There was also the success of the national team, and I think there were many people who came into contact with the charm of rugby in the wake of the World Cup. Here, we will introduce Kumagai Rugby Field, where high school rugby selection tournaments are also held.
Kumagai Rugby Field
Renovated to The World Cup specification, it is a stadium dedicated to rugby. High school selection is held in spring, and top leagues and university rugby are held in winter.
The onl
y weakness of this stadium is that it is far from the station. In a popular game, the bus is crowded and it is about 4 kilometers to Kumagai Station on foot.
Location: 360-0004 Kami kawakami 810, Kumagai City, Sait
ama Prefecture
Seating capac
ity: 24,000
Opened: 1991
About the Stadium
Kumagai Rugby Field has been significantly renewed for the World Cup 2019
.
In the section, the E side of the east is the main stand.
The rear row
of the main stand side here has a roof, so basically, in the case of rugby held in winter, this area is also where you want to be aware.
The end zone (N, S) and the back stand side (W) are basically weather-affected seats because there is no roo
f.
Kumagai Rugby Field after the 2020 World Cup
Kumagai Rugby Field before the 2019 World Cup
(There was a temporary seat in the end zone.)
Kumagai Rugby Field before renewal (photo taken in 2012)
About the seat
Kumagai Rugby Stadium is basically a one-tier stadium.
The appeal o
f rugby-only stadiums is that there are no tracks in the track field, so seats close to the field can feel powerful, and seats away from the field have the advantage of being able to watch the main development.
In matches other than the Japan National Team
and the World Cup, I think there will be more matches in the category of free seating.
In the case of the top league, in the case of
2020, there are two types of seats, the central seat (free in the area) and the free seat, and if you choose the central seat and go early, considering that you can watch under the roof of the main stand, I think that the ticket of the free seat area of the central seat will be a better choice even if it is a little higher.
Monuments
Because the selection rugby of spring is held, the participating player and the winning team etc. are decorated for each tournament.
Access
If you are accessed by train from a distance, the nearest station is Kumagai Station. At Kumagai Station, Shinkansen, Express, Takasaki Line and Shonan Line stop.
G
et off at this station and go to the north ex
it.
Basically, there is a shuttle bus from Kumagai Station on the day of the game.
It is com
mon to go by this bus.
It's a one-way road fr
om the station to the stadium, but walking four kilometers here is a bit tough, especially on days when the weather is bad. Please judge by the weather and the operation status of the shuttle bus on the day.
About the bus stop
The staff will guide you to the shuttle bus station on the day of the game, so please follow it. Basically, Kumagai Station has the north exit and the south exit, but there is no bus except the north exit, so it is to go out to the north exit anyway.
If you want to go only to the stadium even on days when there are no matches, you can leave the north exit and go to Kumagai Dome and Kumagai Culture and Sports Cultural Park at No. 3 of the bus pass, so it is good to ride either way.
By bus
If you're going to the stadium by bus from the station, it's a good place to eat aro
und the station.
In the case of Kumagai Station, there is a shopping center-like thing that is directly connected to the station called As and Tiara 21 a
t the station, so it is also efficient to eat in this.
Among them, Torihei on the 5th floor of Az is a shop based in Gunma, and although bento is famous, there is
also a firm amount of set meals ed in the shop.
If you come from Gunma area, you may not have to go all the way, but if you come from Tokyo and want to eat well, it may fit your image.
Torihei
Basic information of
the shop
Location: 360-0037 Tsukuba 2-chome 115, Kumagai City, Saitama Prefecture
Busine
ss hours 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Exit the
ticket gate of Kumagai Station, and there is the entrance of As on the right side, so enter from there and take the escalator to the 5th floor. The arrival exit of Kumagai Station is on the 3rd floor, so escalators are convenient.
Outside the station, when it comes to the side near the bus stop at the north exit of Kumagai Station, lee family (leacher) will be a candidate, but since it is from 11:30, it may be a place to eat to go or to eat on the way back because it is a combination with kick-off.
Li
Basic information
of the shop
Location: Tsukuba 2-chome 99, Kum
agai City, Sait
ama Prefecture
Hours of operation
[Weekdays] 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. to 10
:30 p.m.
[Holiday] 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Cl
osed Tuesdays and Saturdays (open at night)
Ex
it the north exit of Kumagai Station and go to McDonald's and Lawson. There is an object of the rugby ball in Lawson' place, and it is said that it goes to the left here.
It is an imag
e of a few minutes from the station.
On foot
If you are walking from Kumagai Station, if you have the image of taking a break along the way, you may be able to enjoy a long wa
lk.
It is an image of just going straight from Kumagai Station, but on the way, crossing No. 17 is a three-dimensional intersection, and you have to clim
b here.
If you cross here, you will see Kumagai Girls' H
igh School on the right.
If you go a little, there is a Wye-shaped inter
section, so this is the point.
You don't have to go back because you made a mistake (Kumagai Sports and Culture Park itself is big, so you can take either way to get there), but it's e
asy to understand the road on the left.
The left side of this letter seems to be called Rugby Road, so if you are coming for the first time, pl
ease walk on this side.
Gunma Bank, Hello Work is on the left side, is about two kilometers l
ef
t around here?
After that, when you walk for a while, Komeda Pass c
omes out on the left side.
There are several food shops around here, and if you come this far, it is a stadium with about 20 minutes remaining (it takes about 20 minutes to get to the stadium area, but it takes about 30 minutes to get to the entrance because it is a big park), so it might be good to eat around here.
When it comes to the area where this food shop increases, it is another breath to
the rugby field.
If you cross the No. 17 bypass (I think you'll see because there is an elevated road) and pass McDonald's, it will finally become an are
a of the park.
Kumagai Culture and Sports Park is qui
te large.
In this, there is a rugby field and an athletic field where Omiya Ardija plays once a year, but the track and field walks about two kilometers further from this entrance, so in that sense, the rugby field is still near.
If anything, the return bus is more difficult, so if you're only on foot, it's more efficient to wal
k home.
Please check from the bus what kind of road it is to go.
Shop candidates for walking or returning
It is a shop that can not be called when going by bus, but the vicinity of Tonfu and Komeda Pass is still a long way to the station depending on the return. Also, basically, rugby is a free seat, so you shouldn't have time to relax so much. Therefore, it is a difficult place, but first of all, Tonfumi is a shop crowded with locals for a long time in the vicinity of Kumagai. It becomes a tonkatsu shop, and it is a shop where you can eat lunch etc. on weekdays at a reasonable price. There is also a shop in front of Kagohara Station, but the other store is in Kumagai.
Tonfumi
Basic information
of the shop
Location: 360-0018 Central 5-2-1, Kumagai City, Saitama
Prefecture
Business hours 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. / 5:00 p.m. to 9:30
p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
Lepan is a shop with several stores mainly in Saitama Prefecture.
Basically, Western food such as pizza and pasta is the main dish.
Lepan (disambiguation)
Basic information
of the shop
Location: 360-0015 Hizuka 734, Kumagai City, Saitama
Prefecture
Hour
s of operation
Thursday from 10:30 a.m. t
o 10:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday 10:30-24:00
More shops around the station after the game
Since there is a lot of daytime watching rugby, I think that there is time to relax comparatively even after the game. If you come to Kumagai, please enjoy the city of Kumagai.
Unfortunately, Sunday's game day is closed, but if you can drink alcohol, it may be a good place to go to Koshien. Koshien was originally only near the city hall, but opened the second stadium.
Because it is the sec
ond ballpark that is close to the station, it is convenient to retur
n.
In the case of Koshien, it is an image of a shop where the general welcomes warmly, and the counter is basic. If it becomes crowded, it is such a shop that I make a space little by little through other customers, and try to put it somehow.
Koshien No.2 Stadium
Basic information
of the shop
Address: 360-0037 Tsukuba 2-chome 70, Kumagai City, Saita
ma Prefecture
Business hours 16:00-2
2:00
Closed On Sunday
s
Credit cards are not allowed.
The other is Hideman.
The specialty here
is sashimi. In the case of Hideyoshi, there is a table in a very large sitting room, and I write an order on paper by myself and order it. After that, it is a feeling of drinking and eating by oneself, and if anything, it is a feeling that the person who is working in this vicinity often comes. It's not that there are no men and women at all, but there are not many male and female couples. If anything, I went to watch it with more than four people, and it is a shop of t
he feeling that it depends on the return.
(There are some baked goods, but it may take some time.) So, it may be better to order if you have time.)
Shuyi
Address: 360-0037 Tsukuba, Kumagai, Saitama 3-171
Business
hours 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
C
losed On Mondays
C
redit cards are not allowed.
The day when there is no match
I've come close, but there may not be a game.
In June 2020,
a shop called Cap Lagers (Cap Lager's CLUBHOUSE KUMAGAYA) opened in the rugby field.
Due to the influence of the Corona virus, for the time being,
i
t seems that it is not possible to provide food and drink in the store, but you can also see the inside of the stadium from the shop here, so if you can eat without a game, you will be able to spend a moment watching the stadium.
Basic information of the shop
Cap Lagers Clubhouse Kumagai
Location: 3
60-0004 Kami kawakami 810, Kumagai City, Saitama Prefecture
T
EL:048-598-8084
When McDonald's comes i
n from the street, it is an image to go to the right side of the stadium. If you come from an athletic field, cross the oversbridge and head straight to the stadium to see the shop.
Kumagai Sports and Culture Park, where Kumagai Rugby is located, is the largest park in the north of Saitama Prefecture, where there are multiple rugby stadiums, rugby ground, and other kumaya domes and athleti
cs stadiums on this site.
Therefore, there is a shop called Kumadon in the sports culture park though it is not near because it is in the park because it becomes a considerable distan
ce only by the movement of the site.
You can eat udon here, so if you don't have a hard time walking, please go. From the rugby field, go towards the dome side and think it will take about 10 to 15 minutes.
Basic information of the shop
Farmer's Restaurant Kumadon
Locati
on: 360-0004 Kami kawakami 810, Kumagai City, Saitama Prefectur
e
Business hours 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
