Thursday 21 July 2022

Hokkaido Ballpark

Hi everyone!! We are Happy Puppies!!
Today, we are introducing Hokkaido Ballpark in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido.


Hokkaido Ballpark is expected to cost $530 million and will open in March 2023.
So, it is now under construction.⬇⬇
It’s right next to the high school from which I graduated. While practicing baseball, the sound of construction was echoing on the ground. The day of growing up with the ballpark are my treasures…


What is a “ballpark”??

A ballpark is not just a stadium. People do not just enjoy watching a baseball game. The characteristic of the ballpark is that there are various things to enjoy. The ballpark has not only a unique stadium but also hotels, restaurants, and entertainment facilities. So, you can enjoy these things all day even if you don’t like baseball. Recently, in the United States, baseball fields are called ballparks, not stadiums.

For example, this is Petco Park, which is the home stadium of the Padres.
Yu Darvish is a member of the team.

There are sandboxes and parks for children.

This is the Angel Stadium, which is the home stadium of the Angels.
Shohei Otani is a member of the team.
You are excited hearing about his success everyday, aren’t you?

When an Angels player hits a home run, fireworks blow out from the rock. This is modeled after Disneyland.

Actually, Disneyland is two kilometers away from this stadium.


TO CREAT A BALLPARK THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE:

Hokkaido Ballpark is now being created based on this goal, referring to the success of ballparks in the United States. The details of Hokkaido Ballpark are pasted below.
https://www.hkdballpark.com/en/stadium/

My favorite design is Tower11.


“Tower11” has been named based on the number “11” which Yu Darvish and Shohei Otani wore during their years at the Fighters. We expect Tower11 to break through and innovate preconceived ideas like those two players.

On the 5th floor there are accommodation facilities and on the 4th floor there are the Hot Spring and Sauna Facilities. What a surprise!! Fans can watch the game in a sauna facing the field.



Hokkaido Ballpark is not a stadium but a complex facility. The project is set to include retail, hospitality, residential, parks and public space. Kitahiroshima and the cities around it will be developed more and more, and the ballpark will become a symbol of Hokkaido in the future.



Thank you for reading!!

[Writer: Shota]

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