Onomichi Shimanami Baseball Stadium is located in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and is the stadium where the Hiroshima Toyo Carp sometimes play their open and official games. It is located in the Hiroshima Prefectural Bingo Sports Park, which also has Bing Stadium and a health and sports center.
Getting to the Stadium
Hiroshima Bingo Sports Park is about 5.5 kilometers away from the center of Onomichi City, so the venue is basically accessible by bus or car.
Bus
From Onomichi Station, get off at the last stop, Onomichi Industrial Park, and it is a 20-minute walk from the bus stop to the Hiroshima Bingo Sports Park. The journey takes about 30 minutes and the fare is 410 yen.
From the bus stop, return to the slope that the bus came up, and follow the slope up to the Hiroshima Bingo Sports Park. The nearest bus stop is Bingo Athletic Park North Gate, but there are only three buses a day, so it may not be convenient.
Car
It will take about 15 minutes from the center of Onomichi City to Hiroshima Bingo Sports Park. In addition to the parking lots around the Hiroshima Bingo Sports Park, there are approximately 1,000 parking spaces available in the Hiroshima Bingo Sports Park.
About the Stadium
Shimanami Stadium was designed on the model of Koshien Stadium, and although renovations were made in 2007 and 2008 to narrow the foul ground, the stadium remains spacious.
Location 997 Kurihara-cho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 722-0022, Japan
Capacity: 16,000
Opened: in 2002
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Travel Tips & Information
Here is the basic information about Hiroshima as a reference for planning your trip.
1. "Getting there & Around" Onomichi, Fukuyama, Mihara
If you are coming from the Tokyo metropolitan area, you can basically take the Tokaido or Sanyo Shinkansen to Fukuyama, and then take a conventional train to Mihara or Onomichi.
If you are coming from the Kansai or Kyushu area, you can use the Mizuho of the Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen.
Here is a guide on how to get to the Onomichi, Fukuyama, and Mihara areas and how to get around the city.
2. "Where to Stay" in Onomichi, Fukuyama, Mihara
Hotels in the Onomichi, Fukuyama, and Mihara areas are listed below.
3. "What to Do & See" in Onomichi, Fukuyama, Mihara
In Fukuyama, you can also experience Zen meditation.
Onomichi has Innoshima Island and the sightseeing spot of Mt. Shirataki with its 500 arhats.
We have picked up some sightseeing spots in the Onomichi, Fukuyama, and Mihara areas.
4. "What / Where to Eat" in Onomichi, Fukuyama, Mihara
Onomichi ramen, modern yaki, and other attractive specialty foods are available in the Onomichi, Fukuyama, and Mihara areas. The following is a list of gourmet foods in the Onomichi, Fukuyama, and Mihara areas and stores in the city.
