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
Botandai Baseball Stadium
Botandai Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. The Fukushima Red Hopes play their home games at this baseball stadium. The stadium …
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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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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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Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Fukushima Prefecture's Azuma Sports Park in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture. It will be the venue for softbal …
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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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