(Baseball Field at Ogano General Sports Park)
| Stadium Name | Ogano-machi Sogo Undo Koen Yakyujo
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| Location | 334-1 Iida, Ogano-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama
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| Opened | 1997
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| Capacity | N/A
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| Dimensions | LF:295ft (90m), CF:361ft (110m), RF:295ft (90m)
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| Surface | Infield:Dirt, Outfield:Grass
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| Getting there | 50 minuites by Seibu Kanko Bus from Seibu Chichibu Railway Station.
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Splash Hit Into The Mountain Stream
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in early June, 2009, when I made a 50 minutes bus trip from Chichibu Railway Station to attend the first Eastern League game in Chichibu, the Lions vs the Swallows.
When I arrived at Ogano Baseball Field, I found that all the infield tickets were already sold out, since they have only a few bench seats both at the first base and the third base side.
Although the facilities are so poor, the ballpark stands in a rich and peaceful natural environment, featuring a cool mountain stream beyond the outfield berm bleachers area.
Field dimensions, 90m to left / right and 110m to center, are relatively small for professional baseball. Actually, in the game I attended, the Lions and the Swallows combined to hit seven home runs, one of which was a splash hit into the stream.
Ogano-machi (Town of Ogano) is located in the center of Chichibu Basin, 70 km northwest of the Metropolis of Tokyo. The baseball field is usually used for amateur baseball games.
Ballpark Rating
2 riceballs
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All Photos Copyright (C) 1998-2020 Takeshi Kubota. All rights reserved.
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