The sports teams in Fukushima Prefecture include the following
Baseball
Fukushima Red Hopes (BC League)
The Fukushima Red Hopes is the only Tohoku team to participate in the BC League, an independent league.
The head of the team is Akinori Iwamura, who used to play for Yakult and Tampa Bay Rays.
Basketball
Fukushima Firebonds (B League)
Fukushima Firebonds is a team in B2 of B-League (Japan Professional Basketball League).
Team Name : Fukushima Firebonds
Home town : Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture
Origin of the team name : The team name was coined from the English words "fire" and "bonze," meaning "bond" and "unity.
Year of establishment : 2013
Stadiums/Arenas
Bandai Atami Ice Arena
Bandai Atami Ice Arena is a skating rink located in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. The Tohoku Free Blades, a member of the Asian Ice Hockey League, sometimes play their home …
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York Kaiseizan Stadium
York Kaiseizan Stadium is located in Kaiseizan Park in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, and is where the Fukushima Red Hopes of the BC League play their home games. Around the …
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Koriyama Yracs Atami
Koriyama Yracs Atami is a convention center located in Bandai Atami Onsen, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, with a 3,000-seat multipurpose sports hall where the Fukushima Fireb …
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Azuma General Gymnasium
Azuma General Gymnasium is a gymnasium located in Fukushima Prefecture's Azuma Sports Park in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, where the B-League's Fukushima Firebonds often h …
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Horaiya Koriyama General Gymnasium
Horaiya Koriyama General Gymnasium located in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. It is the venue where home games of the Fukushima Firebonds of the B League are held. This gymnas …
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