Yokohama Stadium
Hamster/Hamastar (ハマスタ) | |
Yokohama Stadium in 2020 | |
Interactive map of Yokohama Stadium | |
| Address | Yokohama Park, Naka-ku |
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| Location | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°26′36.34″N 139°38′24.36″E / 35.4434278°N 139.6401000°E |
| Owner | Yokohama City |
| Operator | Yokohama Stadium, Ltd. |
| Capacity | 20,000 (Football) 35,250 (Baseball) |
| Surface | FieldTurf (since 2003) |
| Field size | Left/right field – 94 m (308.4 ft) Left/right-center – 111.4 m (366 ft) Center Field – 118 m (387.1 ft) Height of Outfield Fence – 5 m (16.4 ft) |
| Public transit | Yokohama Municipal Subway: Blue Line at Kannai Yokohama Minatomirai Railway: Minatomirai Line at Nihon-ōdōri |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 1977 |
| Opened | 4 April 1978 |
| Renovated | March 2007 (1st) 2018-2020 (2nd) |
| Construction cost | 4,800,000,000 yen |
| Tenants | |
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars (NPB) (1978–present) Kanagawa High School Qualifier Tournament Japan Bowl (1980–91) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.yokohama-stadium.co.jp/ | |
Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム, Yokohama Sutajiamu) is a baseball stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It opened in 1978 and has a capacity of 34,046 people. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and has the nickname of "Hamastar" (ハマスタ) a mix of the words yokoHAMA, STAdium and baySTARs.due pronunciation also reminding of the rōmaji pronunciation of word "Hamster", the hamster ended up becoming one of the BayStars mascots as well.
The stadium features dirt around the bases and pitcher's mound, but with dirt colored turf infield and base paths. The entire green portion of the field is also turfed.
As of 2026, the stadium had become a cashless stadium, being the 4th stadium in the NPB to adopt it.