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Hyōtan‑yama Station, Fuse Station | ||
The Higashiosaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium (東大阪市花園ラグビー場, Kintetsu Hanazono Ragubī-jō) in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. Owned by Kintetsu Group Holdings, it opened in 1929 and has a capacity of 30,000. It is the stage for the annual National High School Rugby Tournament held every year at the end of December and has hosted important international, Top League games.
Hanazono is the home of the Kintetsu Liners rugby union team.
The stadium has been selected as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup (Japan) which will be the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia.
World record
On May 14, 2006 Daisuke Ohata broke the record for the most overall tries in test matches at Hanazono with a hat trick for Japan against Georgia. The previous record holder was David Campese.