Honjo Stadium
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Honjo Stadium is a small stadium (capacity approximately 10,000) in West Yahata ward, Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.
It was the venue for Japan versus Tonga in the inaugural IRB Pacific 5 Nations rugby union tournament on June 4, 2006. The game celebrated the recent opening on March 16, 2006 of the New Kitakyushu Airport and was the first test match to be played in Kyūshū in 22 years. 8,100 spectators saw the game in a nearly full stadium.
Soccer is also played here, and there is an athletics track.
[edit] Access
The nearest station is JR Honjo station, 15 minutes walk away. The no. 30 bus from Orio Station takes about ten minutes to the stadium and costs 230 yen.
[edit] External link
- Honjo Athletic Stadium - photos on the Kitakyushu Film Commission site (promoting possible venues for movies)
